Cohort Internship - San Francisco

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Are you currently in good standing at the College? All applicants may be checked for good standing through the Dean of the College.

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Commitment

I understand the following commitments as conditions of any potential internship with DCSI.

If you are selected, DPCS Internships begin with a required orientation before any stipend funds will be released. This will take place in two parts: on the morning of Saturday May 31 and an early-evening sometime during the week of June 2.

If you are selected, DPCS Internships require participation in various reflection activities and mandatory check ins with DCSI staff in order to ensure the success of your internship.

If you are selected, DPCS Internships require the completion of a reflection activity at the conclusion of your internship.

If you are selected, DPCS Internships will hold $200 of your stipend until you have completed all required components of the program. This portion of the stipend will be distributed after the conclusion of the program debriefs in early fall term.

Note on Generative AI

Please do not use Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in your application. If you need writing support, please consider the wonderful peers and staff at the Writing Center.

Experience

This section helps the selection committee better understand what experiences you bring to this potential internship opportunity. It is a chance for you to show how you are prepared for this experience in a diversity of ways, and elaborate on your desire to make change for the common good.

The selection committee is interested in how you have grown from opportunities and experiences in the past. Please describe three significant volunteer experiences, paid work experiences, travel, extracurricular activities, and/or academic projects/programs AND specify the ways you grew from them. (100-200 words per experience)

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Describe a time when you encountered a challenge in an unfamiliar setting. How did you approach and overcome this challenge, and what did you learn about yourself in the process? (300 word limit).

What experiences do you have working with communities or with people of different backgrounds and/or identities from your own (including but not limited to ethnic, racial, and socio-economic identities)? (300 word limit)

Skills

In order to best place you within a predesigned cohort internship, it's important that the selection committee understand what skills you possess and what skills you're looking to develop.

Please list your language skills and level of proficiency.

What specific skills or talents will you bring to this opportunity? Please describe at least 3. We are looking for soft skills not listed on your resume (e.g. teamwork, flexibility) AND/OR hard skills (e.g. coding, Photoshop) that you think will be particularly relevant to this experience. (200 word limit)

What specific skills would you like to develop through this internship experience? Note, while we do our best to match you with a role that is most conducive to these skills, all the internships we offer provide plenty of opportunity for growth and learning. (300 word limit)

Motivation and Goals

At DCSI, we're always asking students, "what's your why?" It's helpful for the selection committee to fully understand your motivation for pursuing social impact.

How do you define social impact? How have you tried to cultivate social impact learning and/or leadership in your life so far? (300 word limit)

How is this experience relevant to your interests and aspirations? In what ways will this internship facilitate your own personal growth and promote the achievement of your academic and professional goals? (300 word limit)

Why are you drawn to the cohort aspect of this program, where you will be living with fellow Dartmouth students and sharing in this experience? What do you hope to contribute to this community? (300 words limit)

Work Environment

Work environments and/or work activities in some of our internship placements can be particularly intense experiences. Working with some of our partners may involved direct contact with individuals experiencing severe trauma, addiction, mental health issues, and other factors that require a high level of empathy and understanding. This can happen both through the work you'll be doing or by nature of the neighborhoods our partners are located in.

We also have internships addressing a variety of social issues, some of which you may not be comfortable engaging with such as harm reduction or reproductive health.

The questions below will help us determine the best fit for placements. There are no wrong answers and this will not affect acceptance to the program.

Below, please speak to your level of comfort interacting directly with high risk individuals experiencing trauma and/or operating in impoverished neighborhoods.

Please list any social issues you would not be comfortable engaging with, or type "N/A" if there aren't any.

Cohort-specific questions

The question(s) below pertain to a specific cohort/city. While we highly encourage students to apply to multiple cohorts, please only apply to the cohorts you are genuinely interested in and for which you would accept a spot in if offered one. You must apply separately for each cohort, but you may copy and paste your answers to the same common questions found in each application.

Please also note - budgeting is an important part of the planning for your summer internship. As stipend amounts vary for each cohort due to differences in living expenses, please visit the cohort webpages to view stipend estimates for each city.

San Francisco Innovation Cohort

These internships introduce students to the cutting-edge nonprofit landscape of the Bay Area. Students engaged in these internships are immersed in the vibrant and creative atmosphere characteristic of San Francisco and work with innovative organizations who create change in new ways.

Please rank San Francisco as a placement city for your internship application

What is an example of innovative social impact you have seen, and why do you think it is both innovative and successful? (300 word limit)

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Please upload your resume and transcript in a combined PDF here:

Please review, sign, and upload the Risk Awareness Form PDF here. For "Travel-Based Program" put "DCSI Internships" and for "Program Contact/Leader" put "Dartmouth Center for Social Impact"

As a reminder, you will need to have your recommender submit your letter of recommendation to service.internships@dartmouth.edu by 3pm on April 14th.

Required Information

Did you receive internship advising from DCSI prior to submitting your application?

How did you hear about the DPCS Internship Program?

While students are permitted to apply for leave term internship funding to more than one program on campus, if ACCEPTED by more than one program, the student is required to choose one program/source of funding. Are you applying for funding support elsewhere on campus? If yes, please check all that apply.

Safeguarding

Have you ever been convicted of a crime or entered a plea of guilt, "nolo contendere," or similar? If so, please describe, including dates, jurisdiction, and penalty.

Has anyone ever alleged that you may have abused or neglected a child in your care?

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Signature and Agreements

I certify that the information I have provided is accurate and complete. I also understand that the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact Internship selection committee and staff may choose to discuss my candidacy with my class dean, other appropriate College officials, and/or consult my dean file to further determine my suitability as a DPCS Intern.

I have read the DCSI Internship criteria, including the DCSI Internship Application Guidelines document available online.

Health and Safety Waiver

Health and Safety Waiver
To DPCS Internship applicants:
The above-named applicant has applied for a DCSI Internship award to undertake an unpaid internship. Although this volunteer experience may enhance the intern’s academic progress at Dartmouth College, the project is an independent activity. Applicants acknowledge that they are responsible for conducting themselves in accordance with acceptable standards of behavior in the jurisdiction in which the proposed activities are conducted and, if required, for securing governmental or other approvals needed to conduct the internship.

Health Issues
It is the responsibility of the applicant and his/her parents/guardians to maintain adequate health insurance coverage, including (if desired) insurance for emergency medical evacuation. In the case of preexisting or chronic medical or psychological problems, applicants are advised to consult their health-care provider as to the feasibility of the project.

Security Issues
Applicants are responsible for adherence to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the internship activities are conducted and in ascertaining in advance the appropriate standards of personal comportment. They are also responsible for obtaining information on current research conditions and foreign government requirements. Should the applicant become involved in a legal difficulty (such as arrest or a civil complaint), it is the applicant’s responsibility to handle the situation. In addition, applicants should keep both the Center for Social Impact and their parents/guardians informed of their address at all times.

By signing this form, applicants acknowledge that they are assuming certain risks in conducting the project and release Dartmouth College, its officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims and causes of action for loss of or damage to property, financial loss, personal injury, or death arising out of any travel or activity conducted as a part of or in connection with this project.

I have read the above statement and agree to its terms. (electronic signature accepted)

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