Thursday, April 24, 2014

Announcing the $5000 Charles H. Koch Jr. Scholarship Supporting Undergraduate Internships



The first annual Charles H. Koch Jr. Scholarship will provide $5000 to support undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences who will be working as interns this summer.  Students working on internships abroad will receive preference, but all students working on internships are encouraged to apply. 

Applications should be emailed to John Echeverri-Gent jee8p@virginia.edu by no later than Noon May 8.  The winner of the award will be announced by May 15. 

Applicants should submit the following:

1) a letter describing the work that they plan to do, the organization that they plan to work with, and whether and how much they will otherwise be compensated.. 
2)      A resume,
3)      A transcript
4)      The name of a faculty member as a reference.  (We will contact the faculty member if we think it will help us to make a difficult decision.)

Inquiries about the Koch Scholarship should be addressed to John Echeverri-Gent jee8p@virginia.edu.