Everyone in the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office is humming a happy song today.
On Friday, we learned that the 2011 State Government Internship Program has received a $47,190 award to create up to 10 Student Energy Internship and Fellowship Program positions. The award was possible thanks to both our collaborative colleagues at the State Energy Office in the N.C. Department of Commerce, and the federal government for providing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants.
This good news could not have come at a better time. We are in the process of finalizing the roster of 2011 State Government Internship opportunities for the upcoming summer program, which will shrink this year due to ongoing budget concerns. These much-needed funds will replace up to 10 positions that otherwise would have been cut – and support energy-specific projects that will give students a resume-building boost in the growing green economy.
Created in 1969, the State Government Internship Program has provided career-oriented work experience to more than 3,300 North Carolina college and law students. Applications and internship position descriptions for the 2011 program will be available by mid-November at http://www.doa.nc.gov/yaio/interns.htm. The application deadline is January and selected interns will be notified in March.