Internship Fellowships
Internship Strategy Faculty Fellowship
The Internship Strategy Faculty Fellowship is focused on the implementation of internship best practices in the classroom. The training will be delivered through the Internships Best Practices Institute via Blackboard. The Institute will include a review of the support available to faculty from the Office of Experiential Learning, and the internship practices for what is considered the gold standard for ACC students, faculty, and employers. Additionally, the resources available to students and faculty such as Career Services and many others will also be reviewed. Faculty participants will be invited by the Internships Coordinator, Kathryn Naughton.
Requirements: Implement internship best practices into a course.
Start Date: Launches Summer 2022
Length: 3 weeks
Platform: Online via Blackboard
Content: Readings, videos, and online discussion boards
Stipend: A stipend of $200 and 10 hours of professional development credit awarded.
Internship Research Faculty Fellowship
The Internship Research Faculty Fellowship will focus on researching a problem related to internships. Once the research topic is approved, faculty will spend 7-10 months writing a literature review. The literature review should identify trends, common themes, and gaps in research. Faculty will present the literature review to colleagues in a colloquium.
Requirements:
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- Faculty will choose a problem or issue to research surrounding internships
- Faculty will gather existing research and data from reputable publications
- Develop a thesis statement and position regarding the issue
- Write a literature review and present
Length: 1 Year
Start Date/Semester: Spring 2022
Prerequisites: Applicants must have completed an Internship Strategy Faculty Fellowship
Stipend: $1,200 stipend and professional development hours
Application Deadline: Currently closed. If you want to receive a reminder for faculty fellowships, please subscribe here.
Schedule: Faculty will be expected to complete monthly check-ins with the Internships Coordinator:
Month 1: Select a Problem or Issue
Month 2: Submit a Thesis Statement
Month 3: Submit Research
Month 4: Outline Due
Month 5: Draft of Intro
Month 6: Draft of Body
Month 7: Draft of Conclusion
Month 8: Peer Review
Month 9: Final Draft Due
Applications
The application deadline has passed.
Acceptance notifications will be sent no later than 5 pm on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Senior Internship Research Faculty Fellowship
The Senior Internship Research Faculty Fellowship will focus on conducting research focused on a problem related to internships beyond a literature review.
Duration: 2 years
Application:
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- Faculty will submit a letter of intent or interest.
- Faculty will be expected to again develop a hypothesis or question to answer, based on previous research gathered during the Internship Research Faculty Fellowship.
- Faculty will be required to participate in a minimum of 3 additional professional development opportunities in or outside of ACC.
- Share the research via conferences, Spring Development Day presentations, or community discussions/events.
Conduct Research at ACC
Year 1 should primarily serve as data collection
Year 2 includes analysis and drawing conclusions
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- Faculty should set a goal to present their findings for at least 1 of their required 3 professional development hours.
- Prepare publication-level research.
- Faculty should write a grad-level research paper that could be published within and outside of ACC.
- Faculty will present their findings at a colloquium.
Schedule: Faculty will be expected to complete monthly check-ins with the Internships Coordinator:
Month 1: Select a Problem or Issue
Month 2: Submit a Thesis Statement
Month 3: Submit Research
Month 4: Outline Due
Month 5: Draft of Intro
Month 6: Draft of Body
Month 7: Draft of Conclusion
Month 8: Peer Review
Month 9: Final Draft Due
Contact
For any questions about the Internship Faculty Fellowships, please email internships@austincc.edu.