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Applications are no longer being accepted for 2010.
Please check bak next fall for the 2011 application!
Personal Information
Your Name:
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Your Email Address:
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Current Local Address:
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e.g. 123 First Street, State College, 16801
Current (local) phone number:
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Major(s):
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Minor(s):
Year in School:
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First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Thoughts on Poverty:
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Please write a short paragraph on your experience with situations of poverty and your thoughts on what causes poverty.
Personal Statement:
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Write a personal statement of why you wish to participate in this project. Structure your response in terms of academic plans, career goals, community service, and any other personal goals you may have.
Current Resume:
Please upload a current resume (.doc or .pdf 1MB max filesize)
Unofficial Transcript:
Please upload an unofficial transcript (.doc, .pdf, .jpg 1MB max filesize)
Service Experience:
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Please list any prior experience with service work (if any) and indicate the following: 1. when you participated, 2. where performed, and 3. name and email of the leader/instructor as a reference. If the latter is not possible, please explain.
Your Skills:
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What skills do you bring to this project? (e.g., writing, teaching, communications, web development, photography and/or video, facilitating meetings, proposal writing, community development, etc.)
Health Insurance:
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Please indicate what kind of health insurance you have. Also what coverage will you have during the project over the summer?
Special Needs:
Do you have any special needs of which we should be aware? Please describe.
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Office of Undergraduate Education
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Office of Educational Equity
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Schreyer Institute for Innovation in Learning