Gender Research Summer Internships
The Susan Heck Summer Student Internship is open to Stanford undergraduates. During the internship, students will work on their own gender-related research project and attend weekly intern workshops and events. At the end of the summer internship program, Susan Heck interns will be expected to present their research to the Institute. In addition, interns will work with Clayman Institute staff members and researchers on additional projects, and will have the opportunity to get valuable research and work experience in a dynamic office environment.
Selected students will be expected to complete 40 hours of work each week. Participants must be willing to devote full-time to the program during the 10-week session. Due to the intense research schedule, Susan Heck interns are strongly encouraged not to work an additional full-time job during the summer program. Other employment must be discussed with the director of programs before the start of the session.
In addition, participants are expected to:
- Contact their mentor before the start of the summer session to discuss the research project and complete any pre-work or reading material
- Work on their research for 40 hours per week
- Meet with the director of programs and their research mentor on a weekly basis
- Attend all activities and events published in the Intern Calendar (will be shared at the beginning of the program)
- Complete and submit all assignments, evaluations, and other documents according to the calendar the mentor and student agree upon at the start of the internship
- Prepare and submit a research paper and/or final project (exact format to be determined after discussion with the intern's mentor)
- Write an article about the research paper/project and internship experience for the Institute's e-newsletter and/or annual magazine
- Prepare and deliver an oral or poster presentation at the end of the internship
- Refrain from taking classes (academic classes or test prep classes) during the internship program
- Work on their research for 40 hours per week. Prepare and submit a research paper and/or final project (exact format to be determined after discussion with the intern's mentor).
- Meet with the director of programs and their research mentor on a weekly basis.
- Attend all activities and events published in the Intern Calendar (will be shared at the beginning of the program).
- Prepare and deliver an oral or poster presentation at the end of the internship.
- Write an article about the research paper/project and internship experience for the Institute's e-newsletter and/or annual magazine.
The Susan Heck Summer Internship program is for current Stanford undergraduate students.
Students wishing to participate in the internship must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S. OR have a student visa.
- Have at least one quarter (not a co-term) of undergraduate education remaining after completing the internship.
- Those students who already have completed an undergraduate degree or who will have completed their degree by the start of the summer are ineligible.
