What is the Scholarship Opportunities Program?
The SOP assists undergraduate students of the University of California, Irvine, in applying for and winning prestigious scholarships. We identify and organize information about significant external scholarships and counsel students about scholarship application processes, interviews, and letters of recommendation.
Position details:
This is a yearlong (includes summer) paid internship requiring 10 hours/week, 10 weeks/quarter starting Spring Quarter. Training will occur Weeks 9-10 of Winter Quarter. The SOP intern will participate in a variety of projects, speaking to students at workshops and advising students individually. The intern will use computer applications to produce publicity materials and update and organize scholarship information. The intern will help organize, promote and evaluate events and workshops. The job will also include administrative duties. This position requires creativity, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team in an office setting.
What’s in it for you?
- Valuable advising and public speaking experience
- Professional career-building skills: CV and resume prep, interviewing, plotting one’s future
- Peer interaction
- The ability to help shape the scope of scholarship advising on the campus
- First exposure to scholarship details
- Access to SOP tools and resources in preparing an application.
Applications are available to pick up in the Honors Office or can be downloaded online at: http://www.scholars.uci.edu/
Please return applications to:
1200 Student Services II by February 20, 2008
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Rebecca Harris (949) 824-1988