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Select Duquesne students have a greater chance at obtaining the internships listed below because of the performances of previous Duquesne students, of Faculty relationships with the organizations, and of the rigorous level of economic training at Duquesne.
All students are free to apply for these internships. I will provide recommendations to A-level students.
Resume Format
When applying for internships, jobs, and seminars, please use this format for your resume.
Economics and Public Policy Internships
Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Economics Internships (by invitation only)
Fellowships
The Institute for Humane Studies (up to $12,000; Juniors and Seniors only)
One-Week 3-Credit Seminars
Institute for Humane Studies (video describing the IHS seminar) It may be possible for you to count this seminar as a 3-credit elective.
I recommend the following (in order from highest recommendation):
Exploring Liberty (6/13—6/19, Yale University) Poverty and Prosperity (8/1—8/7, UC Berkeley) Freedom, Tolerance, & Civil Society (6/20—6/26, Simmons College) Liberty and Society (5/30—6/5, Wake Forest)
Essay Contests
Students taking a class from me during the semester in which a contest deadline occurs earn a one letter increase in their course grades if they place first, second, or third in any of these competitions.
Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (deadline 1/26/09) Competition for studies involving the analysis of real data. (these are the top three winning projects from last year)
Association of Private Enterprise Education $2,500 top prize, $8,500 in total prizes, 1,000-2,000 words
$2,000 top prize, $5,000 in total prizes, 600-2,500 words
$2,000 top prize, $5,000 in total prizes, 600-2,500 words
$2,000 top prize, $5,000 in total prizes, 600-2,500 words
$2,500 top prize, $21,000 in total prizes, 1,500-5,000 words |
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Internships, Summer Seminars, and Contests |
