GGI recipient Drew Kerr (M.A., Divinity ’16) in Rajasthan, India

    Graduate Global Impact (GGI) Internship Program

    Do you want an internship but are not sure where to start? UChicagoGRAD can help:

    • Partner. Apply for paid “partner” internships with academic, industry, nonprofit, and government organizations via GRAD Gargoyle. Partner internships are available on a rolling basis.
    • Pitch. Create your own customized “pitch” internship with an organization that otherwise could not afford to pay an intern. A limited number of $4,000 stipends will be awarded to students for these summer internship projects. Pitch internship deadlines occur each year in mid-February.
    • Mentor. UChicagoGRAD career advisors can serve as your “mentor” as you identify and apply for established external internships. Schedule a meeting with a UChicagoGRAD career advisor to discuss your options.

    How to Get Started

    Review the slides and handout from the 2018 GGI internship info sessions to learn more about the program. You can also meet with a UChicagoGRAD career advisor to discuss internship options by scheduling an advising appointment in GRAD Gargoyle.  Info sessions for the GGI internship program occur each year in mid-January (RSVP in GRAD Gargoyle).

     

    Pitch your Own Internship

    Since 2015, UChicagoGRAD has facilitated the placement of interns in summer positions that jive closely with their academic and professional interests. Students are invited to submit proposals for internships with nonprofits, university entities, and small startups that might otherwise not be able to provide a stipend or payment. They create the relationship and work with the host organization to build a project that has lasting impact.

    These internships require a minimum of 250 hours of work, distributed over a number of weeks that makes sense for students and their host organizations.  Interns have worked in Chicago, Los Angeles, Beijing, Delhi, Peru, the Southwestern United States, New York, Paris, and more.

    GGI Pitch candidates must be enrolled in a full-time, degree-granting UChicago graduate program at the time of application. Internships should be between 10-15 weeks and must include at least 250 total hours of experience. Recipients must submit a post-internship summary to UChicagoGRAD and also are expected to serve as GGI Mentors for the following year’s cohort of recipients. Domestic and international students are eligible to apply. Stipend eligibility will vary by division. Please consult with your Dean of Students to ascertain specific policies.

    Examples of past GGI Pitch internship hosts

    Note: These are only examples to give you an idea of the types of organizations that have hosted GGI interns in the past. You are encouraged to seek out internship hosts that fit your academic and professional goals.

    Arab Media and Society
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France
    Black Youth Project
    BPI
    Campaign for Youth Justice
    Center for Elementary Math and Science
    Chicago Reporter
    Civic Knowledge Project
    Cognoscent
    Education & Hope
    Field Museum
    Forest Preserve Foundation
    French Heritage Society
    Genesee County Hispanic/Latino Collaborative
    Health Gives Hope
    Hope of Guinea
    Illinois Department of Public Health
    Illinois Justice Project
    Illinois Republican Party
    Institute of Public Environment
    International Innovation Corps
    Law Office of the Cook County Political Defender
    Lindau Lab
    Los Angeles Natural History Museum
    MATTER
    Musée d’Art Moderne
    Narrative 4
    National League of Cities
    Natureworks
    Newberry Library
    Office of the Mayor of San Francisco
    Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
    Oxfam America
    Peabody Essex Museum
    Quilombo Xis-Cultural and Community Action
    RefugeeOne
    Rhizome
    San Juan Citizens Alliance
    Seva Mandir
    Sierra Club
    Smart Museum
    Southside Community Arts Center
    Spudnik Press
    Success of All Youth
    The Dusable Museum
    The Legacy Project
    UChicago Alumni Relations and Development
    UChicago Career Advancement
    UChicago Disability Services
    UChicago Grad Enrollment
    UChicago Humanities Division
    UChicago Library
    UChicago Office of Provost
    UChicago UChicgaoGRAD
    UChicago University of Chicago Press
    UChicagoURBAN
    US History Scene
    Vera Institute of Justice
    XO Feminist Productions

    Sponsored Internships

    Phillip N. Norton GGI Internship

    Awarded to outstanding GGI Pitch proposal from the Physical Sciences Division

    A generous donation from alumnus Phillip N. Norton (Ph.D. Statistics 1988), this award is presented to the top GGI Pitch winner from the Physical Sciences Division. The application process will be the same as all other GGI Pitch internships, and PSD applicants will automatically be considered for this prize.

    2018 Winner: Erin Lipman, M.S. student in statistics

    “Through the generous support of the Phillip N. Norton GGI internship, I spent my summer interning with Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) in San Francisco, CA. HRDAG is a non-profit organization that uses rigorous and objective statistical science to to investigate human rights abuses worldwide. At HRDAG I worked on issues of racial bias in the criminal justice system, in particular concerning the use of automated risk assessment systems for pretrial detention decisions. The experience was invaluable in building my data science skills and giving me a clear picture of my career path forward as a statistician concerned with issue of human rights and fairness.”