OPJ Philadelphia Area Social Justice Internship (PASJI) Program.

Thank you for applying for the 2025 cohort of the Philadelphia Area Social Justice Internship (PASJI) Program.
Details on each internship placement can be found here: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/mission-ministry/service-social-justice/internships.html.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

RECOMMENDATION
Each applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from a professor or supervisor.
Recommendation letters are due by Monday, March 17th at 11:59 p.m.

If your recommender is within Villanova University, please send them this link: https://forms.office.com/r/7QMYxHneci. Please upload your letter of recommendation within the form.

If your recommender is not within Villanova, please send them this link: https://forms.office.com/r/TYdGWHGtwa.
In addition to completing that short form, non-Villanova recommenders will need to email their letter to commongood@villanova.edu.

RESUME
Each applicant must submit a current resume. The final question of this application is an upload link.

PROGRAM TIMELINE & DETAILS

  • This will be an 9-week internship for 20-25 hours/week from June 2 – July 31, 2025.
  • All internship placements are planned to be in person.
  • Stipend is $3,000.
  • Community gatherings will take place throughout the process.
  • Each gathering will include a short reading to enhance learning and discussion.

Questions?
If you have questions, contact Josh Kammerer (joshua.kamemrer@villanova.edu) in the Center for the Common Good.

Award
$3,000.00
Anticipated Total

Anticipated total amount over the full term of this award.

$3,000.00

Scopes
Student Experiential Funds
Deadline
03/18/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Name you prefer to be called.
  2. Which sites would you like to intern at?
  3. If you answered OTHER, Briefly describe the internship opportunity for which you would like to receive funding. Please state the organization with whom you wish to intern and state whether this internship is secured or if you are in the midst of an application process.
  4. Please submit an essay outlining the impact of the opportunity.
  5. What educational experience do you have that relates to the internship? How does this internship fit into your goals for the future?
  6. What do you hope to gain from the shared readings and reflection? What attracts you to a program that focuses on social justice?
  7. Please describe your comfort and/or experience with faith-based social justice work and being in faith-oriented environments.
  8. Please upload a copy of your resume.
  9. Please list the name and email address of your recommender. NOTE: Please have recommenders send their letters directly to commongood@villanova.edu with the subject line "PASJI Recommendation for X," where "X" is your name.
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