OPJ Philadelphia Area Social Justice Internship (PASJI) Program.

Thank you for applying for the 2024 cohort of the Philadelphia Area Social Justice Internship (PASJI) Program.
Details on each internship placement can be found here: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/mission/campusministry/service/land_pasji.html

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 5pm.

RECOMMENDATION
Each applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from a professor or supervisor.
Recommendation letters are due by Thursday, March 21st at noon.

If your recommender is within Villanova University, please send them this link: https://forms.office.com/r/vx24CzXWg7.

If your recommender is not within Villanova, please send them this link: https://forms.office.com/r/eZGBWwh4Ed.

In addition to completing that short form, all external recommenders will need to email their letter to commongood@villanova.edu with the subject line “PASJI Recommendation for [First Name, Last Name],” inserting your name in the appropriate location.

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 8-week internship for 20-25 hours/week from June 3-July 27, 2024.
  • All internship placements are planned to be in person but will switch to virtual if necessary.
  • Stipend is $3,000.
  • Community gatherings will take place throughout the process, and students will live in proximity in a cohort-style model.
  • Each gathering will include a short reading or other media engagement to enhance learning and discussion.

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

Award
$3,000.00
Scopes
Student Experiential Funds
Deadline
03/21/2024
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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