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2010 Application
The deadline for the 2010 Sorensen Fellowship application has now passed. The 2011 application will be available in summer 2010. To get a preview of what the 2011 application might look like, check out the 2010 application below.
Deadline for submission of application materials:
Monday, November 2, 2009, by 5pm
Preliminary Project Proposal (optional) due Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009, by 5pm
Preliminary Project Proposal (optional) due Wednesday, October 7, 2009
- Read a quick summary of the program.
- Download the application packet to learn about the fellowship and how to apply.
- Check out the following resources before beginning the application process:
- View due dates and Ethics Center contact info.
- See internship ideas and leads.
- Review safety and security considerations as you choose an internship site.
- Get tips on contacting a potential internship site.
- Read the Internship Site Description to send to potential internship sites.
- Give the Recommender's Instructions to your recommenders.
- Read the Ethics Center mission statement.
- Find out how to be a Sorensen Fellow and study abroad if you want to do both, by visiting Brandeis and the World.
- Meet last year's Fellows and learn about their internships.
- Meet the former Fellows from all years, since the start of the program in 1998.
- View the PAX 89 course syllabus for fall 2009.
- Download the 2008 Fellows' final papers, which were compiled into a publication entitled Contrasts and Connection.
- Read the award-winning application essays of the 2009 Fellows (flaws and all!).
Want feedback?
Click here to submit a Preliminary Project Proposal by Wednesday, October 7 at midnight.
Although not required, submitting a Preliminary Project Proposal for review is strongly recommended so you can get useful feedback on your proposal. Preliminary materials will not become part of your final application, so it is fine if the proposal is incomplete or in rough draft form.
NOTE: Do NOT use the preliminary project proposal link above to submit your final application; instead, see the "Final Application" instructions below.
Final Application
The final application is due Monday, November 2 by 5pm. To begin your application, see the "Checklist" below. Please deliver a complete packet of your hard copy materials to the Ethics Center office, 3rd floor Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (across the loop road from the Heller Building). Alternatively, you may send your complete packet via campus mail to mailstop 086. EMAILED PIECES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ONLY COMPLETE PACKETS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Checklist:
Hard copy materials:
- Letter of interest from internship organization
- Transcript (unofficial or official)
- Current resume (include honors, special programs, extracurricular activities, etc.)
- Two recommendations (in signed and sealed envelopes or via Interfolio - see Hiatt Career Center for info.)
Questions? Please contact the Ethics Center, MS 086, x68577,
fax x68561, ethics@brandeis.edu