Application Information
General applications closed on April 6th. The application deadline for the Social Justice category has been extended through April 20th, 2025.
The application has four sections
- Student Information
- Internship Organization Information
- Short Essay Questions
- Resume and Letter of Offer Uploads.
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Your internship needs to:
- Take place during Summer 2025 for at least eight weeks AND at least 200 hours of work
- Be your primary summer activity. If you engage in any concurrent summer experience, WOW must be the more substantive experience in terms of hourly commitment.
- Be unpaid. You may not receive any additional funding for the internship (i.e., stipends from Brandeis or outside sources, housing/flight/food allowances, etc.)
- You must complete all the WOW program requirements during the summer.
- You may receive only one WOW fellowship during your Brandeis career.
- You must be in good academic and community standing.
- You must be enrolled as a Brandeis undergraduate student in the fall after you complete your WOW summer internship.
- You may create an internship on your own or secure an offer from an existing program.
Internships that are arranged by an internship placement service or through a third-party organization do NOT qualify. This includes any organization that requires fee-for-service, fee-for-materials or mandatory donations to the organization.
The essay questions are crucial to your application and weigh heavily in the committee's decision-making process. You'll be asked to respond to the following questions:
- Please briefly summarize your organization and your proposed duties and responsibilities. How have you prepared for this role and what experiences led you to pursue this specific internship opportunity at this point in your career exploration? (Use your classes, past leadership, previous work, volunteering experience, etc. as examples) 500 words.
- What are you hoping to learn and gain from this internship experience? Feel free to include any goal (career, academic, personal, etc) in your response. 300 words.
Resume
Letter of Offer
The Letter of Offer should indicate that you've had a conversation with your supervisor and identify a strong fit between your goals and the experience the organization can provide. Share this Employer Letter of Offer Details document with your organization.
Your letter should include:
- Dates of the internship (which must be at least eight weeks and 200 hours)
- Confirmation the internship is unpaid
- Your responsibilities in detail
- Acknowledgement and support of your learning goals
- Details on how you will be supervised (if you will be working off-site or off-hours, including remote hours, please indicate that)
- Preferably on company letterhead signed by your supervisor
Selection and Notification
Brandeis staff members will evaluate applications based on learning goals, strength of invitation, preparedness, maturity for the experience, match between goals and host organization, and additional criteria. Explore the rubric.
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit all required information to Hiatt by the deadline. We cannot accept partial or late applications.
All applicants will be notified by email of the selection committee's decision by mid-April.
Please note: Students must meet all the internship, eligibility, and summer requirements to receive WOW funding.
Summer Requirements
Check-Ins with your Hiatt Liaison
You'll be assigned a Hiatt liaison who can help answer questions, assist you should unexpected circumstances arise, and help guide your progress during the internship experience. You'll connect with your liaison at least once throughout the summer.
For students awarded the Social Justice WOWs
Upon returning to campus, you'll attend a Social Justice WOW reception with the fund's donor.