** The SIG Fellow awarded The Carter Center Fellowship must submit a follow up application to The Carter Center
**There are also other possible internship opportunities with The Carter Center.
Summer 2007 Fellow: Meryl Holt
Summer 2007 Fellow email: mholt@stanford.edu
Faculty Mentor: Byron Bland
Faculty Mentor email: bland@law.stanford.edu
Office Description:
The Carter Center offers diverse opportunities for undergraduates interested in contemporary international and domestic issues to intern in one of several programs that work to prevent or resolve armed conflicts around the world.
Under the auspices of the Peace Program, fellows can work with the Global Development Initiative to address the social, environmental, and economic interrelationships essential to sustainable development. They can also serve with the Americas Program to address democratization, trade, and arms control in the region. The Democracy Program promotes democratic transition and consolidation through projects involving election monitoring and mediation, as well as efforts to advance the rule of law and improve compliance with human rights standards.
Office Website: http://www.cartercenter.org
Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:
- Creation of a bibliography: As a research intern, the fellow conducted database searches for articles and books written about the Carter Center. She
- then cited and annotated them according to the Chicago format to create a comprehensive bibliography of work written about the Carter Center.
- Peace Program Updates: The fellow assumed responsibility for writing updates for Nepal, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Desired Personal Qualities:
- Willingness to work on work in a public policy institute that is dedicated to fighting disease, poverty, conflict and oppression.
- Interest in and passion for contemporary international and domestic issues
- Hard worker and team player
- Persistence, dedication and willingness to take initiative
Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:
- Upperclassmen only (Rising Seniors, Rising Co-Term Students)
- Experience working in a professional workplace
- Ability to perform research thoroughly and efficiently
- Comfort speaking and presenting work publicly
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Critical and analytical thinking skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Familiarity with a specific region, particularly Americas or China is helpful
- Fluency in a foreign language is helpful, but not required.
Main Fellowship Disciplines:
- Public Policy
- Political Science
- International Relations
- American Studies
Languages:
All work done in English