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The Levine Internship Award is offered on a competi-tive basis to support Skidmore students who wish to under-take Government Department internships in fields related to the practice of American government, politics and/or law.

Skidmore students from any major or minor may apply. Students are not required to apply for academic credit, but proposals must demonstrate the academic aspects of the internship experiences. Students may propose an internship in government, political, or legal offices and must demon-strate appropriate academic preparation. Examples of in-ternship sites include: city, state, or federal government office, federal agencies (e.g., State Department) or interna-tional agencies addressing U.S. political and legal issues (e.g., the United Nations), a pressure group lobbying Con-gress, or a Presidential library with an emphasis on the president's politics.

Summer grant is a $3,000 stipend with an application

deadline of April 1, 2011

The SSIAP was established by members of the Skidmore Community (Skidmore's Alumni Board, and Skidmore parents, alumni, and employees). The awards provide Skidmore students an opportunity to participate in un-paid internships, volunteer, or community service pro-jects over the course of the summer. The awards are designed to offer students an opportunity to gain the relevant knowledge, skills, and experience employers require of entry level candidates. The SSIAP are open to all students regardless of career interests, major, or class year. When applying, students will submit only one ap-plication to apply for an SSIAP Award. Each award will provide selected students with a total of $2,500 each for a minimum of a seven week (250 hour) summer intern-ship experience.

Check out the wide variety of internship, grant, and fellow-ship listings on the Government Department's website. Opportunities range from international to domestic pro-grams and are available for students at all levels of their college career.

If you are a senior pursuing graduate school you might want to check out the Humane Studies Fellowships through the Institute of Humane Studies (IHS). Humane Studies Fellow-ships are awarded to graduate students or outstanding un-dergraduates who are interested in pursuing academic ca-reers in liberty based research. Awards range from $2,000 to $15,000 and are offered to United States citizens.

Or, if you are not quite a senior, any level of undergraduate students may apply for the Public Allies fellowship. Allies work four days a week in areas such as youth development, community development, public health, and economic de-velopment. Allies receive monthly stipends in addition to an educational grant that helps to pay of student loans.

Or, if you are a strong leader and have shown creativity and commitment to social change, you could receive $100,000 from the Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize. Grinnell College awards three recipients annually. The opportunities are endless so make sure you check out the internships, grants, and fellowship listings at http://cms.skidmore.edu/ government/index.cfm.