Smithsonian
Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Internship
Programs
Application Form
Please
Note: This
form can NOT be submitted directly on-line.
To submit application documents send as an e-mail
attachment, preferrably in Word format. The subject of the e-mail
must read "NMNH
Application Document Submission."
We
will also accept application documents via fax and mail.
ID NUMBER
To correctly
link all documents associated with this submission, record a unique
number or character string to serve as your ID NUMBER. Application
ID must meet the following requirements:
Contain
at least one letter (upper or lower case)
Contain at least one number (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9)
Contain at least one special character ($, @, %, #, +, or !)
You
must use this same ID NUMBER on all application documents (application
form, cover
letter, letters
of recommendation) and all additional materials linked to this
submission.
INTERNSHIP
DATES
Beginning: ____________
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Concluding:
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION
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No
need for multiple submissions. This same application form may
be use to apply for any of the internship programs offered by
NMNH, except the Research
Training Program (RTP). Indicate below the programs you
are applying for. Check all that apply.
Note
that some programs may have special requirements and separate
processes.
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__ Analytical Biology Lab
__ Arctic Studies Center
__ Genetics Lab
__ Marine Station
__ Naturalist Center
__ Notre Dame Partnership |
__ General Internship, Fall '05
__ General Internship, Spring '06
__ General Internship, Summer '06
__ General Internship, Fall '06
__ General Internship, Spring '07
 Go
to RTP
application documents |
Applicant
Information
NAME
Last
name:
First
name:
Middle
name:
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS
Street
address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
NOTE: At this location until:
Record format as: day
/ month / year (e.g. 15 / September / 2006) - or - PERMANENT
CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Day/cell telephone number:
Evening/other
telephone number:
Fax number:
E-mail
address:
GENDER
PERMANENT ADDRESS
(if different from current)
Street address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
CURRENT ACADEMIC AFFILIATION
Name of school currently attending:
City:
State:
Country:
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Name:
Telephone
number:
E-mail
address:
CITIZENSHIP
__ United
States
If
US citizen, record your STATE of residence:
__ Foreign
If
not a US citizen record your COUNTRY of citizenship:
CURRENT ACADEMIC LEVEL
__ High
School
(any
level)
__ Community
College
(any
level)
__ College-level
Freshman
(first
undergraduate year)
__ College-level
Sophomore
(second
undergraduate year)
__ College-level
Junior
(third
undergraduate year)
__ Non-graduating
College Senior
(fourth
undergraduate year)
__ Graduating
College Senior
(final
stage of undergraduate education)
Anticipated
month of your graduation:
Anticipated
year of your undergraduate graduation:
__ Graduated
(completed
undergraduate degree)
__ Graduate
Student
(completed
undergraduate degree, currently enrolled in advanced degree program)
Year
of undergraduate graduation:
__ Other,
(please specify)
ACADEMIC
MAJOR(S) / MINOR(S)
Academic major:
Second
major:
Academic minor:
Second
minor:
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
Overall
college GPA:
based
on a scale of:
Freshman/Sophomores
High
School GPA:
based on a scale of:
Juniors/Seniors/Others
GPA
in Major:
based on a scale of:
Students
at schools not issuing grades, or at institutions whose system does
not fit this reporting scheme, are encouraged to offer a short descriptive
of their institutions grading scheme.
PROGRAM, PLACEMENT & PROJECT SELECTIONS
Identify
here the Internship program(s) you are applying to, and for each program
selected select the placement type/project you are most interested
in.
Analytical
Biology Lab Projects
__ Braun, Genetic structure & diversity of birds
__ Braun, Phylogenetic studies of birds & mammals
__ Braun, Hybrid zones and speciation
__ Education and Outreach
__ Information Technologies
__ Laboratory Research
__ Media and Public Affairs
__ Science Administration
__ Zimmer, Basal angiosperm systems
__ Zimmer, Lower level taxonomic questions
__ Zimmer, Phylogeny comparisons of plant groups
__ Zimmer, Comparative rDNA sequencing
__ Zimmer, Roots of English Gardens
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
For information visit the LAB
web site.
Arctic
Studies Center Projects
__ Analysis of archival films of Alaska Natives
__ Archaeology
__ Artifact analysis (historic, prehistoric)
__ Analysis of artifacts from the Kenai Fjords site
__ Editorial and publication
__ Ethnology
__ Exhibit and public program development
__ Exhibits
__ Graphics (photography and webpage design)
__ Illustration
__ Oral history & general research, BIA collections
__ Public Outreach / Publications
__ Summer fieldwork at Kenai Fjords National Park
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
For information visit the Arctic
Studies web site.
Genetics
Lab Placements
__ Education and Outreach
__ Information Technologies
__ Laboratory Research
__ Media and Public Affairs
__ Science Administration
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
For information visit the Genetics
Lab web site.
General
Internship Placements
__ Business Ventures
__ Collections Management - anthropological
__ Collections Management - biological
__ Collections Management - geological
__ Education and Outreach
__ Exhibits and Public Programs
__ Information Technologies
__ Media and Public Affairs
__ Research Assistance - anthropological
__ Research Assistance - biological
__ Research Assistance - geological
__ Science Administration
__ Scientific Illustration
__ Security and Safety
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
Reference the listing of projects
and their advisors, the NMNH
community list, and also the RTP
list of research staff.
Marine
Station Placements
__ Education and Outreach
__ Information Technologies
__ Laboratory Research
__ Marine Science
__ Media and Public Affairs
__ Science Administration
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
For information visit the Marine
Station web site.
Naturalist
Center Placements
__ Administration
__ Education / Public Outreach
__ Information Technologies
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
Notre
Dame Partnership
Record
the name of the Smithsonian advisor/supervisor with whom you most
want to work with as a participant in this internship program.
Be sure to note this an ANTHROPOLOGY ONLY internship program,
and limited to students currently enrolled as an undergraduate
at the University of Notre Dame.
Applicant
Qualifications
Answers
to questions in this section can NOT be entered on-line.
Please paste in separately.
CAREER
GOALS
Briefly state your career goals including education, research, and job/career
aspirations. Limit your answer to no more than four sentences.
SKILLS
List your computer, technical, equipment, laboratory, field, and language
skills and techniques. Limit your listing to no more than 15 entries.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
List your academic achievements, honors, and awards. Limit your listing
to no more than 10 entries.
COURSES and GRADES
Send separately a copy of your transcripts - OR - list here all courses
taken, and grades earned, that are relevant to this application.
EXPERIENCE / BACKGROUND
Record your relevant experience such as previous internships, volunteer
appointments, organization memberships, independent research experience(s),
etc.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OPTIONAL: List here specific details not already addressed, relevant
to the review of your application.
References
FIRST
REFERENCE
NAME
Last
name:
First
name:
Middle
name:
MAILING ADDRESS
Street address:
City:
State:
Zip
code:
Country:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Day/cell
telephone number:
Fax
number:
E-mail
address:
PROFESSION
__
University/College Professor
__ Science Educator
__ Administration
__ Other, please specify:
RELATIONSHIP TO APPLICANT
__
Academic Advisor
__ Teacher
__ Employer
__ Personal Friend
__ Other, please specify:
SECOND REFERENCE
NAME
Last
name:
First
name:
Middle
name:
MAILING ADDRESS
Street address:
City:
State:
Zip
code:
Country:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Day/cell
telephone number:
Fax
number:
E-mail
address:
PROFESSION
__
University/College Professor
__ Science Educator
__ Administration
__ Other, please specify:
RELATIONSHIP TO APPLICANT
__
Academic Advisor
__ Teacher
__ Employer
__ Personal Friend
__ Other, please specify:
Optional
Survey Questions
1. Do
you consider yourself disabled or having an impairment?
If yes,
select one:
__ Hearing Impairment
__ Visual Impairment
__ Mobility Impairment
__ Other
You can
also define or qualify your answer here:
2. Do you
consider yourself a US ethnic minority?
If yes,
select one:
__ Alaskan Native American
__ African American
__ Asian American
__ Hispanic American
__ Native American
__ Native Hawaiian
__ Other *You can also specify your tribal affiliation or otherwise
qualify your answer here:
3. How
did you find out about our internship programs at NMNH?
Check
all that apply
__ Heard
about it from a friend
__ Heard about if from an intern alumni
__ Heard about it from a professor
__ Saw the paper recruitment poster
__ Saw the listing in SORS booklet or SORS
web posting
__ Found it on the NSF
web posting of REU sites
__ Found it on Smithsonian's
internship web listing
__ Found it on another web listing
__ Found it on a web search
4. If we can't place you in an internship at NMNH would you like us
to share your interest in an internship, and your contact information,
with other programs?
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