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Community partners with growing needs or specialized projects opt to participate in the Service-Learning Internship program. Students from UNC-Chapel Hill apply to participate and are matched with agencies that meet both their interests and learning goals. Community partners and the APPLES Service-Learning Program mutually select an intern that best matches the needs of the agency and the interests of the intern. APPLES subsidizes half of the cost of spring and summer interns, who are hired by the internship site and placed on their biweekly or monthly payroll.
Spring interns agree to work 12-15 hours a week for 10-12 weeks (150 hours total) during the semester and are compensated with $1200 in funding. In addition, spring interns receive 3.0 hours of graded academic credit through an Internship Course in the School of Social Work taken in conjunction with the internship.
Summer interns agree to work 35-40 hours a week for 8-10 weeks (400 hours total) and are compensated with $2500 in funding. In addition, summer interns receive 3.0 hours of graded academic credit through an Independent Study with a faculty advisor.
APPLES provides access to skilled, talented, and motivated student help for our organization without breaking our budget. Our summer interns have been great and a number of them have stayed involved with the organization beyond their internships.
Jillian Johnson, SURGE
Applications to host an intern during summer 2012 are available online and are due on November 21, 2011. If you are interested in hosting an internship and have not partnered with APPLES in the past contact Carolyn Byrne to activate a Community Partner account.
