Summer internship grants make a world of difference
Carolina students gain new personal and professional experiences through summer internships made possible by the UNC Office of Scholarships and Student Aid.
Before this summer, Carolina student Destiny Planter had never lived in a big city. But as she sat down to a breakfast meeting in downtown Washington, D.C., in July, she had all the confidence of a capital-city powerbroker.
“I’m worn out, but I survived it!” she said, settling into a booth. “Now I know I can do this.”
With the help of a summer internship grant offered through UNC’s Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, Planter was able to spend six weeks interning in the Washington office of DLA Piper, a global law firm with operations in more than 30 countries. The $2,000 UNC grant gave her the chance to navigate the city, meet many of the firm’s senior partners and associates, and pick up a wealth of experience in corporate law and regulatory issues.
“It’s been great getting exposure to so many parts of the legal world,” Planter said, detailing some of the projects she tackled during the summer. “My favorite part is knowing that I managed to earn the trust of so many attorneys.”
A few blocks away, Natalie Charamut, another Carolina student, used her donor-funded internship grant to support a summer at the National Archives. A public policy major with a special love for the Supreme Court, Charamut was steered toward the internship after meeting UNC-Chapel Hill alum Sam Anthony, who serves as special assistant to the archivist in Washington.
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