Student Internships

STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

UU FAITH IN ACTION

Students Making a Difference in Our Communities

Links: Application & Brochure

click for Student Internship Application

Download the SAF Brochure for the 2022-23 School Year

What is the Student Internship Program all about?

Social Action,
Advocacy & Service

LIAC’s Student Internship Program encourages young Unitarian Universalists to live their religious values through paid internships.

The program is made possible by the Student Activity Fund. SAF is a grant-program funded by the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock.

Who can participate in the Student Internship Program?

To participate you must:

Be entering your senior year of High School in the Fall of 2022 for a 2022 Summer Internship

Be an undergraduate college or trade school student, a gap year student, or just graduated college in Spring of 2022

In addition, you must:

Be under the age of 25 on June 1 of the year of application
Be a member or a child of member in good standing of a Long Island Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Will I receive a monetary award for my work?

Yes.

Most student interns work between
10 – 35 hours per week for as many weeks as their schedule permits during the summer & school breaks.
Students can also work part time during the school year.

Any online internships must be evaluated individually by the SAF Program Director. Please contact the SAF Director directly at SAFdirector@liacuu.org with any questions or to set up a time talk about a specific agency internship you may be interested in.

How do I Apply for an Internship?

click for Student Internship Application

1.) Submit an Online Application no later than May 15, 2022.

2.) If accepted - attend the Mandatory Zoom Orientation & Leadership Development Meeting
May 21, 2022

Qualified, Non-Profit Internships
How to Find:

click for past participating agencies

click for agency criteria

All non-profit agencies must meet one of these qualifications:

What does the non-profit organization have to do?

The Intern's Supervisor has to:

click for Supervisor Service Agreement & Info

complete a Supervisor’s Agreement before the internship begins (click image on left);
provide adequate training, if needed, and ongoing supervision;
provide a safe working environment; ~and~
complete a Supervisor's Evaluation & Hours Verification after internship is completed (click image on right)

click for Supervisor's Evaluation & Hours Verification

As an SAF Intern, what must I do?

As an SAF Intern, you must:

display UU Values while engaged with the non-profit agency of your choice;
submit an SAF Internship Timesheet to the Program Director for processing;
have your supervisor validate your Internship Timesheet,
submit an Internship Evaluation form (link below);
connect your internship experience to UU values in a Personal Reflection (see below for 2020 & 2021 Student Essays) & text 2 photos illustrating your internship to the program director.