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What is Community Scholars?

Community Scholars is a summer internship program for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students develop leadership skills through public policy and economic development research projects. Community Scholars is a not-for-profit organization.

Who can be a Community Scholar?

• Sophomores, Juniors
• Record of academic rigor, community service
• Make Community Scholars your priority for the summer

• Intensive training course in May
• Intensive transitional training
• Research focuses primarily on state funding for education, healthcare, workforce development, and infrastructure

• Winners of National Community Reinvestment Coalition's James Rouse Excellence in Achievement Award for Emerging Leaders
• Research quoted in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Austin-American Statesman and many other local and national publications
• Community Scholars' 2001 healthcare research used as a cornerstone of Healthcare Access Issues in El Paso County: A Working Blueprint, a 2002 report produced by the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce and UTEP's Institute for Policy and Economic Development

• Skills for college
• Travel opportunities
• Did we mention this is a paid internship?
  

  First-year interns earn: $7.50 an hour
  Second-year interns earn: $8.50 an hour
  
  First year interns:
  work 10 hours a week in May
  work 30 hours a week in June & July

• February 20, 2008: Applications must be postmarked or submitted online by this date; no application will be considered after the deadline.
• February 27-March 15: Interviews (Community Scholars will contact all eligible applicants to schedule interviews)
• March 20-April 7: Hiring Notification