Emory Summer Child Advocacy Program Student Information

Students Participate in ESCAP in the Following Ways:

Internship: Students work in a juvenile court or advocacy organization in Georgia under the supervision of child advocacy professionals on child deprivation issues.

Research Grant: Students work under the supervision of professor or an approved child advocacy professional on a research project that will result in a substantial final paper (40 pages minimum).

Program Information

Who May Apply?
Emory University students or graduate level students from other educational institutions interested in working on child abuse and neglect issues.

Deadline to apply for the 2012 Program is December 9, 2011.

Program Dates
May 21 - 25, 2012 - four-day mandatory training on Emory campus and in local juvenile courts.
May 29 - August 3, 2012 - 10-week internship or research project.

Placements
Ten to fifteen positions will be available. The number of potential placements listed is greater than the number of stipends available. Not every listed placement will receive a student intern.

Read what student have said about their placements.

Payment
Student gross salary is $5,000. Students working outside the metropolitan Atlanta area may be reimbursed for certain travel expenses related to the initial training. Specific details will be provided to selected candidates.

Application
Applications are due via e-mail by Dec. 9, 2011. Details on how to apply will be posted in November 2011.

Application Deadline: Email by Friday, December 9, 2011, 4:00 p.m. EST. Late applications will not be considered.

Application instructions

Program Requirements Summary

Internships

• Attend four-day training week (May 21-25, 2012)
• Complete 40 hours/week for 10 weeks in the internship placement (May 29-Aug. 3, 2012)
• Submit weekly time sheets and field notes
• Participate in ESCAP meetings during the summer
• Complete a final evaluation
• Submit 3-5 page written summary about the internship experience

Research Grants

• Attend four-day training week (May 21-25, 2012)
• Complete 40 hours/week for 10 weeks on the research project (May 29 - Aug. 3, 2012)
• Submit weekly time sheets and field notes
• Participate in ESCAP meetings during the summer
• Complete and submit a research paper (40 pages, minimum) by Aug. 3, 2012

Selection for Program

The Barton Child Law and Policy Center will screen applicants and match suitable applicants with three to five of the placements requesting interns. The list of placements will be posted in November 2011. All applicants will be notified via email regarding whether they have been selected to continue with the selection process. Not all applicants will move to the next phase of the selection process.

Applicants chosen to continue in the selection process will receive further instructions and a list of the organizations with which they have been matched. Applicants must then contact the organizations to arrange a telephone or in-person interview. Applicants are encouraged to contact all organizations on the match list to ensure a greater chance of receiving a final placement.

The final matches between applicants and organizations will be made by the selection committee. Finalists will receive an email containing an offer letter by mid-February 2012

The selection committee will evaluate each applicant on the following:

• potential impact on practice or policy through his or her work over the summer;
• apparent ability (based on qualifications and responses to the application questions) to successfully complete the program;
• provide a benefit to a sponsoring child advocacy organization or proposed recipient of the research project;
• provide meaningful information to others at the conclusion of the program.