Health + Humanities Internship Funding
Summer Internships Focused on Healing Through Narrative: Lewis & Clark students who have a summer internship in health + humanities are eligible to apply for funding to support their work.
Each year, up to three students will be awarded funding to support internships in health + humanities with
Think your summer plans might be eligible for financial support? Great! Answer the following questions to find out:
- Have you found an internship you’re excited about at the intersection of health + humanities? We encourage applicants to think boldly and broadly about this definition!
- Is the organization you will be interning with local to Oregon or does its work support people locally?
- Is the internship position unpaid or underfunded?
If you answered yes to all of these questions, you are a good candidate for funding!
Health + Humanities Internship Funding Program Components
Internships are paid at minimum wage and may be funded up to full time, for up to 10 weeks.
Eligible internships may be up to full time for up to 10 weeks in the Summer. Internships may continue into the Fall and/or Spring, if mutually agreed upon by the intern, organization, and the Center for Community and Global Health.
During the Summer, interns awarded Healing Through Narrative funds will meet regularly with Center for Community and Global Health staff. This meeting will act as supervisory and management support and interns will be paid for this time.
Internship hours will be paid directly through Lewis & Clark College and submitted weekly in Workday for review and approval
Information for Current and Potential Community Partners
Does your organization work at the intersection of health + humanities? If you have an internship position that might be a good fit for a Lewis & Clark student, and if you are interested in the staffing support this program offers, please email Alexis Rehrmann, Community Engagement Coordinator. We are happy to discuss!
All Center for Community and Global Health community partners are engaged in healing through narrative within Portland communities—how they do that is unique to each partner. Meet current community partners here.
Community and Global Health is located in room 307 and 309 of JR Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 25
email communityglobalHEAL@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7636
Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell
Director
jerusha@lclark.edu
Carolyn L. Zook
Associate Director and Pre-Health Advisor
carolynzook@lclark.edu
Alexis Rehrmann
Community Engagement Coordinator
alexisr@lclark.edu
Community and Global Health
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 25
Portland OR 97219