Selection Process
A committee consisting of members of the Career Services Council will review and select the award recipients.
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Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis and evaluated against the student's financial need, demonstration of the internship’s connection to career and academic goals, quality of internship and how the funds will be used.
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The application process employs a "blind review", in which the applicant remains anonymous throughout the double-review process. The reviewers will not have access to student contact and demographic information.
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This is a competitive process - approximately 2/3 of all applicants receive grants.
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Awardees may only receive a grant once during his or her academic career at GW. Past KACIF recipients are not eligible to reapply for future funding.
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If you're selected for an award, it will take approximately one month for your funding to be directly deposited into your account after you accept the award.
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Decisions are final and there is not an appeals process. We encourage you to research additional GW funding opportunities on the Division of Student Affairs Student Financial Resources website.
NOTE: All correspondence regarding your application will be sent to your official GW student e-mail account (@gwmail.gwu.edu).
Disqualification
You may be disqualified from receiving the award if:
- The application is submitted after the deadline.
- There is inaccurate representation of internship information.
- You transfer or drop from the GW degree program in which you were enrolled before, during, and after the internship supported by the Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund award.
- There are University Honor Code or academic or disciplinary conduct violations.
- Your internship is independent or unsupervised.
- The host organization is owned or run by a member of your immediate family.
- You do not complete the internship requirements.
- You do not complete your post-internship commitments.
Post-Internship Requirements
After you complete your internship you will be required to:
- Complete the post-internship follow-up survey, including a few sentences of text to thank the donors.
- Submit a 30-60 second video clip sharing about your internship.
- Participate in an annual reception and/or thank-you note writing session to cultivate potential donors to the fund, if you are available.