Community Research Summer Internship
Program Information
Program Information
DESCRIPTION
The CCSRE Community-Based Research (CBR) Fellowship is an initiative of the Center sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. The internship program aims to facilitate the integration of undergraduate students into innovative research experiences that delve expressly into community issues. Enhancing this experience through faculty mentorship, students will be supported to develop a research internship that is community-based, community supported, and that includes an analysis that engages issues of race and ethnicity.
The selection of the summer interns will be based on the degree to which the proposed internship will:
Priorities for funding are students:
SELECTION OF INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AND FACULTY MENTORS
Students are expected to work at their internship placements for a minimum of 8 weeks during the summer. By the end of Spring quarter, all students will need to secure a memorandum of understanding that outlines the internship agreements.
Based on methodology or subject/issue, students will also need to secure a faculty mentor for their internship. If you are proposing a research internship that requires IRB approval, please make sure your faculty mentor is approved by the university to sponsor human subjects research. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member should accompany the application and speak to the student’s leadership skills, commitment to community-based work, the student’s readiness to pursue independent research, and/or strength of the proposed research.
When applying, students may either apply for:
1) Student-Initiated Project. Propose an internship in collaboration with a different community partner, in consultation with the Director of Community Engaged Learning. The internship sites must be with an approved agency or organization committed to public service, public policy, and/or community development. Students are expected to identify at least one person from this organization who will serve as a mentor/supervisor (from the community side) for this research project.
2) Community-Initiated Project. The placements and basic research problems will be developed by key community partners in collaboration with Director of Community Engaged Learning. This will help to ensure that the research is community-driven and useful to the community. Community-Initiated Projects for 2017 include:
Worker’s Rights
Immigration
Food Justice
PREPARATION AND FINALIZED INTERNSHIP PROPOSAL
All CRSI participants are required to take CSRE 146: Community Matters – Research and Service with Community Organizations before the summer internship begins. The course will focus on developing the student's community research internship. Topics include: framing research questions, community-based methodologies, mentorship/supervision strategies (communicating what you want/need as an intern), ethical service and research, and giving back (developing strategies for your research that benefits the community).
Once a student has been selected for the summer internship experience, s/he will work in coordination with CCSRE’s Director of Community-Engaged Learning and the faculty mentor to finalize the research proposal and community placement.
IRB
Students whose projects meet the formal definition of research as defined by Stanford University are required to complete the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process of their academic school in order to proceed with their research. If you believe your research will need to go through Human Subjects Review, please make sure that you have met with your faculty mentor and that s/he is approved by the university to sponsor research. Students should carefully monitor university guidelines and timelines regarding IRB review in order to insure their proposal is approved prior to the start of the research project. You should seek support on IRB application from your faculty mentor.
INTERNSHIP ASSIGNMENTS, EVALUATIONS, AND ACADEMIC CREDIT
Fellows will complete several assignments in Summer 2017. These assignments include:
SUMMER STIPEND & BUDGET
CCSRE summer internship recipients will receive up to $6400 during the course of their internship, depending on financial need and proposed living expenses. Students will spend no less than 300 hours working to complete the internship and most internships should be designed as 8-10 week experiences. These funds are issued as a stipend and should be used to support any expenses associated with the internship. An estimated budget that outlines personal expenses (e.g., travel, health related expenses like insurance or vaccinations, housing, per diem or food) and project expenses (e.g., supplies, services like translation or transcription, honoraria or compensation for research participants, etc.) should be included with the application to explain how the stipend will be used.
Applications due: February 2017
If you are interested, please send an email to Daniel Murray at ddmurray@stanford.edu for more information.
The CCSRE Community-Based Research (CBR) Fellowship is an initiative of the Center sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. The internship program aims to facilitate the integration of undergraduate students into innovative research experiences that delve expressly into community issues. Enhancing this experience through faculty mentorship, students will be supported to develop a research internship that is community-based, community supported, and that includes an analysis that engages issues of race and ethnicity.
The selection of the summer interns will be based on the degree to which the proposed internship will:
- Expand and augment the student’s major course of study.
- Integrate the student in a substantive and meaningful way into the work of a community organization committed to public service, public policy, and/or community development.
- Provide valuable experience for career considerations and/or advanced study or projects such as an honors thesis.
- Benefit the community served.
Priorities for funding are students:
- Majoring in an undergraduate program affiliated with CCSRE (i.e., African and African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano/a Studies, Comparative Studies, and/or Native American Studies).
- Whose proposed community research includes an analysis of race and ethnicity as a central theme.
- Are continuing an existing personal or institutional relationship with a community partner.
SELECTION OF INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AND FACULTY MENTORS
Students are expected to work at their internship placements for a minimum of 8 weeks during the summer. By the end of Spring quarter, all students will need to secure a memorandum of understanding that outlines the internship agreements.
Based on methodology or subject/issue, students will also need to secure a faculty mentor for their internship. If you are proposing a research internship that requires IRB approval, please make sure your faculty mentor is approved by the university to sponsor human subjects research. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member should accompany the application and speak to the student’s leadership skills, commitment to community-based work, the student’s readiness to pursue independent research, and/or strength of the proposed research.
When applying, students may either apply for:
1) Student-Initiated Project. Propose an internship in collaboration with a different community partner, in consultation with the Director of Community Engaged Learning. The internship sites must be with an approved agency or organization committed to public service, public policy, and/or community development. Students are expected to identify at least one person from this organization who will serve as a mentor/supervisor (from the community side) for this research project.
2) Community-Initiated Project. The placements and basic research problems will be developed by key community partners in collaboration with Director of Community Engaged Learning. This will help to ensure that the research is community-driven and useful to the community. Community-Initiated Projects for 2017 include:
Worker’s Rights
- Community Partner: UNITE HERE Local 2 (San Francisco, CA)
- Description: What are the working and living conditions of workers in some of the Bay Area’s largest hotels? You will survey and interview workers (primarily Latinx and Asian American) regarding issues of workplace safety, wages, intimidation, harassment, and health. This data will be used to develop campaigns and union drives.
Immigration
- Community Partner: Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto (East Palo Alto, CA)
- Description: What are the working, living, and educational conditions of immigrant families living on the Peninsula and in the Silicon Valley? This project will assist CLSEPA's Immigrants' Rights Attorney in investigating and researching the civil rights of immigrants in living on our community, as well as build relationships with community stakeholders, including schools, religious institutions, social services agencies, and government entities.
Food Justice
- Community Partner: La Mesa Verde at Sacred Heart Community Service (San Jose, CA)
- Description: What is the value of home gardening for low-income communities of color? You will manage a project weighing the produce grown in the gardens of 10-15 families throughout the harvest season. Visit grocery stores once a month to determine prices of organic produce in San Jose. And you will interview families about their perceptions of food and food justice.
PREPARATION AND FINALIZED INTERNSHIP PROPOSAL
All CRSI participants are required to take CSRE 146: Community Matters – Research and Service with Community Organizations before the summer internship begins. The course will focus on developing the student's community research internship. Topics include: framing research questions, community-based methodologies, mentorship/supervision strategies (communicating what you want/need as an intern), ethical service and research, and giving back (developing strategies for your research that benefits the community).
Once a student has been selected for the summer internship experience, s/he will work in coordination with CCSRE’s Director of Community-Engaged Learning and the faculty mentor to finalize the research proposal and community placement.
IRB
Students whose projects meet the formal definition of research as defined by Stanford University are required to complete the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process of their academic school in order to proceed with their research. If you believe your research will need to go through Human Subjects Review, please make sure that you have met with your faculty mentor and that s/he is approved by the university to sponsor research. Students should carefully monitor university guidelines and timelines regarding IRB review in order to insure their proposal is approved prior to the start of the research project. You should seek support on IRB application from your faculty mentor.
INTERNSHIP ASSIGNMENTS, EVALUATIONS, AND ACADEMIC CREDIT
Fellows will complete several assignments in Summer 2017. These assignments include:
- Weekly one-page reflections throughout the course of the internship.
- Two meetings (in person or via Skype) to discuss research progress.
- End-of-summer paper (12-15 pp.), including a discussion of research methods, findings, and conclusions.
- Community Dissemination of their research. The form of this dissemination will be decided through collaboration with the community partner. It might be a written product, web-based, an or event, etc.
- Two photos that document their research.
- Students will share their research with other interns, faculty, and community partners, and other interested students at the Stanford Engaged Scholarship Conference.
SUMMER STIPEND & BUDGET
CCSRE summer internship recipients will receive up to $6400 during the course of their internship, depending on financial need and proposed living expenses. Students will spend no less than 300 hours working to complete the internship and most internships should be designed as 8-10 week experiences. These funds are issued as a stipend and should be used to support any expenses associated with the internship. An estimated budget that outlines personal expenses (e.g., travel, health related expenses like insurance or vaccinations, housing, per diem or food) and project expenses (e.g., supplies, services like translation or transcription, honoraria or compensation for research participants, etc.) should be included with the application to explain how the stipend will be used.
Applications due: February 2017
If you are interested, please send an email to Daniel Murray at ddmurray@stanford.edu for more information.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE Associate Director of CCSRE, DANIEL MURRAY.
