COLLEGE Students
MISSION: The W. E. B. Du Bois Society is working to make high academic achievement as attractive among black youth as high achievement in athletics and entertainment. We accomplish this through programs and initiatives that transform black students' perceptions of the importance of doing well in school and by cultivating lifelong champions for educational opportunity.
INTERNSHIP: The Du Bois Society seeks African American undergraduate students attending area colleges and universities who have completed their freshman year to intern as a W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow in The WEB, a program for highly motivated, top performing high school students. Interested applicants have earned a 3.5 GPA or better, possess demonstrated leadership skills, a can do attitude, an interest in working with teens, and in promoting educational opportunity. An applicant's academic standing, leadership potential, experience or interest in working with teens, personal initiative, personal interview, recommendations and the completed application are all considered in the selection process. Applicants are highly encouraged to submit the completed application during one of two admission cycles as the process is highly competitive.
STIPEND: $1,000 for the year-long program
LOCATION: The WEB meets at the civic and educational institutions in Midtown and downtown Atlanta. Other activities are held on college campuses and at venues around metro Atlanta.
STAFF: The program is run by a small staff, including 10-15 top African American undergraduate students attending area colleges and universities who intern as Du Bois Fellows.
PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST TO COMPLETE THE ADMISSION PROCESS
APPLICATION TIMELINE: Apply Now online. Application deadlines are November 7, 2009 and February 13, 2010.
FACULTY RECOMMENDATION: One form is to be completed by a member of the faculty with whom you have taken a course or with whom you have conducted research or been a teaching assistant. Deadline for recommenders to submit Recommendation Form is March 20, 2010.
EMPLOYER RECOMMENDATION: One form is to be completed by a current or former employer. Deadline for faculty to submit the Recommendation Form is March 20, 2010.
STUDENT INTERVIEW: The Du Bois Society will arrange an interview and you will be notified if you have been invited.
ACADEMIC RECORDS: An official transcript must be sent directly to the W.E.B. Du Bois Society at P.O. Box 723154, Atlanta 31139 prior to the application final due date of February 13, 2010.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR SELECTION BY: May 1, 2010
ACCEPT OR DECLINE OUR OFFER BY: May 25, 2010
COMMITMENT: Interns are expected to attend 20 Saturday morning meetings from 9:45 am to 1:00 pm between mid-September and end of April, communicate frequently with high school students in the program, and participate in the student selection process.