SHRM Announces a Third Year of Funding for HR Internship Sponsorship Awards
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) announced an increase to the award funding available to support HR internships. Students studying HR at the undergraduate or graduate level are invited to apply and compete for award funding to help support a summer or fall 2010 HR internship. Awarded funding is available through December 31, 2010.
Apply through April 30, 2010
Twenty-five (25) undergraduate and fifteen (15) graduate sponsorship awards of $5,000 each--a total of $200,000--will be awarded by June 30, 2009. for the 2010 eligibility requirements and application form. International applicants are welcome!
This financial subsidy underscores SHRM's commitment to the next generation of HR professionals by providing an opportunity for students to take advantage of internship opportunities that will help them prepare for their career.
Selections are made by volunteer leaders from SHRM's five regions.
List your HR internship vacancies with SHRM
Any organization looking to fill an HR Internship vacancy can post their announcement and HR internship job description on SHRM's internship web site for free. We will also connect you with potential candidates through our Student Chapter network.
If you're considering offering an HR internship, and would like information on what other organizations include in an HR internship job description, we have samples from each of the HR discipline areas that you can use as a model to create your own HR internship.
Sponsorship Award Recipients
Throughout 2008 and 2009, a total of 49 awards and $245,000 were distributed to qualified applicants who met the eligibility and selection criteria. For a list of recipients by region, click here.
A selection committee comprised of SHRM volunteer leaders from each o the five geographical regions judged the applications against the criteria to determine which applicants received the awards.
Each selected student received half of their awarded funding during the first week of his or her internship. The remaining half of the funding was awarded upon completion of the internship. Also, upon completion of the internship, each award recipient was asked to complete a short follow-up survey and write a brief paragraph about the internship experience. Each provided a job description as well.
Finding and Managing Internships
The following information may be helpful to you in your role as faculty advisor. Links are provided to read more about it.
Internships. Looking for information to start or manage an internship program for HR students at your university? SHRM's online Guide to Organizing an Internship Program can help.
Encouraging students to become certified HR professionals after meeting experience-based eligibility requirements. The HR Certification Institute is the leading independent, internationally recognized certifying body for the HR profession.
Certifications require professionals to demonstrate their expertise in the core principles of HR practice and the application of those principles. Multiple certifications are designed to meet the needs of HR professionals throughout the world.
The HR Certification Institute develops and delivers credentialing programs, based on practice analyses of current HR practices in the workplace, to validate mastery in the field of human resource management and to promote organizational effectiveness.
Through December 2010, undergraduate students are eligible to take the PHR exam. Check with HR Certification Institute about eligibility for graduate students in HR. Find out more about student certification information, exam dates and fees.
Student programs and student chapters. SHRM's Student Programs web page includes information on the following (all of which may be helpful to you as a faculty advisor to HR students):
- How to join SHRM as a student member
- How to renew your student membership
- Converting from a student membership to a regular membership after graduation
- Awards and scholarships
- Career Center, including information on internships
- Resources for student chapters
- Echoes Newsletter exclusively for HR students
- Student conferences and HRGames events
- How to start an SHRM student chapter
