Internships

An internship in LGBTQ Studies offers students the opportunity to engage with and contribute to organizations who focus on LGBTQ issues, work, and advocacy outside of a classroom.

Any 彩民宝典 undergraduate student with a 2.0 GPA and 30 hours of credit may apply for LGBTQ Studies Internships. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the听Undergraduate Certificate in LGBTQ Studies. Please note that you must be enrolled at 彩民宝典 the semester that the internship takes place.

Department-Sponsored Paid Internship Opportunity - Spring 2025

Provided by the generous support of the Thomas R. Stephens Support听Fund

This is a 蝉迟颈辫别苍诲-蝉耻辫辫辞谤迟别诲听颈苍迟别谤苍蝉丑颈辫 for Spring 2025. Students will also have the option to receive听credit for the internship. Students will be expected to intern 10 hours per week throughout the semester. They will receive a $2400 stipend upon completing their hours, paid in monthly installments from January through April 2024. Students must apply for select stipen-supported internship opportunities.

Apply for Stipend-Supported听Internships at the following sites听(application will go live October 1st):

OASOS (Open and Affirming Sexual Orientation and gender identity Support) Internship听and Peer Educator
History Colorado: LGBTQ+ Collections Internship
One Colorado Internship

To earn academic credit, students will be registered for up to 3 credit hours of LGBT听3930. Students are charged tuition for the internship according to the number of credit hours enrolled. Students will indicate internship site interest on their application. The internship site听will review student applications and assist in making final decisions regarding select internship site placements.

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Interested in other internships? Follow the听process below:

Find an Internship Site听
- The majority of your internship work should be related to the field of LGBTQ studies. However, the organization itself might not be LGBTQ-focused. For example, you might intern at a school to develop an initiative for LGBTQ teens or you might intern for a local congress member looking to outreach to LGBTQ constituents. You might intern at a theater company producing a play that engages with LGBTQ themes. If you need help finding an eligible internship, email LGBTQ@Colorado.EDU.
Meet with site supervisor to establish weekly schedule and time commitment听听
- 听We recommend sharing with your site supervisor the听Internship Supervisor Evaluation Form,听so your supervisor is clear on what is expected of them and of you by the end of the semester.
- As a reminder, students are expected to work 10 hours per week at their internship site.
Find a faculty sponsor from the LGBTQ Studies affiliate faculty听听
- Search for faculty whose research aligns with your internship interests and/or a faculty member whose class you鈥檝e taken (contact LGBTQ@Colorado.EDU听if you need guidance)
Work with faculty sponsor to determine semester check points and final portfolio materials to be submitted for a grade听听
- Typically, students are required to maintain weekly time sheets, produce monthly reports, create a portfolio, and write a summary essay based on their internship experience that contextualizes their work in a larger historical and sociological perspective.听
Complete Internship Application forms and submit to LGBTQ Studies听鈥�
- Fill out the听 with the faculty sponsor and list assignments you will complete and the due dates and send听to听LGBTQ@Colorado.EDU听
- LGBTQ Studies program coordinator will follow up with you to confirm your internship and and help register you for credits.

LGBTQ Internship FAQs

Any 彩民宝典 undergraduate student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and 30 hours of credit may apply for LGBTQ Studies Internships. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the听Undergraduate Certificate in LGBTQ Studies. Please note that you must be enrolled at 彩民宝典 the semester that the internship takes place.

LGBTQ Studies Offers three paid internships through the generous support of the Thomas R. Stephens Support Fund.

Students are responsible for finding an internship site that can offer听a minimum of 40 hours for each hour of academic credit听they register for (a听3-credit internship would require 120 hours of work, roughly ten hours/week over the semester).听Please note, students can earn up to six credits for internships overall.听

The department-sponsored paid internship for Spring 2025, students will be expected to intern 10 hours per week throughout the semester. You will also have the option to recieve credit for the internship through LGBTQ Studies.

Yes!听Students must find a听faculty sponsor from the LGBTQ Studies faculty affiliate page.听We recommend contacting faculty early in the planning process.

For department-sponsored paid internships the LGBTQ Studies Director, Dr. Emmanuel David, will be your Faculty Supervisor.

In agreement with the faculty sponsor, the student will determine the academic deliverables they will submit by the end of the semester for a grade.听Typically, students are required to maintain weekly time sheets, produce monthly reports, create a portfolio, and write a summary essay based on their internship experience, putting their work into a larger historical and sociological perspective. The student鈥檚 final grade will be based on听the evaluation by the internship supervisor and听on the materials that the student will turn in to the faculty sponsor.听Completion of materials the student submits to the faculty sponsor does not count toward the internship credit hours.

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