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Sepember 29, 2008

Looking for more?  Check out the wide variety of internship listings on Route 47 and find the internship that's right for you!

Science in Germany: RISE Internships in science and engineering http://www.daad.de/rise/en/1.html

Receipt Deadline: January 31, 2009

Also go to http://www.daad.de/rise-pro/en/index.html for internships with German companies; Receipt Deadline: January 25, 2009.

Heart School (Education and Info Mgt)
Assistant English Teacher positions in Japan

Heart English School is seeking graduates who are native English speakers to teach in public junior high and elementary schools in Japan. We offer positions similar to what is available through the JET Program. The company provides training, assistance in finding housing and rental car (if needed), sponsors work visas, and lends support throughout the contract.

We are looking for some applicants willing to start immediately, and then will have other openings for September and April of each year.

HOW TO APPLY:
For more information or to apply, please e-mail Kent Phillips (Pomona College graduate, 2004) at teach@heart-school.jp, and of course, please mention your Pomona connection!

Families USA (Nonprofit, Soc Sci, Soc Svcs)
Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice

The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Villers Fellows work in our health policy department and assist our organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities.

Specifically, Villers Fellows will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues, and write and contribute to publications that are relevant to current health policy debates.

HOW TO APPLY:
You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on our Web site: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html

DEADLINE:
January 15, 2009

Families USA (Nonprofit, Soc Sci, Soc Svcs)
Wellstone Fellowship

The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy, focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color.

Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, we hope to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups.

HOW TO APPLY:
You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on our Web site: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html

DEADLINE:
February 6, 2009

American Heart Association (Health and Medicine)
Undergraduate Student Research Award

The Undergraduate Student Research Program is intended to enable promising undergraduate students from all disciplines to consider careers in heart or stroke research. Students are assigned to leading cardiovascular research laboratories in California, Nevada, and Utah for a ten-week period during the summer to work under the supervision of experienced scientists. The projects students work on range from basic molecular research to direct physiological studies, and some opportunities for participation in more clinical investigations are also available.

Applicants must be enrolled full-time at a college or university in California, Nevada, or Utah at the time of application, or be a resident of one of these states. Participation by women and traditionally underrepresented candidates is encouraged.

HOW TO APPLY:
For information and forms, visit http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013196

DEADLINE:
December 2, 2008