Alvarez Grant

The Alvarez Summer Internship Grant program engages Trinity students in matters and activities falling under the MAS mission and promotes Trinity University's relations with non-profit organizations whose activities are related to the MAS Program and its mission.

This grant awards $5,000 to Trinity students who complete unpaid internships at non-profit organizations that work mostly with or within the Latino community.

Requirements and Eligibility:

• Create a relationship with a non-profit organization/agency that has Latina/os as its principal clientele OR with an organization/agency related to MAS initiatives (MAS offers guidance for this requirement)
• Minimum GPA requirement of 2.7
• Sponsorship of a Trinity University faculty member
• Approval of the MAS Executive Committee

How to Apply:

Submit the following documents via Jotform:

• ​​2-3 page written proposal for internship, including some background of the organization, a program of activities and objectives, and how this experience fits into your course of study
• A letter from the organization officially granting the internship
• Letter of support from Trinity faculty mentor
• Curriculum vitae or resumé
• Unofficial copy of transcript

Application deadline is 10 days before spring break.
 

Grant Details 

MAS internships must provide students with an academically substantive experience; involve an activity or project that directly addresses the mission of the MAS Program; and be sponsored by a Trinity University faculty member. The program includes a $5,000 grant, on-campus housing and a 1-credit annotation on the student's transcript.

To obtain an internship grant award, the applicant must have her/his proposal accepted by a potential faculty mentor and must secure an official letter of approval from the agency in question. Internships must be held over the course of a summer.

At completion of internship, intern must submit the following items:

• A poster or oral presentation on internship experience which provides information on the intern's agency; describes the nature and significance of the work the intern engaged in; and offers an assessment of the intern's experience.  Presentations will take place at the end of the summer session during the Trinity Summer Symposium
• 4-6 Photos from internship that may be used on MAS social media and/or website

NOTE: Any student is allowed a maximum of two internship grants during the course of their tenure at Trinity University.