CO-OP Assistance Award

CO-OP A$$ISTANCE AWARD
APPLY FOR A SUMMER 2024 CO-OP/INTERNSHIP A$$I$TANCE AWARD

Application deadline: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Several employers, including Gulfstream Aerospace and those employers in the Eagle Career Champions Program, (United Aviate, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Textron, and Global Aerospace), Career Services Team members, Alumni and Friends have made donations to the Co-op/Internship A$$istance Award Program. Career Services is able to offer some deserving students participating in a Co-op or Internship a little extra money for expenses during the summer Co-op/Intern semester. Their generosity has helped to minimize selected students’ concerns, relieving a little bit of the financial burden and therefore allowing a student to get the maximum benefit from the practical work experience.

Daytona Beach students can APPLY for a Career Services sponsored Co-op/Internship A$$istance Award ($100 up to $1000) to help defray some expenses they may incur when they go on a Co-op or Internship experience during the summer semester. Money could be used for personal expenses, gasoline to travel to the industry site, professional clothes to wear at work, to help pay rent, to pay for lodging if you non-rev to LAX or HNL, or even to “dine” at Hell’s Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory or even In-N-Out Burger.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS  BY THE DATE THE STUDENT SUBMITS THE APPLICATION TO APPLY.

(NOT AT THE END OF SPRING TERM)

• Be registered in Handshake with an approved resume uploaded
• Have met with their Career Services Program Manager for a Mandatory Advising Session
• Have signed a Student Agreement
• Be enrolled full-time in current (Spring 24) and past (Fall 23) semester

   

  REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION INCLUDE:

• STUDENT AGREEMENT
• RESUME
• TRANSCRIPT (Unofficial)
• ESSAY (one page max/double spaced 250-500 words)  Address ALL of the following:

• "What is your story? Are there or have there been difficult times, situations or circumstances in life that have been or are challenging? Have you had hardships that you have had to overcome in order to continue/complete your education?" 
• "How important have finances been in your pursuit to complete your education (jobs, scholarships, loans, financial aid, etc.)”?
• "If you are awarded co-op assistance, explain how this financial award ($100-$1000) could benefit you.”

REMEMBER, YOU MUST Meet the University Co-op/Intern Policy for eligibility to earn ACADEMIC credit (credit hours/GPA) AND be a degree-seeking DB student in good standing AT the end of the FALL 23 term.

SUNDAY, March 3l, 2024

Application Deadline

Submission of Resume, Student Agreement, Transcript, and Essay

You do not need to have an official offer from a company for an internship at the time you submit application documents (Resume, Student Agreement, Transcript, Essay). However, you must upload a Resume in Handshake, have a Mandatory Advising Session, and sign a Student Agreement by the date you submit this application.

Apply online at https://forms.office.com/r/wJUm5BLjYr

For Questions contact: Sally.Richards@erau.edu

SUNDAY, May 12, 2024

Co-op/Intern Contract and Registration completed

**Students MUST have accepted a position and completed a Co-op/Intern Contract with Career Services for registration by SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024 in order to be considered for a monetary award.  Students must be enrolled for academic credit for the work experience in order to be considered for one of the financial awards.**

A committee will select the Award recipients. Recipients may be awarded a Co-op/Internship A$$istance monetary award for Summer 2024 based on:

• Meeting the requirements/qualifications
• Candidate's essay detailing life’s challenges and hardships and persistence in obtaining education
• Having been selected by a company/organization for a Summer 2024 Co-op/Internship
• Completion of Co-op/Intern contract and registered for a full-time co-op or internship (3-6 academic credits for undergraduate students or 3 credits for graduate students)
• Exceptions: An undergrad student is registered for a 3 credit internship to fulfill a requirement in the curriculum or the employer only offers a 10 or 12 week summer program