Urban & Environmental Policy

Summer Affordable Housing and Community Development Internship

Are you interested in issues of affordable housing, homelessness, community development, and improvement of conditions in low-income neighborhoods? If so, consider applying for Oxy's paid summer internship program in affordable housing and community development.

Application deadline is March 1, 2013.

2013 Summer Affordable Housing and Community Development Internship

The college has funding for several internships. The students selected for this internship will be paid a $3,900 stipend, will be provided with room and board on campus (based on income, but with a maximum payment of $120 per week for the summer), and will work full-time for a community-based non-profit organization in Los Angeles working on affordable housing issues. Additional funds for travel expenses may also be available.

Interns will learn about housing policy and housing development issues. They will work full-time (35 hours per week) for 10 weeks, between May 27 and August 3, 2013. The organizations will include those listed below as well as several others:

The interns will work with professional staff on a variety of projects dealing with housing development, housing policy, and/or housing advocacy. The student will also participate in events sponsored by the Occidental College Undergraduate Research Center's summer research program. The student will be required to keep a journal, meet with a faculty member during the summer to discuss the internship, and write a final paper dealing with some aspect of the internship and the topic of affordable housing.

Occidental frosh, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply. There is no formal application form. To apply, you should provide the following:

1. Your name, major, class (i.e. frosh, sophomore, junior), GPA, and the name of a faculty member who can serve as a reference.
2. A one-page statement explaining why you are interested in this internship
3. A copy of your resume

Please send the application to Sylvia Chico at the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute. You can bring it to UEPI and put it on Sylvia's desk, or email it to her (in MS Word) at schico@oxy.edu.

If you have any questions about the internship, please contact Professor Peter Dreier at dreier@oxy.edu or (323) 259-2913.

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2013.

This is part of the Oxy Summer Research Program.

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  • Email: schico@oxy.edu
  • Phone: (323) 259-2991
  • Mailing Address: Occidental College, UEPI (MS-M1), 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041