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Secretary of State Cathy Cox is pleased to announce several internship opportunities that are now available in the Office of Secretary of State.  They include positions with the: Internships for the spring session will begin Monday, January 5, 2004, and last for 13 weeks.  Each intern will have a variety of responsibilities, and the office he or she works with will aim to assign projects that relate to his or her field of study.  These opportunities are available to juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are currently enrolled in a Georgia college, university, or accredited law school, or are Georgia residents.  The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.75.

Due to recent state budget cuts, we are only able to offer unpaid internships for our spring program.  Interested students must complete an application, provide three references, and attach a resume, as well as participate in an interview with Secretary of state staff.  Applications  must be postmarked by November 3, 2003.

If you have an interest in obtaining a Secretary of State internship, please contact Cara Hodgson at chodgson@sos.state.ga.us or 404/656-2898.  For a copy of the Secretary of State internship application, please visit our website: www.georgiasecretaryofstate.org


HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC

The International Women's Human Rights Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center offers one two-year graduate fellowship for individuals interested in developing their skills as advocates.

The Clinic takes on two to three litigation or legislative projects each year. The Clinic does not have a prescribed set of topic areas on which students and fellows work. Rather, projects are chosen for their capacity to offer Clinic students and fellows the best opportunity to be directly involved in the research, development and advocacy of women's international human rights. All projects emphasize the application of international, regional, and national women's human rights standards in the domestic context and all require extensive comparative analysis with such standards in other countries. Past projects include:

While earning an LLM, Fellows aid in determining appropriate topics for and teaching the clinical course, planning course materials, and supervising students. Therefore Fellows must have excellent organizational, verbal communication, and writing skills. Fellows must also be members of the D.C. bar, or take steps to apply for membership in the D.C. bar (through examination or waiver) upon being accepted for the position. The next available fellowship will begin in the summer of 2004. To apply, please submit resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest by December 1, 2003. Materials should be directed
to:
Professor Susan Deller Ross, Director
International Women's Human Rights Clinic
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2095.

For more information, contact:
Danielle Pelfrey
Domestic Violence Clinic
International Women's Human Rights Clinic
Georgetown University Law Center
111 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
dnp2@law.georgetown.edu
202.662.9640


The Center for Women & Information Technology (CWIT) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is pleased to announce the availability of a merit-based scholarship program to encourage women to prepare for careers in information technology. The CWIT Scholars Program identifies 10 high-achieving high school seniors annually and provides four years of financial and programmatic support for pursuit of a bachelor's degree at UMBC in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a related field.  Now in its second year, the program is open to both women and men who support women's full involvement in information technology.

In addition to financial support, CWIT Scholars benefit from mentoring, internships, service learning opportunities, specialized courses including one on "Women, Gender, and IT," brown-bag lunches, interaction with distinguished participants in the CWIT Speakers Series, and more. Additional information and an application form are available on the CWIT web site: http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/cwitscholars.html.   Application deadline:
January 15, 2004.


2004 Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Deadline: January 15, 2004

Sponsored by the Talbots Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic program of apparel retailer Talbots ( http://www.talbots.com/ ), the Talbots
Women's Scholarship Fund is a $100,000 scholarship program that awards five $10,000 scholarships and fifty $1,000 scholarships annually to women
seeking a bachelor's or associate's degree later in life. Since its inception in 1997, the fund has awarded college scholarships to 330 women ranging in age from their late twenties to their early sixties.

To be eligible, applicants must be women currently residing in the United States who earned a high school diploma or GED at least ten years ago; be seeking a degree from an accredited two- or four-year college,university, or vocational-technical school; and have at least two full-time semesters or twenty-four credits remaining to complete their undergraduate degree.

The deadline for entries is January 15, 2004, or until one thousand eligible applications have been received.  Application forms will be available at the Talbots Website. RFP Link: http://www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp