Apply for John Smartt Summer Scholars 2025!

Applications are open!

Join our John Smartt Summer Scholars Program.

We are pleased to open applications for our virtual internship program, John Smartt Summer Scholars. The program provides interested graduate students (masters and doctoral) with the opportunity to gain professional experience, network with scholars in the field of higher education, and learn essential research and programming skills related to equity and leadership in higher education.

The JSSS program is named in honor of CMSI longtime supporter John Smartt, and seeks to recruit ambitious individuals who demonstrate an interest in learning more about Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The internship, centered on the scholarship and programs of CMSI, includes financial compensation and will offer selected interns practical research skills and programmatic skills that will help them as they move forward in their careers.

Interns will receive generous benefits including a $2,000 stipend, faculty mentoring, opportunities to gain research and professional experience, and an invitation to attend ELEVATE, a multi-day professional development workshop for early career, tenure-track faculty at MSIs.

This year's John Smartt Summer Scholars Program will be held virtually from Monday, June 2 -Friday, July 11, 2025.

If you are interested in participating, please complete the online application by March 11, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Selected interns will be announced by email in April 2025.

ELIGIBILITY DETAILS

Must be a master’s student in any discipline

Must be interested in conducting research or practice related to Minority Serving Institutions

Must be available to work 19.5 hours a week during the duration of the program

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Application Close Date: March 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET

Selection Announcement: April 2022

Program Dates: June 2, 2025 - June 11, 2025

Please forward this call for applications to anyone you think might be interested in applying.

For questions or more information, please contact Gisselle Criollo at gisselle.criollo@gse.rutgers.edu.