Study Abroad in The Hague, Netherlands

For information about Keith Sherin International, National Student Leadership, Keith Sherin Global Leaders and the Wolanin Internship, please download the Student Opportunties brochure  (.pdf).

Keith Sherin Global Leaders

Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program in The Hague, Netherlands — COE, ECHO Expertise Center for Diversity Policy, and The Hague University of Applied Sciences will co-sponsor 20 TRIO students for a three-week study abroad experience as part of the Keith Sherin Global Leaders program. The Summer 2020 program will take place June 26 thru July 18, 2020, in The Hague, Netherlands, and applications are due to COE by February 1, 2020. Students must be current participants in TRIO SSS and McNair programs, and the programs must be institutional members of COE. Applications for the program are available here  (.pdf) and the program announcement is available here  (.pdf).

For more information, please contact Holly Hexter at (202) 347-7430 or (holly.hexter@coenet.org) with any questions.

Thomas R. Wolanin Congressional Internship

Position Summary — The Thomas R. Wolanin Congressional Internship  (.pdf) is designed to provide individuals who are in the first generation of their families to graduate from college with an opportunity to observe the federal policy-making process first-hand and to participate in that process

Primary Responsibilities — Researching legislation; attending and summarizing meetings, briefings and hearings; drafting talking points and memos; and providing support to Congressional staff.

Qualifications, Stipend, and Timing of the Internship — For more information about these, please see the flyer  (.pdf).

Application Process — Each candidate for the Wolanin internship must be nominated by a current or former staff member of a TRIO program. In addition to the application form, the candidate must also submit a letter explaining his/her interest in policy and in the internship, undergraduate transcripts, a resume, and a letter of support from a faculty member.

Applications are due by January 31, 2019; applicants will be notified of their status by mid-April 2019. At the time, the scheduling of the internship will be finalized. The Council for Opportunity in Education is responsible for securing the internship placement. The application is available for download in Word  (.doc) and Adobe  (.pdf) format.

For internship questions, please contact Holly Hexter via e-mail (holly.hexter@coenet.org) or phone at (202) 347-7430.

National Student Leadership Congress

Each year, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) hosts the National Student Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C., for first-generation high school students from TRIO programs across the United States and territories. Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Upward Bound Math/Science students serve as delegates in an intensive 6-day leadership experience through participation in a Mock Congress Competition, Diversity and Inclusion Training, Interactive Learning Lab, Monument Tour, and a day on Capitol Hill.

Click here for a recap of the 2019 National Student Leadership Congress.

The 31st Annual National Student Leadership Congress will be held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from Saturday, June 13-18, 2020. A brochure may be downloaded here  (.pdf). Nomination forms are available here.

Upon completion of this form, nominators will receive a student application form, which is due to the Council for Opportunity in Education by March 1. For more information, please contact Justis Lopez at (justis.lopez@coenet.org).