7.0 Financial Support

Internship option:

The Internship provides an opportunity for the student to explore real-world work with a host institution. The student must complete the following requirements for the Internship:

1. Interview with student advisor and host institution to identify scope of work.

2. Develop a Work Plan. The Work Plan should include a review of the work to be completed at the host institution along with a timeline of deliverables. The student’s advisor is responsible for ensuring that the Internship has appropriate rigor and duration for 6 academic credit hours (minimum of 28 hours off campus per credit hour). It is expected that the Work Plan will include a statement as to the significance of the Internship to applied issues in sustainability. It must also include a literature review.

3. Internship Report. The Internship Report is submitted to the advisor for evaluation and must be publicly presented by the end of the semester of graduation. This presentation is scheduled and organized by the student’s advisor. This presentation of the internship work, must be advertised in the Department and the

Department’s web and social media pages at least one week before the presentation.

4. A copy of the Internship Report must be available in the Department for review at least two weeks prior to the presentation.

For information about Hofstra University Financial Aid or Loan Packages, see: Financial Aid https://www.hofstra.edu/sfs/financialaid/index.htmlThere are also a number of Hofstra University scholarships available. You can find out about them here: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/grad/grad_fa_scholarships.html.

The Department does have a limited number of partial scholarships available through the support of the University. Please send a letter stating your interest in a scholarship along with your application letter to Dr. Jase Bernhardt, Graduate Director of Sustainability Studies. Include a resume.

In addition, there are occasionally research assistantship positions, including a small stipend, available at Hofstra through the support of the National Center for Suburban Studies or other sources of funding. These positions vary by semester so please contact Dr. Bernhardt for information about the current opportunities.