
Read Annie Murphy-Hagan's Blog about her Summer 2008 Jean Donovan Internship experiences at Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Portland, Oregon.
Jean Donovan Summer Fellowship
The Fellowship is named in honor of Jean Donovan, an American woman who lived, worked, and died in solidarity with the impoverished and oppressed of El Salvador in the nineteen-eighties. The Jean Donovan Summer Fellowship is designed to encourage and support students who desire to deepen their understanding of social justice issues through a summer community-based learning experience. The Fellowship provides $1,500 in grant funding to recipients. All students who will be returning to Santa Clara University for the following year are eligible. The grant is intended to help cover costs for the summer experience, such as travel, lodging, and program costs. It may also be used as a stipend for students who engage in unpaid work in the community closer to home. It may not be used toward formal study abroad programs.Responsibilities…Spend the summer working with youth in Los Angeles…Work with Habitat for Humanity in Chile … Teach English to children in Vietnam…Do you yearn to work for social justice? Let this Fellowship help!
Application Process
Additional InformationContact InformationDo you already have questions? Contact Valerie Sarma at the Kolvenbach Solidarity Program or Laurie Laird at the Arrupe Partnerships for Community-based Learning. |
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The Fellowship is named in honor of Jean Donovan, an American woman who lived, worked, and died in solidarity with the impoverished and oppressed of El Salvador in the nineteen-eighties. The Jean Donovan Summer Fellowship is designed to encourage and support students who desire to deepen their understanding of social justice issues through a summer community-based learning experience. The Fellowship provides $1,500 in grant funding to recipients. All students who will be returning to Santa Clara University for the following year are eligible. The grant is intended to help cover costs for the summer experience, such as travel, lodging, and program costs. It may also be used as a stipend for students who engage in unpaid work in the community closer to home. It may not be used toward formal study abroad programs.


