樱桃视频

Pathways Summer Scholarship Program

To help offset the costs of pursuing an internship/pathway experience and to assist with student financial need, 樱桃视频 awards competitive scholarships to undergraduate students who obtain internships or other approved off campus pathway experiences, such as fieldwork, research, etc; meet the eligibility and criteria guidelines of the program; and are selected for participation by the Pathway Scholarship Council. 

CRITERIA
The application will be evaluated based on the criteria below:

• Evidence of a meaningful experience and involvement in significant professional work or research
• Evidence that the experience will provide opportunities to apply academic studies to the work or research experience
• Evidence of preparation by the student for the experience
• Evidence that the experience is related to the student's post-graduation/career goals
• Evidence of financial need to help cover expenses

Confirmation of internship acceptance (Must have been offered and accepted a pathway experience before applying for scholarship)  

• Pathway experiences in areas listed on the government sanction list or the U.S. State Department Travel Warning List are not eligible for a scholarship.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Amounts awarded to the student will vary based upon the amount of funding provided by the sponsoring organization and the student's demonstration of financial need. 

APPLY

Log in to the GO System at www.usm.academicworks.com using your SOAR credentials.

• Hover over 鈥淥pportunities鈥� and Select 鈥淥urs鈥�
• Search for Pathways Summer Scholarship and click the gold 鈥淎pply鈥� button
• Students must have already accepted a pathway experience and submit the complete application.

The priority deadline is March 1, 2023 but will continue to take applications until either all funding is accounted for or by May 1, 2023. 

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving: Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information

Oral/Written Communication: Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.

Teamwork/Collaboration: Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.

Digital Technology: Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.

Leadership: Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.

Professionalism/Work Ethic: Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.

Career Management: Proactively develop oneself and one鈥檚 career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one鈥檚 strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one鈥檚 organization.

Global/Intercultural Fluency: Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism

Pathway Graduation Cord: 

Have you completed a pathway experience, such as an internship, fieldwork, research, or job related to your major? If so, complete the Pathway Reflection (approximately 15 minutes) to receive a FREE pathway cord to wear at graduation. To access the pathway reflection, click

Pathway Experience Preparation (P.E.P.) Module: 

Need help preparing for an opportunity like an internship? Start the Pathway Experience Preparation (PEP) modules to help put some PEP in your next career step and earn an undergraduate professionalism badge!

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NACE Career Readiness Competency Icons: 

Career Competency Icons to embed in syllabi, presentations, workshop flyers, etc. 

Click for access. 

Parker Dewey Micro-Internships

Students are encouraged to apply the teachings of this course to real-world experiences at their earliest ability. A recommended way to do so is with a Micro-Internship through Parker Dewey. These are short-term (typically 5-40 hours), often remote, flexible opportunities to gain real-world, project-based, paid experience in a wide range of industries and fields. Go to to learn more and set up your account.

The Center for Pathway Experiences has a few types of presentations that we can present to your class. 

• Center for Pathway Experiences Overview (5 - 15 Minutes) - this is just a quick overview of the center, what we do and offer students, where we're located, and how to get connected to us.
• Pathway Search 101 (30 Minutes) - this includes the overview but goes into detail on how to use the online resources to search for internship opportunities. 
• Pathway Preparation (60 Minutes- this includes the overview, pathway search 101, and also includes tips on resume building and how to communicate with employers when searching for an experience. 

For scheduling the Center for Pathway Experiences to present to your class, click