The award offers students the equivalent of $15 per hour up to a maximum of $5000 to support unpaid internships.

Yes, students must be enrolled in a for-credit, department-based internship course such as COMM 368, PHIL 368, SPAN 369, or UNIV 068, a zero-credit, tuition-free course facilitated by the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office that offers transcript recognition.

Humanities students majoring in specific programs such as African American & African Studies(BA/BS), Organizational & Interpersonal Communication(BA), Asian Studies (BA), Art History (BA), Cinema Production, Theatre (BA), Philosophy (BA), Visual Studies (BA), Political & Legal Studies (BA), Applied Language Studies (BA), Religious Studies (BA), Creative Writing (BA), History (BA), Journalism (BA), Literature (BA), Technical Writing (BA), Professional Writing (BS), Cinema & TV Production (BA), French, German, Japanese, Spanish, World Cultural Studies/World Languages and Cultures (BA), Communication Studies (BA), Women's & Gender Studies (BA/BS), and Media Studies (BA) are eligible.

Internships at government agencies, public service fields, or nonprofit organizations qualify for the stipend. These positions must be unpaid or modestly compensated.

Contact the Monarch Internship & Co-Op Office at internship@odu.edu. This course requires a minimum of 50 hours and can be enrolled anytime during the semester. Click here to receive the add/drop form to enroll in UNIV 068.

To apply, students need to complete an online application, which takes about 10 minutes and requires a resume and internship offer letter. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted with a two-week processing period in mind.

For general inquiries or application assistance, contact the Monarch Internship & Co-Op Office at internship@odu.edu.

MICO and MHIA serve as the central unit for supporting work-based learning initiatives at ODU. We provide advising support to students, collaborate with employers, and work with academic departments to expand work-based learning experiences.

ODU provides two ways to get help locating a nonprofit internship: The Monarch Humanities Internship Academy offers one-on-one meetings with staff to discuss internship interests, curricular requirements, and career goals. You may contact the MHIA office to schedule an appointment by calling 757-683-5627, by sending an email request to internship@odu.edu, or by following this link and completing a brief questionnaire. Internship Coordinators in your department can help find relevant internships. Contact the Chair of your Department if you are unsure who your coordinator is.

Stipend recipients must complete a for-credit internship course or UNIV 068, create and share an ePortfolio, and complete an Internship Exit Survey.

Once accepted, you will be enrolled in a Canvas course that provides all the instructions and materials you will need, including detailed ePortfolio guidelines. ePortfolio support can be found by visiting www.odu.edu/asis/eportfolio or contacting eportfolio@odu.edu.

Inclusion of High Impact Practices Applicants are encouraged to consider the inclusion of High Impact Practices (HIPs) as part of their Micro Grant efforts. Championed by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), HIPs are approaches to teaching and learning that have been demonstrated to enhance student engagement and academic achievement. Old Dominion University proudly supports the following HIPs which strongly align with the Academy’s Micro Grant process: Capstone Courses and Projects Collaborative Assignments and Projects ePortfolios Internships Learning Communities Service- or Community-Based Learning Experiences and Projects Undergraduate Research Projects Writing Intensive Courses To learn more about HIPs, visit: aacu.org/trending-topics/high-impact

Your proposal will be reviewed by Academy personnel and relevant Subject Matter Experts according to the following criteria: Approach – 40% Clearly identifies gap in curriculum Proposed activities are clearly aligned Strategies are practical/feasible Achievement of Outcomes – 40% Project aligns to Explore, Prepare, Apply outcomes Strategies support student achievement of outcomes Demonstrations of achievement are appropriate and provide evidence of outcome attainment Project Impact – 10% Project is reproducible Approach is sustainable without future grant support Significant number of students (based on average annual enrollment) are impacted Budget Plan – 10% Budget plan is well-defined Budget plan is feasible As a reminder, accomplishments and lessons learned by the WBL Micro Grant recipients will be shared as an important step in fostering a college-wide dialog on WBL in the humanities.To that end, if your proposal is funded, you will be expected to submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community.

Faculty members who teach undergraduate courses in the following humanities degree programs are eligible to apply: African American & African Studies (B.A. or B.S.) Asian Studies (B.A.) Art History (B.A.) Visual Studies (B.A.) Applied Language Studies, English (B.A.) Creative Writing, English (B.A.) Journalism, English (B.A.) Literature, English (B.A.) Professional Writing, English (B.S.) Technical Writing (B.A.) Cinema & TV Production, Communications (B.A. ) Communication Studies, Communications (B.A.) Media Studies, Communications (B.A.) Organizational & Interpersonal Communication (B.A.) Cinema Production, Theatre (B.A.) Philosophy (B.A.) Political and Legal Studies, Philosophy (B.A.) Religious Studies, Philosophy (B.A.) History (B.A.) Spanish, World Cultural Studies (B.A.) German, World Cultural Studies B.A.) French, World Cultural Studies (B.A.) Japanese, World Cultural Studies (B.A.) Women's & Gender Studies (B.A. or B.S.) Instructors from both TT and NTT career tracks may apply, but are required to have participated in the Humanities at Work Faculty Workshop prior to submitting a proposal. While not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with the university’s Director of High Impact Learning Initiatives to discuss the proposal before an application is submitted.

For general inquiries, application assistance, or to participate in a curricular mapping consultation, please reach out to Dr. Lanah Stafford (lstaffor@odu.edu), Director, High Impact Learning Initiatives, Office of Academic Success.

If your proposal is funded, you will be expected to submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community. Specific details on grant report expectations will be provided to awardees.

Monarch Humanities Internship Academy (the Academy) provides pathways, resources, and stipends to expand work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for humanities students. Through the Curriculum Development Work-Based Learning Micro Grant program, the Academy provides pedagogical resources and financial incentives to empower faculty to more intentionally incorporate WBL in the Humanities curricula. The flexibility of the WBL Micro Grants centers faculty insights and expertise to identify and design a strategy that best meets the needs of their program and students. With their discipline-specific expertise, professional networks, and daily interactions with students as instructors and mentors, humanities faculty are vital partners in this collaborative effort.

All WBL Micro Grant proposals must incorporate WBL in alignment with one area of the “Explore, Prepare, Apply” framework and produce evidence demonstrating achievement of the outcomes associated with the selected area. Accomplishments and lessons learned by WBL Micro Grant recipients will be shared as an important step in fostering a college-wide dialog on WBL in the humanities. To that end, Grant awardees must submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community. Student samples may only be shared with proper consent in compliance with FERPA regulations.