Each year the Kokkalis Program welcomes applications from students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate or PhD programs at Harvard University, for a limited number of small grants to be used towards non-paying (or low-paying) summer internship and/or research projects located in or concerning Southeast Europe.  (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey)

Priority will be given to internships/projects in the following fields: development (economic, sustainable, human resources, etc.), the public sector, government, human rights, social policy and security. 

The grants aim both to encourage and support work experiences or research that complements students’ academic work, and to promote summer work experience and research in Southeastern Europe.  Students must find their own internships.

Please also note that upon return from their destinations, grant recipients will be required to provide the Kokkalis Program with a written report that summarizes their internship/research experience.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must submit the following:

• 1-page proposal describing their internship or research proposal.  Please include an explanation of how the internship you have secured is the best opportunity for you to gain the type of experience that you are seeking or, for research projects, how it relates to your academic work and goals.  For both internships and research projects, identify specifically what your roles/tasks will be versus just providing the published internship description or a general description of the research project;
• 1 letter of recommendation (i.e., from a faculty member, from the student’s department or academic supervisor) addressed to the Kokkalis Program;
• CV/Résumé;
• Itemized budget, clarifying what expenses the grant money would be used to cover; If applicable, please also specify other sources of funding that you secured for your project (i.e., SIF funding).
• (Before final award of the grant) Proof of internship in the form of an official letter from the institution hosting the internship.  This letter must be on the official letter-head of the host institution and signed by the internship supervisor or relevant person from the institution.

Please email* your applications to: kokkalis_program@ksg.harvard.edu, or
mail to:

Kokkalis Program
Suite 160
124 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

*If you email your application (1-page proposal, CV, itemized budget), you still must post your letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope signed on the back by the recommender AND the proof of internship letter. Please include "Internship Application" in the subject line of your email.

GRANT AWARDS: The grant amounts will be determined after reviewing all complete applications.  The grant awards are meant to supplement unpaid or low-paid internships or research work for expenses directly related to the experience (i.e., travel to the internship site, housing, daily transportation, etc.).

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Complete applications must be post-marked no later than April 16, 2007. Finalists may be asked to make a short presentation of their internship or research proposal to the Kokkalis Program. Awards will be announced approximately 3 weeks after the deadline.

Past Internship Recipients