Princeton University Office of Sustainability

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  until filled

Please read the following instructions in their entirety before beginning your application.

1. Please go to the Office of Sustainability website here to learn more about the details and requirements of the program
    
2. If you close the application before completing it, your entries will not be saved.  Please be prepared to complete the application, including uploading all documents, at one time.
    
3. After you've submitted your application, you will receive an email confirmation that we have received it.

A completed application consists of the following elements:

A personal statement, no more than one single-spaced page in length.

A one-page resume that includes a clear outline of your education, work history, public service experience (on and off campus) and relevant skills. 

The following items are optional for you to complete. No information you provide in this section will be used in a discriminatory manner. The responses allow us to better track and manage our applicant pool.  The information received is not shared with our sponsor organizations and has no impact on intern placement decisions.

Please provide names and contact information for two references (no peer or family references) who could be contacted if necessary.  Common references include professors,  former employers,  or coaches.  References may be contacted by University staff and sponsor organization supervisors.

Reference 1:

Reference 2:

Please write a one page single-spaced personal statement (longer statements will not be accepted). Please address, among others of your choice, the following points and questions:

• Why you want to spend the summer learning how to communicate issues of sustainability
• Why you are interested in working with local community partners to tell sustainability stories
• Why you are interested in working with the Office of Sustainability and helping enhance the civic engagement element of the Princeton Sustainability Plan
• How your academic studies, work and personal experiences have prepared you for this internship
• If you were to make 3 short videos today on the topic of sustainability, what topics would you chose and why?
• How do you envision yourself working in small audio and video production teams?

Please upload your personal statement below.  We cannot make any changes to the application after submission, so please be sure that the information is correct and complete. 

You must include your name, class year and internship name on the personal statement.  In addition, please name the document as follows:  LastName_FirstName_InternshipName.  We have many applicants, and we need to be able to distinguish your statement from others.  Please make sure that the file contains a .doc or .docx extension.

YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU HIT "SUBMIT" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

Please upload a one-page resume that includes a clear outline of your education, work history, public service experience (on and off campus) and relevant skills. 
  
We cannot make any changes to the resume after submission, so please be sure that the information is correct and complete.  

You must name your resume as follows:  LastName_FirstName_Resume.  For example:  Smith_Mary_Resume.doc.  We have many applicants, and we need to be able to distinguish your resume from others. Please make sure that your resume has an extension, either .doc, .docx or .pdf.

For assistance in preparing your resume, contact Career Services.

YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU HIT "SUBMIT" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

Privacy Policy: For the purpose of applying for an internship, I hereby consent to the release/disclosure of the information and documents that I am providing with this application, including but not limited to my resume and personal statement and other personal information, to the internship program that I have selected above.   Information contained in the section entitled "Optional Information" as well as my official transcript will not be released or disclosed to any third parties.

Financial/Tax Information:  Please see the Pace Center website for specific information.

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Please check that you have done the following:

1. Read all instructions thoroughly
2. Filled out the online form carefully and completely
3. Uploaded a personal statement
4. Uploaded a resume