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Month: January 2019

Published on Leave a comment on GW Career Quest Boston & NYC – Application Deadline February 11

The GW Career Quest program offers students an exclusive opportunity to gain an up-close and personal experience with leading organizations in Boston during the summer and New York City during Fall Break!
Through this program, select undergraduate students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 (e.g., current sophomores & juniors) and currently enrolled graduate students will:  
  • hone their informational interviewing and networking skills with employers
  • learn how an organization works and about their job and internship opportunities
  • hear from employers about their professional journeys and the pathways they followed to career success  
  • connect with GW alumni professionals in the Boston and New York City metropolitan areas
  • explore the culture and experience the pulse of two major cities
Summer 2019: Boston Trek (All Industries)
Sunday, August 18 — Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Confirmed Boston site visits include Wellington Management and Skyword. Site visits will be announced as confirmed.
Boston Trek info: cqboston@gwu.edu
Fall Break 2019: New York City Media/Communications Trek ​
Sunday, October 20—Tuesday, October 22, 2019  

Past New York site visits have included NBA, Mic, Facebook, New York Times. Site visits will be announced as confirmed.

NYC Trek info: ​cqnewyork@gwu.edu
APPLICATION DEADLINE (for both Boston and NYC treks): Monday, February 11, 2019, at 12 Noon EST. For a list of past visits, FAQs, and application information, please visit go.gwu.edu/careerquest.

Published on Leave a comment on Shutdown Tips and Resources

Useful Tips

We are currently in the midst of the longest federal government shutdown in modern history which has unfortunately impacted many Elliott School students and alumni. If you are currently furloughed or your internship has been placed on hiatus, Senior Career Coach Tara D. Sonenshine has a few tips to help you deal with the shutdown.

  1. If your internship or job is affected and you need wages, consider doing part-time work either service industry or contacting your previous employer to see if there is work you can do since you know that previous organization well.
  2. Stay in touch with the person who hired you or supervisors you to get a sense of timelines and needs.
  3. Consider applying for short term consultancies or Research help on campus to any of the GW jobs listed on Handshake. Professors will understand if you have to leave on short notice to Pentagon or State, etc.
  4. Use the time to come to career-related events including Career Café on Tuesdays, drop-in hours with coaches, Dinner with Alumni on Thursdays, Grad Lab, foreign language lunches.
  5. Temp Agencies: If the shutdown drags on for an inordinate amount of time, consider signing up with a temp agencies, such as Colonial Temps.

Resources for Furloughed Employees

  • &pizza: Free pizza for government employees (with valid ID) from 6-8 p.m. daily
  • Bishops: Free haircuts for furloughed federal workers
  • The Fairfax County Connector is also offering free rides to federal employees with valid ID.
  • In response to the partial government shutdown, the Capital Area Food Bank is holding free Pop Up Markets for government employees and contractors affected by the furlough.

Please see DC Food Policy Council for a more comprehensive list of food assistance resources.

Published on Leave a comment on Need an internship? Want money to do it? Check out “Interning Abroad” 2/6 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM
While the spring semester has only just begun, the deadlines for the International Internship Grant and Freeman Foundation Grant are quickly approaching.
GSS will be hosting an "Interning Abroad" info session and panel  February 6th, from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Room 505, with food provided.

Student panelists will be available to answer your questions. Examples of their internship experiences include:
Please make sure to RSVP through Handshake!

Published on Leave a comment on APPLY for Summer Language Study Funding!
Looking for funding to advance your language studies this summer? Applications are being accepted for the Summer FLAS  2019 (Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program) opportunity.
The application deadline is February 1, 2019, and more details about the fellowship as well as the application can be found by visiting the following link: https://www2.gwu.edu/~fellows/fellowships/SummerFLAS.html

Published on Leave a comment on International Affairs Review Call for Submissions – Deadline 2/8
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW 
 
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 
The International Affairs Review (IAR) is a non-profit, peer-reviewed, academic journal published biannually in Washington, DC. It is an independent, graduate student run publication sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
 
The submission deadline for IAR's Summer 2019 print issue is February 8, 2019. Submissions must follow the guidelines below:
 
• Authors must be current or recently graduated GWU graduate students. 
• Papers must relate to current issues in International Affairs. 
• Papers must not have been previously published elsewhere. While simultaneous submission is discouraged, if an author's paper is accepted elsewhere, the author must notify IAR to remove it from consideration. 
• Papers should be 2,500-5,000 words, double-spaced at 12 point font, and properly documented according to Chicago Manual of Style guidelines (with complete citation in endnotes - see website for examples). 
• Preference is given to papers concerning timely global or regional issues with policy recommendations. 
 
For further information visit www.iar-gwu.org
 

Submissions should be emailed to iar@gwu.edu in .doc or .docx format and include a 100-word biography of the author and an abstract of no more than 250 words.

Published on Leave a comment on 49th St. Gallen Symposium – Essay Competition

Discuss your ideas with the global elite, create an impact and enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland. Apply until 1 February 2019 and seize the opportunity to qualify as one of 200 “Leaders of Tomorrow” for the 49th St. Gallen Symposium by competing for the 31st St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award with a prize money of CHF 20,000.

The 49th St. Gallen Symposium will be held from 8–10 May 2019 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is devoted to the theme “Capital for Purpose”.

Have a look at the competition question and requirements at symposium.org/competition, register now to receive the latest news and tips, and hand in your essay no later than 1 February 2019 – only 1 Week left! Check out www.youtube.com/user/StGallenSymposium and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to get more insights on what awaits you in St. Gallen.

Published on Leave a comment on Last Chance to Submit Your Idea for $20k!

Start your application for the 2019 GW New Venture Competition!
2019 GW New Venture Competition (GW NVC)
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 6, 2019; 1:00 p.m.
Eligibility | How it Works | Success Stories | Prizes and Recognition

Published on Leave a comment on Call for Abstracts! GW Research Days

GW students and trainees are invited to showcase their work and compete for prize money at the 24th annual GW Research Days. This event features poster presentations and keynote speakers, and is dedicated to highlighting the breadth of research, scholarship and discovery being done at GW.
Faculty, postdocs and staff are encouraged to support the presenters by attending!
All abstracts must be submitted by Thursday, February 28, 2019.
  • Tuesday, April 9th focuses on undergraduate and graduate student presentations in the arts, business, education, engineering (including biomedical engineering), humanities, law, mathematics, sciences and other topics. Participants are required to present a poster.
2019 Workshops
Workshops have been planned to help prepare presenters for GW Research Days. The first session, providing tips about the abstract submission process and designing posters, will be held on Monday, February 11, 2019 from 5:30-6:30 pm in Gelman Library. RSVP to attend or review the full list of 2019 workshops. Future workshops will focus on preparing a poster and presenting to the judges.
For More Information
For more information, including tips for writing abstracts, sample abstracts and upcoming workshops, please visit the GW Research Days website, contact resdays@gwu.edu or tweet us @GWResearchDays.

Published on Leave a comment on Bretton Woods Committee announces Owen Award Essay Contest

The Bretton Woods Committee invites graduate students to submit brief essays to the Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest on the following topic:
Learning from the economic disruptions of the interwar years, the architects of the Bretton Woods agreement sought to establish a multilateral economic system that would foster international cooperation. How can the Bretton Woods institutions evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century global economy and revive the spirit of international cooperation for the future?

Eligibility and submission information can be found here!

he deadline for essay submissions is March 17, 2018 at 11:59pm ET.

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