The AMAR foundation is an award-winning charity that works in the Middle East, primarily in refugee camps in Iraq, building and improving the lives and livelihoods of some of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people. For twenty-five years, AMAR United Kingdom has provided professional health care and education on a sustained and lasting basis. The AMAR staff works in London, where they coordinate, raise funds, publicize, and support overseas operations. BYU interns work under the direction of the AMAR Chief of Staff Andrew Methven and experience the daily operations of a successful NGO. BYU interns also attend various All Party Parliamentary Group sessions in the House of Lords, many of which address global women’s issues. Interested students with a background in women’s studies, Middle East Studies/Arabic, nonprofit management, English, or the social sciences are encouraged to apply.
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DATES
Students can select from the following semesters (14 weeks) in 2020:
Winter: 4 January–11 April PROGRAM FILLED
Spring-Summer: 25 April–1 August PROGRAM FILLED
Fall: 5 September–12 December
HOUSING
Students will live in shared flats in central London. Students are responsible for providing their own meals. Shared refrigerators and cooking facilities are available.
COURSES
Students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours during the internship semester (or 6 credits per term spring and summer).
All students are required to enroll for a minimum of 1 credit hour each semester of WS 395R Mentored Study Experience.
Additional courses students select from for the internship may include:
IAS 399R Academic Internships: International
SOC 345 World Populations
WS 399R Women’s Studies Internship
or other internship, directed readings or directed research coursework from their major program.
Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
$3,000–3,500
Includes Latter-day-Saint undergraduate tuition for 12 credit hours (increased cost for graduate, non-Latter-day-Saint students, or more credit), housing, internship placement, international health insurance coverage
Does not include airfare, personal expenses, meals, approximately $1,100 for a visa, and approximately $700 for public transportation in London
AMAR provides a living stipend that covers part of students’ work commute and lunch expenses.
TRAVEL
Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airfare reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent at:
BYU Travel
801-422-6293
travel@byu.edu
280 HRCB
PREPARATION
AMAR interns must be BYU Provo students in their junior or senior year. Students must be adults 18 years of age or older.
Students are required to participate in pre-departure meetings during the second block of fall semester for the winter program or during the second block of winter semester for the spring-summer and fall programs.
Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the end of the program.
An accompanying spouse would need to be a credit-bearing participant on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and participate in pre-departure meetings.
FUNDING SOURCES
Regular BYU tuition scholarships and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to international programs. Pell Grants may be applied to fall and winter semesters.
Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB), will be considered for a study abroad scholarship.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.
Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/student/scholarships).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. The application requires a $35 fee.
Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.
Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program.
Deadlines: Applications are open until filled.
FACULTY
Valerie Hegstrom, coordinator of Global Women’s Studies and professor of Spanish and Portuguese, is a faculty director for the internship.
3148 JFSB
(801) 422-3191
valerie_hegstrom@byu.edu
Renata Forste, associate international vice president of BYU, Kennedy Center director, and a professor of sociology, is a faculty director for the internship.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
101 HRCB
isp@byu.edu
kennedy.byu.edu/isp
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
ISP reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.