CIWEA's Bernard L. Hyink Student Scholarship
Summer 2024- Spring 2025 Academic Year
Each year, CIWEA traditionally awards two scholarships of $1,000 each. Based on submissions, one scholarship is typically granted to a student from a four-year university and another to a student from a two-year college in California. A Certificate of Achievement will also be presented to the second-place recipient in each category.
FACULTY & STAFF
2024-2025 Hyink Scholarship Application Information
Sample Flyers to Edit with Your College Information:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Submission Deadline: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 5:00 PM
Max Essays per Campus: 10
Only CIWEA members may sponsor and submit essays - Join Today!
Questions? Contact CIWEA Scholarship Director: Serena Federman - sefederm@cabrillo.edu
STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES
Review Bernard Hyink Scholarship rules & requirements.
Set an earlier campus deadline to collect student essays.
Edit and share the Hyink Scholarship Flyer with your campus deadline & contact details.
Complete the Certification Form below & upload essays.
Receive an email confirmation upon submission.
ELIGIBILITY
Student must have completed an Internship, Work Experience, or Co-op between June 2024 – May 2025.
The student’s school or work site must be a CIWEA member.
Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible.
STUDENT ESSAY REQUIREMENTS
Format: Double-spaced, 12-point font, Word doc (doc/docx), Google doc, PDF
Word Limit: 750 words
Topic: “How My Internship/Work Experience Has Influenced My Career Choice”
Cover Page Required: Title, Name, College/University, Word Count
Essay Rubric: Career Impact (10 pts), Creativity (5 pts), Writing Clarity (5 pts), Analysis/Reflection (5 pts)
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION FORM & ESSAY UPLOAD
Form completed by CIWEA Member (Faculty/Staff)
•Please fill out one form for each student essay you wish to submit. You may submit a maximum of 10 student essays from your campus/company
•At the bottom of the page you will find a section where you will certify that your students completed their internship, work experience, or co-op between June 2024 and May 2025.
•Complete “Applicant Certification Form(s)” no later than Thursday, May 1, 2025.
*Each student essay must have a first page or cover page that provides the required student information.
Scholarship Info and Forms
2022 Award Recipient Essays:
2021: (Covid suspension)
2020:
Four-Year CSU San Marcos student:. Megan Hammerschmidt
Two-Year RSJC student: Clay Brookfield
2019:
Four-Year William Jessup, Alyssa Mielke
Two-Year CCSF student: Shalini Bhatia
2018:
Four-Year College/University Student: Jessica Santavanond, Cal Poly Pomona
Two-Year College Student: Sarah Olsen, Mira Costa College
2017:
Four-Year College/University Student: Miriam Perez, Cal Poly Pomona
Two-Year College Student: Gerardo Reyes, College of the Canyons
2016:
Four-Year College/University Student: Alia Bonetti, CSU Long Beach
Two-Year College Student: Courtney Wiscarson, College of the Canyons
Who was Bernard L. Hyink?
Dr. Bernard L. Hyink, or “Bernie” to those who knew or worked with him, was a past president (1976-77) of CIWEA (then known as the California Cooperative Education & Internship Association or CCEIA) and a past president (1980-81) of the national Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA). He was a professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton where, additionally, he founded and was Director of the Center for Internships and Cooperative Education.
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