CIWEA's Bernard L. Hyink Student Scholarship
Summer 2024- Spring 2025 Academic Year
The California Internship & Work Experience Association (CIWEA) will select up to two students to receive a $1,000 scholarship each. Honorable Mention and other categories may also be awarded.
Students apply by submitting an essay that describes how their academic internship, co-op, or work experience has influenced their career choice.
Essays are submitted by students to a CIWEA member on campus or at the work site. After a review process, the selected students will receive their scholarships. Local students are invited to attend the Annual Conference and/or other CIWEA events, when possible, for recognition.
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Scholarship Details
Traditionally, two $1000 scholarships are awarded. Depending on submissions, we usually award one to a student from a 4-year university and one to a student from a 2-year college in California. A certificate of achievement will be awarded to the second-place winner in each category.
Student Eligibility:
Open to all undergraduate and graduate students attending 2-year and 4-year institutions in California.
Any major may apply.
Completed Internship or Work Experience during summer, fall, or spring while a student is on your campus (must be a verifiable academic experience completed between June and May).
Previous award recipients are not eligible.
Student applications (essays) must be submitted through a CIWEA member at the student’s college/placement organization.
Student Essay Requirements
To apply, your students must submit a double-spaced, 12-point font, essay using Word format doc or docx of no more than 750 words, addressing the following topic:
“How My Internship/Work Experience Has Influenced My Career Choice"
Students must include a cover page with the essay title, their name, college or university name, and the total number of words in the essay. Without the required formatting and all cover page information, the essay will be disqualified.
Essay Rubric: Career Impact (10 pts.), creativity (5 pts.), clear and well-written (5 pts.), and level of analysis/reflection (5 pts.).
Essays should reflect college-level writing skills. Poorly written essays or those with numerous errors will not be competitive. Save the essay, along with the cover page, with a file name that contains the student’s first and last name, the college name, and the 2- or 4-year institution. Example: John.Doe.MiraCosta.2 or Jane.Doe.StMarys.4.
2024-2025 CIWEA Bernard L. Hyink Student Scholarship
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION FORM & ESSAY UPLOAD
•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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