2024-25 Ignatian Center's Jean Donovan Fellowship Application

This application is a combined effort to streamline Mission Critical Internship applications from:

  • Ignatian Center
  • College of Arts and Sciences (REAL program)
  • LEAD program


Students awarded the Jean Donovan Fellowship and CAS REAL Fellowship will have the following commitments.:

  • Complete 2 short check-in surveys and exit survey.
  • Complete poster, written report, or other summary.
  • Submit photos, videos and other reflections.
  • Fellows may be able to submit Jean Donovan Fellowship assignments in place of REAL Fellowship assignments.


This and other Mission Critical Internship/Fellowship are listed on a Dashboard for details, descriptions, and deadlines.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Example: Winter 2025

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Your current GPA on a 4.0 scale for all classes. Numbers only.

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Please clarify "Other"

Please share any other relevant activities, commitments, and/or involvement.

Contact Information

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About the Opportunity

Have you reached out to an organization(s) that you are interested in working with? Please select all that apply.

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Please list the full name of the organization(s) and their website address(es).

City, Country

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Are you interested in applying for the JDF+? If yes, please check this box.

If yes, please list the language and describe your proficiency.

How did you hear about the Jean Donovan Fellowship?

Please share the name and contact inforamtion for a SCU staff or faculty member with whom you have discussed plans for your Fellowship and would serve as a reference for you.

Essay Questions

After learning about the JDF, reviewing the program components and commitments on the website, what is it about the Jean Donovan Fellowship that appeals to you the most? Why?

Describe the work you are proposing for the summer in as much detail as possible.

Please name the organization(s) that you plan to work with. Why are you interested in working with this organization?

Please describe what your role will be with this organization.

Please describe which dimensions of your proposed role will be working directly with people who are served/clients of your placement organization.

Discuss ethical considerations and the potential negative impact you may have as a volunteer in your community. How might you mitigate these impacts?

Discuss your interest in JDF Intensive (JDF+). For more information about the JDF+, please visit

https://www.scu.edu/ic/programs/student-leadership/jean-donovan-fellowship/intensive/

Please select any of the SCU units where you're also applying.

Please share any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions that you may have.

Upload PDF or JPG files, one at a time. Please attach all that apply:

• Writing sample. Required for Miller Center Fellowships.

• Tentative budget. Required for REAL supplemental funding of any award through other units.

• Other relevant items.

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