Quest Bridge Internship

http://www.questbridge.org/about/jobs/summer_intern_flyer_09.pdf
Job Title: Summer Intern with an interest in issues of access to education
Dadline: March 16

The QuestBridge Summer Internship Program is for outstanding undergraduates with an interest in issues of access to education. Founded in 1994, the Quest Scholars Program assists highachieving, low-income students with the college admissions process. Its signature admissions program, the QuestBridge National College Match, is run in partnership with 25 top colleges, including Amherst, Columbia, Stanford, and Williams.

Last year, the College Match helped more than 900 students gain admission to partner schools,
winning over $40 million in scholarships in the process. Over 30% of all low-income students at
our partner schools come from the College Match. Working for QuestBridge offers students a
unique opportunity to help to build an organization that has the potential to have a profound effect on the demographics of higher education in America. For more information about
QuestBridge, please visit our website: http://www.questbridge.org.

QuestBridge is an entrepreneurial non-profit, and we seek energetic self-starters who enjoy
dynamic work with a diverse group. Our staff of 16 comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and their previous roles include educator in inner-city Oakland, Rhodes Scholar, consultant to the United Nations secretariat, astrophysicist, and emergency room physician.
Each Summer Intern will work on a team with the QuestBridge staff, but will be directly
supervised by one staff member.

Project assignments may include:
-Organizing and executing intensive 1-day conferences at Stanford and Yale that will serve as a
crash courses in college admissions for the top low-income students in the country.
-Researching and conducting Quest’s recruiting and outreach to high school students, teachers
and organizations.
-Designing and supporting a website that serves as a college admissions portal for the nation’s top low-income students. Strong writing and editing skills a plus.
Preference will be given to Summer Interns who are able to participate in work-study programs or who are willing to pursue grants for their summer work. Contact jobs@questbridge.org to request an application. Please send a resume and application to jobs@questbridge.org by 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Monday, March 16, 2009.

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