APPLICATION

MATE CENTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

You cannot save your online application to complete it later, so when you begin this application, be sure you have all of the following information:

  • Your current GPA
  • Dates that you are available from/to
  • Detailed contact information for three professional or academic references
  • Information to describe the skills you have in the following areas: (NOTE: it is NOT required that you have experience in all these areas! The MATE Center takes your skills and tries to best match them to available internships. If you have any training (formal or informal) or experience in any of these areas, please be sure to check the box and give specific information on your level of experience.)

    • Time management
    • Working on teams
    • Computer sciences (software, hardware, programming)
    • Natural sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Oceanography)
    • Lab and fieldwork (safety and sampling)
    • Skills (GIS, electronics, construction, industrial)
    • Certifications (Diving, Ham, Pilot, HAZWOPER)
    • Maritime (safety, seamanship)
    • Hobbies

Please complete the following application and print it following submission. The printed application and all supporting materials (a brief cover letter describing your ideal internship and career goals, a current resume emphasizing your skills and work experience, an academic transcript, and at least one letter of reference) must be submitted electronically AND arrive by mail prior to the March 5, 2012, deadline to be considered. For more information, see http://www.marinetech.org/education/internships/applications.php.

Personal Information

First name:
Last name:
School:
Major:
Year in school:

Is your college a MATE partner?: Yes No
(see http://www.marinetech.org/partnering/educational.php for a list of MATE partners)?

Is this a community college?: Yes No

Expected graduation month:
Cumulative G.P.A. (unofficial is o.k.):
Email:
Best Phone number (including area code) to reach you:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?* Yes No
*NSF requires particpants to be US citizens or legal permanent residents

Optional Information:
Female Male (Check one)

Birth Date:

Do you qualify for FAFSA? Yes No

Ethnicity (choose one or more): Caucasian Hispanic/Latino African American American Indian Pacific Islander(a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, Tonga and other centeral pacific Islands) Other (indicate)

Enrollment:
Full-Time (+12 Units) Part- Time (>12 Units)

Do you have disabilities that you need special accommodations for:
Yes (please describe)

Give highest year of education completed by your parents or guardian(s) (enter code; see below)
Father: Mother: Guardian(s):

1. No high school; 2. some high school; 3. high school graduate; 4. Some college;
5. 2-year college graduate 6. 4yr college graduate; 7.Postgraduate

1. I am available to work during the following dates:
Starting work date:
Ending work date:

Except for this date span: (If necessary, select a span of dates, by clicking two dates in the calendar, that fall within your start and end dates that you will be unavailable to work.)

Please note that you will not be considered for any position whose start or end dates fall outside of the availability listed here.

SKILLS

2. I have experience and skills in the following areas (please briefly describe your work experience or training for each; please refer to your resume where appropriate):

NOTE: it is NOT required that you have experience in all these areas! The MATE Center takes your skills and tries to best match them to available internships. If you have any training (formal or informal) or experience in any of these areas, please be sure to check the box and give specific information on your level of experience. We electronically sort these applications based on what skills are required in each internship, so if a box is not checked for a certain area, you will NOT be considered for any internship that requires those skills.

Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines
Describe experience:

Working on teams
Describe experience:

Use of basic hand and power tools

Knowledge of GIS/GPS
Describe experience:

Biological field survey/sampling methods
Describe experience:

Geological field survey/sampling methods
Describe experience:

Chemistry
Describe experience:

Water quality sampling
Describe experience:

Laboratory safety/protocol
Describe experience:

Diving certification
Describe experience:

Knowledge of marine safety
Describe experience:

Computers (select one or more of the options below related to your level of computer use)

I am not comfortable with computers without assistance
          

I can use email and search the internet
          

I can create my own web pages
          

I am able to use basic programs
          

I am comfortable with the following operating systems
          

I can create computer programs (indicate language)
          

I am able to troubleshoot basic computer issues (explain)
          

I am able to troubleshoot networking issues
          

 

List all computer software with which you are competent

Electrical Skills (select one or more)

I am not familiar with electronics and electricity

I have basic skills with soldering and using a multimeter or similar tool

I have advanced training or experience with electronics and can troubleshoot many systems

Industrial training

hydraulics
pneumatics
welding
other:

Describe experience:

Equipment repair/maintenance
Describe experience:

Other:
Describe experience:

Additional information or special considerations:

REQUIRED: List three professional references (along with their telephone number, email address, and mailing address) who know you well and have supervised your academic or work experience (please do not provide and personal references such as family members or personal friends):

Note: After submitting your information, you will be taken to a page that you will need to print and mail with your other documents (cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a letter of recommendation). All documents must be emailed and mailed to arrive prior to the application deadline (for more information, see http://www.marinetech.org/education/internships/applications.php).  Please ensure your information is accurate prior to submitting.

The MATE Center shall not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identifications, race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, handicap (or disability), or age in any of it's policies, proceduers, or practices, in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 pertaining to race, color, and national origin and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American Disabilities Act, pertaining to disabilities and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, pertaining to age. Limited English language skills will not be a barrier to admission to and participation in vocational education programs.

If you have any questions, please contact Tami Lunsford, Mate's internship coordinator at (302) 731- 3035 or tlunsford@marinetech.org.

 
 
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