Student Resources

Scholarships/Fellowships:

John E. Robson Scholarship, a yearly scholarship awarded to CSB students.
Eligible applicants must be current College of Saint Benedict sophomores or juniors majoring or intending to major in Economics, Sociology or Political Science.
John Brandl Scholars, an endowment to support summer faculty or student research.
Brandl Scholars were begun in 2008 by the Whalen Family Foundation in memory of esteemed politician and civic leader John E. Brandl (SJU '59).
Marie and Robert Jackson Fellows Program, offering up to nine student fellowships of $4,000 each for full-time summer civic engagement projects.

All outside scholarships can be found on our Scholarship Opportunities page, or on the McCarthy Center blog.

Coro Fellows Program, a full-time, nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, intelligent and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena.
Fellowships in Public Service, on this page you will find descriptions and contact information for a variety of nonprofit and public policy fellowships.
MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA, a service-learning opportunity that will attempt to bridge the gap that exists between campuses and communities. Members will create and expand programs that ultimately bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty.
Environmental Career Apprenticeship Application Form, a full-time, 6 months paid staff position that will be based in the Sierra Club's Washington D.C. legislative office.
CSB/SJU students pursuing graduate school.

Those with internship listings are welcome to e-mail spenk@csbsju.edu to get their internship listed.

Our resource page for graduate schools is a work in progress. The goal is to help CSB/SJU students who are moving towards a graduate program in any area of public policy. This includes fellowship and other funding opportunities, events and awareness, and stories of past CSB/SJU graduates now in the arena of public policy.