Internships
Human Development & Family Science majors are encouraged to complete a capstone professional development opportunity in the form of a full-time professional internship. The internship typically occurs during the semester following completion of all coursework. Students are jointly supervised by a faculty internship supervisor and an experienced on-site supervisor at the internship location. HDFS students and sites who want to learn more about the HDFS Internship Process can review the following process outline:
Internship Scholarship Program
About the Scholarship
The Internship Scholarship Program (ISP), offered by the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD), provides scholarships for career-related internships. Beginning in Summer 2019, the OCPD has provided unrestricted awards of up to $3,000 to offset the cost of professional internships that provide minimal or no compensation. Starting in Fall 2022, these internship scholarships will be available to students every academic semester.
Eligibility
- Must be an undergraduate student in good standing and completed at least 30 credit hours, or a graduate student in good standing.
- Plan to complete and have secured an internship that is at least six weeks in length and a minimum of 240 hours.
- The internship meets NACE internship guidelines.
- Must not have received an ISP award previously.
Applications
Applications will include the following:
- Application via Google Form
- Résumé
- One (1) Letter of Recommendation
- An estimated budget of how scholarship money would be used; click here for a sample budget spreadsheet
- WINGS Financial Aid award information (screenshots are allowed)
Recent Internship Locations
| Human Development and Family Sciences Sallie Zetterower Elementary School – Public PreK |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire |
| Choices of the Heart |
| Make A Wish Georgia |
| Division of Family and Child Services – Chatham County |
| Frazer Center Child Development Program |
| The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development |
| Omega Elementary School – Public PreK |
| Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer |
| Giving Children A Chance of Georgia [GCAC] |
| Aurora Day Camp- Sunrise Association |
| Calvary Day School – School Counselor Office |
| Child Development Center at Georgia Southern University |
| Circle of Hope |
| St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital Social Work Acute Rehab & Transitional Care Units |
| The Lodge at Bethany – Resident Engagement |
| Camp Kudzu |
| Igniting Hope Georgia |
| Greene/Morgan County Department of Family and Children Services |
| Bulloch County Department of Family and Children Services |
| Jay’s Hope Foundation |
| Child Advocacy Services SEGA |
| Connection Church Statesboro GA |
| Hand in Hand International adoption agency |
| The Alzheimer’s Association – Georgia Chapter |
| The Sunshine House, CAC |
| Kate’s Club |
| The Family Center *Nashville TN* |
| Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center |
| Southern Manor Senior Living |
| The Living Vine Christian Maternity Home |
| Savannah/Chatham CASA |
| The Teal House |
| Union Mission |
| United Way Effingham |
| Stepping Stone Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center [Dublin, GA] |
| Willow Pond Senior Care |
| Georgia Division of Aging Services |
| Ronald McDonald House of Columbia |
| Southeast Bulloch High School – Public PreK Classroom |
| St Andrews Montessori School |
| The Institute of Human Services (Honolulu, HI) |
| KinderCare |
| Deliver the Dream (Florida) |
| Camp Twin Lakes [Rutledge, GA] |
| Regancy Southern Care Hospice |
| Splash in the Boro – Youth & Family Programming |
| St. Joe Hospitality Resort – Children’s Programming (Florida) |
| The Suzuki School at Ponce City Market |
| Hospice Care Options [Macon, GA] |
| Bryan County Cooperative Extension Office – 4-H Programming |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia- Macon, Ga |
| Angel Eyes Supervised Visitation |
| Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc. |
| Telfair County Elementary School – School Counselor’s Office |
| Hearts and Hands Clinic |
| Chicago Autism and Behavioral Specialists [CABS] Savannah, GA |
| Douglas County Task Force |
| Family Promise of the Coastal Empire |
| Coastal Georgia Babies Can’t Wait |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County |
| Spectrum Behavioral Associates Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic and Center for Social Skills Development [Acworth, GA] |
| The NASCAR Foundation, Daytona Beach, FL |
| Bulloch County Cooperative Extension – 4-H Programs |
| Mattie Lively Elementary Preschool Intervention Program – Autism Classroom |
| Gwinnett County Juvenile Courts |
| Bulloch County Board of Ed – Parent Liaisons Office |
| Clayton County Cooperative Extension – FACS Programming |
| Safe Haven |
| ACLU Ga |
| Extra Special People [Watkinsville, GA] |
| East Tennessee Children’s Hospital |
| Camp Sunshine |
| Day League (DeKalb Rape Crisis Center) |
| Rincon Elementary – Preschool Intervention Program |
| Tattnall County Cooperative Extension/4-H |
| Rincon Elementary School |
| Ochsner Hospital for Children |
| Hospice Savannah/ Full Circle |
| Light Of Hope ABA |
| CURE Childhood Cancer |
| Southern Crescent Sexual Assault & Child Advocacy Center |
| Bethany Christian Services – Columbus |
| Impact Counseling & Consulting [Conyers, GA] |
| Village Autism – Tucker, GA |
| Make-A-Wish-Savannah |
| Camp RAD |
| Severns Valley Baptist Church [TN] |
| Action Pact- Reidsville, GA |
| The Lily Pad SANE Center [Albany, GA] |
| CASA SOWEGA [Cordele, GA] |
Last updated: 12/2/2024
