South Africa-Washington Internship Program

SAWIP 2007 intern, Zim speaks before members of Congress in the Capitol Building. Can you see yourself speaking before members of the Press and the Diplomatic community?

Here are some facts to keep in mind...

Applications for 2008 will open February 25th 2008 and remain open till March 21st 2008.

Your application must be submitted in Microsoft Word.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your application is submitted completely and correctly, and also succinctly. Verbosity will not be rewarded!

As you will discover, this year's Application form 2008 is not brief. It is 14 pages long and requires a whole lot of work. So we recommend that you do not leave it to the last minute. Download a copy early and start working on a draft. This document requires MS Word.

You will also discover a second Instruction Document 2008 that explains the Application form and gives you all the important information that you need. Be sure to read it in full BEFORE you fill in the application. This document requires Adobe Reader.

SAWIP will email you a response to let you know that your application has been received. If you don't receive that confirmation, please email us a query to make sure. Sometimes, there are technical hitches.

Successful applicants will be notified if they have been selected for an interview by March 22nd 2008.

Interviews will be conducted on March 26th 2008 and selection will be made March 27th.

How to Apply in 5 easy steps:

1. Click Application and Instructions to DOWNLOAD and SAVE these files on your computer. (If you have difficulties downloading the Application or Instruction files, please email.)

2. OPEN the SAWIPInstructions2008-Revised.doc on your computer and BE SURE TO CAREFULLY READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.

3. OPEN the SAWIPApplication2008-Revised.doc and FILL IT OUT.

4. When you have finished, use SAVE AS to save the file and be sure to use YOUR OWN NAME in the file name with family name first followed by your first name (no space), as in SmithMary.SAWIP2008.doc. NOTE: failure to name your file using your own name could result in misidentification of your file.

5. EMAIL your completed MS Word application file AS AN ATTACHMENT to application@sawip.org; Subject: [YourLastName, YourFirstName] SAWIP Application. BE SURE TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE WE CAN ALWAYS REACH YOU. This is where we will send confirmation that we received your application and any future information.

Good Luck!

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