Aristocrat/VGT Internship

All AISES Internship applications have three stages.

Stage 1: General Application

All students must complete a general application in the OASIS scholarship (internship) platform. Go to https://cobellscholar.academicworks.com to set up an account if you are a new user in OASIS or log into your existing account. OASIS is separate from the AISES membership portal and requires a unique username and password.  Keep your OASIS login information as you may need to log-on multiple times to upload documents and check to see if your letters of recommendation have been submitted by your recommenders.

Stage 2: Internship Applications

Students must fully complete the OASIS general application to view the internship(s) for which are eligible. To apply for an eligible internship, students must answer the required questions and submit all requested documents. Once completed, the internship will show up as “applied” in the scholarship tab. Each internship must be applied for separately and each internship will have unique requirements.

Required Documents for all STAGE 2 Applications

• Resume: Submit your current resume through the OASIS platform. E-mailed resumes will not be accepted. If you need help creating a resume, your school will likely have a Career-Services office that can help. You can also find many good resources at https://careers.aises.org/jobseeker/resources.
• Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation, one from a faculty advisor or professor, endorsing the student’s overall qualifications, educational abilities, leadership participation and potential benefits to be gained by the student through participation in the program.
  Be sure to give your recommenders plenty of time to complete their recommendation (at least three weeks). It is often helpful to talk with them before you submit the form, to ensure they can complete a positive recommendation for you in a timely fashion. All recommendation letters must be submitted through the OASIS platform.
• Essays: Students are required to submit 3 essays, up to 500 words each that indicate interest in and motivation for the summer internship position.  These essays are an important part of the scholarship review process.  
  • Essay Prompt 1: Please share why you feel you would be a good candidate for this internship.
  • Essay Prompt 2: What stimulated your interest in your chosen major or area of study?   

Stage 3: Post Acceptance

After the scholarship deadline, all applicants will go through a review process. Finalists will move into post acceptance where they will be required to submit additional documents for verification.   

Required Documents for all STAGE 3 Applications

• Most Recent Academic Transcripts
• Academic Institution Enrollment Verification  
• Tribal/Native Enrollment Verification 
• Online Internship Agreement
• Recent Photo/Headshot

Eligibility Verification

All eligible candidates will be reviewed via a telephone interview with a focus on:

• Match of student interest and qualifications
• Student's interest in a career within the relevant corporation, as evidenced by their program of study, work experience, and/or stated plans;
• Student's academic and professional achievements and student's level of demonstrated maturity and stated commitment to program;
• Endorsements by faculty advisor or professor, in the student's chosen field of study;
• Student's demonstration of oral, written, interpersonal, organizational, and learning skills; and
• Evidence of student's community involvement.

For internships requiring technical skills or for other related reasons liaisons or other officials may elect to participate in the evaluation of applications, on an as-needed or required basis. Recommendations are made by AISES, based on criteria provided by the participating intern agency/corporation and the agency makes its final selections, if any.

​Please note that part of the review process may involve a telephone interview.

Finalists may be interviewed by the partner with a focus on:

• Match of student interest and qualifications with specified intern agency/corporation;
• Student’s interest in a career within a subject area relevant to the intern agency/corporation, as evidenced by their program of study, work experience, and/or stated plans;
• Student’s academic and professional achievements and student’s level of demonstrated maturity and stated commitment to program;
• Endorsements by faculty advisor or professor, in the student’s chosen field of study; 
• Student’s demonstration of oral, written, interpersonal, organizational, and learning skills; and
• Evidence of student’s community involvement.

For internships requiring technical skills or for other related reasons, liaisons or other officials may elect to participate in the evaluation of applications, on an as-needed or required basis