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Financial Aid Information

Specific scholarships for the IDIP program are available. Information on student financial assistance is available through Student Financial Services. Additional resources may be available in the form of need-based scholarships and low interest loans. For further information, contact:

Student Financial Services
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue, PO Box 222000
Seattle WA 98122-1090
(206) 296-2000

Application Process

Students applying for the International Development Internship Program (IDIP) program must submit completed applications and supporting materials by late April.

Students must be of junior standing or beyond (in any major) and have a minimum of a 3.4 grade point average. In addition, three references, a univeresity transcript, and a two hundred word statement of purpose essay explaining why you want to be a part of the program are required.

Further, students must possess the:

  1. Capacity to work and live effectively under remote, isolated conditions.
  2. Freedom from medical conditions requiring regular access to medical care or access to specialized care.
  3. Ability to live and work effectively without access to counseling or other pyschological support.
  4. Aptitude to rely on a small, close-knit community of development professionals, home-stay family.
  5. Skill and willingness to engage in demanding cross-cultural, professional projects.
  6. Flexibility, confidence and fortitude in ambiguous independent situations.

The application can be downloaded here as a Microsoft Word document or here as a Adobe PDF document.

Students applying for the spring/summer Research for Development Graduate Program (RDGP) can submit applications beginning from winter quarter to mid-march.

The form can be obtained on campus by contacting the director
(Dr. Quillian, jquill@seattleu.edu).