APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR TERJENIAN-THOMAS 2010 PROGRAM EXTENDED
Noyan Tapan
Dec 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian
Assembly of America (Assembly) announced that the application deadline
for the 2010 Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program in Washington
has been extended to January 10, 2010. The eight-week summer program,
now entering its 33rd year, is designed to provide college students of
Armenian descent the opportunity to intern in the nation’s capital,
while taking part in a full schedule of educational, social and
cultural activities. Interns will have the opportunity to discuss
Armenian-American issues during meetings with Members of Congress and
other government officials. Partial and full housing scholarships
for the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program in Washington
are available to eligible students on a competitive basis.
Applications are available on the Assembly’s web site at aaainc.org.
According to the above mentioned web site, the Assembly also offers
a similar internship program in Yerevan, Armenia. The Yerevan program
provides students the opportunity to live and work in Yerevan.
Students will work at Armenian government agencies, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), medical centers, as well as meet with Armenia
and Nagorno Karabakh officials and tour historical sites in and around
the country. The application deadline for this internship program is
February 15, 2010.