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The RTC Internship Program at Create Caribbean Research Institute is an academic enrichment initiative. Students will be exposed to the culture of academic research, digital humanities and community engagement. Students will receive the opportunity to collaborate, learn and to practice their own talents on projects of importance to the college community, to national development and to building regional and international networks as students and scholars.<\/p>\n

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Program Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"2014-12-05The internship program is a paid academic enrichment program. Students will receive US$500 per semester during the course of the internship program subject to satisfactory academic performance and program progress. Any changes to the payment schedule will be made by the Director of Create Caribbean Research Institute.<\/p>\n

To be eligible for the RTC Internship, students must be enrolled at Dominica State College or other qualifying institution and available and willing to commit approximately 10 hours per week during the regular semester to work and learn in the practice-based research environment of the Institute and 20 hours per week for one month during the Summer.<\/p>\n

Interns who successfully complete the academic and service requirements of the program will be awarded a Certificate in Caribbean Digital Studies from Dominica State College. A special recognition ceremony will take place at the end of each academic year to recognize students who have completed the internship program.<\/p>\n

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Program Activities<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"Interns will work under the guidance and instruction of the Director and staff on digital humanities research and teaching tasks for a range of programmes and activities related to the Institute\u2019s academic and community objectives. Interns report to the Director of Create Caribbean Research Institute via the Internship Coordinator who supervises their tasks and manages schedules and reporting.<\/p>\n

Interns are expected to learn and apply research and writing, and information and communication technology (ICT) skills to a variety of academic research projects (in digital and other formats). These include digital humanities projects designed at Create Caribbean as part of the academic program, placement at community organizations and agencies to apply digital humanities and other research skills, Create and Code technology education workshops for children, and other programming and fundraising activities offered by the Institute.<\/p>\n

Interns may also be asked to perform various administrative and support tasks to the Institute, particularly related to the dissemination of information about Create Caribbean\u2019s calendar of events.<\/p>\n

Priority majors for the internship program include (although other majors will be considered):<\/p>\n