Awards
$1,500.00 for the James A. Finnegan Award; additional individual $1,000 awards; honorable mentions as recommended.
Placement in a named summer internship in state government.
Finnegan Interns also earn weekly salaries paid by state agencies during their state government employment.
The internships are named for the late James A. Finnegan and other men and women who have made important contributions to the "art of government" in Pennsylvania.
Summer Experience
Students are assigned positions in state government. These internships may be in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government. Interns attend seminars with leading elected or appointed public officials and key media personnel. In order to receive the monetary awards, applicants MUST be available to secure an internship during the summer for a minimum of 8 weeks and a maximum of 10 weeks, generally beginning in late May and ending mid to late August.
Eligibility
Undergraduates, who at the time of essay submissions, are attending accredited Pennsylvania colleges/universities and Pennsylvania residents attending accredited colleges/universities elsewhere, who have completed at least 1 semester, are eligible to apply.
Selection
A panel of distinguished judges, under supervision of the Board of the Finnegan Foundation, chooses a number of winners. The judges consider a student's background, civic endeavors and career interests, and the designated written essay on a political science theme. Winners are announced in late march at a luncheon in the Governor's Residence.
Application Deadline
Application, together with attachments, must be emailed no later than 11:59 pm on January 31, 2020 or POSTMARKED no later than January 31, 2019. Email or mail application to:
Kathy Speaker MacNett, Treasurer
The James A. Finnegan Fellowship Foundation
320 Market Street, Suite 600W
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 233-1000