The WOTR Internship Program is especially designed to support candidates at Masters level from Agricultural, Rural Management and Social work academic institutes who are committed and have strong desire to have an exposure in Natural Resource Management and Rural Community Development sector.
WOTR Internship Program will support for 1 to 3 months depending upon the policy of their respective institutes for the internship programmed.
Maximum 12 internship are available every year (four from Management, four from Agriculture and four from social work institute).
The candidate will be chosen on their academic achievements, commitments towards Rural Community Development and Natural Resource Management.
Candidate may enroll in a master’s level program in their respective institute may pursue any academic discipline or field of study which is towards the upliftment of rural community and natural resource management.
Procedure for application
It is expected that candidate should write a covering letter of interest to Director, WOTR for internship. The letter should be attached with CV.
Candidate have to choose three topics of her/his interest from WOTR website and interact with the host organization, WOTR.
In coordination with the WOTR and the candidates guide of the respective institute the topic of the study selected.
The objective of study should have been decided in the interest of rural community identified by WOTR as well as should be of candidates interest. Based on the topic and objectives of the study, candidate has to prepare a synopsis and decide the methodologies in consultation with their guides from their institutes. (The study should be supported with at least 20% sampling). Students have to submit a copy of synopsis to WOTR (which includes methodology, objectives, expected outcomes, duration and time period of the activities) before 15 days of her/his arrival to field work. She/he also has to give brief presentation on the synopsis at the beginning of the fieldwork at WOTR head office. After completion of the summer internship (field work) candidate have to give brief study report and presentation on the same. After final presentation and report preparation on the summer internship in the institute, a soft copy as well as hard copy has to be submitted to the host organization WOTR.
If any student wants to take leave for domestic purpose on medical ground s/he should have to take permission and /or inform from reporting officer at WOTR head office and to the In-charge of Regional Resource Center, which the student is placed under.
