Career Services – Internship Exemption Form
Submission Deadline: October 30, 2015
Instructions: Complete this form, print, and sign it, then submit it with printed copies of all requested attachments to the SPP Director of Career
Services. Please
note:Name:
Exemption from the internship requirement is not granted automatically upon submission of this form. The School will
Student
individually consider each case and notify the student of the decision taken by November 30, 2015.
Student name:
Academic year:
SPP Degree Program:
One-year MAPP
Mundus MAPP
MPA
Please check the reason for the waiver request and provide the additional documentation as instructed:
Employment on a full-time basis for a minimum of three (3) years prior to enrolling in SPP in a field relevant to policy and
to your career goals [One-year MAPP, Mundus MAPP, and MPA students].
If you are applying for this category of exemption, please attach:

A current CV or resume including month and year for the start and end dates of each experience.

A list of the supervisors at your most recent employer and for any other roles you deem particularly relevant from a
policy perspective. Please include title and contact information for each supervisor.

A statement detailing how your previous full-time work experience is relevant a) to public policy and b) to your career
goals. Explain also how it will make you competitive for positions you pursue after completion of your SPP degree.
On leave from a job to which you will return after completing your degree [MPA students only].
If you are applying for this category of exemption, please attach:

A current CV or resume including month and year for the start and end dates of each experience.

A letter on official letterhead from your current employer stating that you are on leave and that you will be returning
to your position after completion of your SPP degree.
I, the undersigned, hereby confirm the truthfulness and accuracy of the information regarding my previous employment contained
in this form and in the attached documents.
Date (DD.MM.YY):
Signed by student:
Please submit hard copies of the completed form and required additional documents to the SPP Office of Career Services by
October 30, 2015
Section to be completed by the Coordinator with the Office of Career Services after consultation with senior Career Services
staff and the director of the student’s degree program:
Exemption granted.
Date (DD.MM.YY):
Exemption NOT granted.
Signature of Internship Coordinator: