Tinker Scholar Support Application
Summer 2014
Each summer the Government, International Relations, and Public Policy Programs at the University of
Redlands assist students seeking internships in Washington, D.C. by a) helping students identify summer
internship opportunities, b) offering students internships with university alumni, c) offering a limited number of
financials awards, d) connecting students with alumni mentors, and e) working with our alumni organization in
Washington to create opportunities for professional networking.
Living and working in Washington is very expensive. Some of the internships are paid while others are
unpaid. Yet all internships (both paid and unpaid) tend to be extremely competitive. Students need to plan early
and save as much as possible to make their internship experience in Washington feasible.
A workshop designed to assist students in their search for internships will be held in early November. Students
should begin preparing their application materials, including professional cover letters and resumes, as soon as
possible. Summer internships generally become available as early as late October. Many internships are initially
listed in November, and some deadlines for applications come as early as early January. You should begin
applying for these opportunities as soon as they become available!
To help offset some of the high costs associated with interning in Washington, a few students may be awarded
up to $3,000 in Tinker Scholar Support to partially reimburse their expenses for transportation, housing, food,
and other mandatory expenses that they incur while in Washington. Preference is given to students who have a
strong interest in careers in Washington and have had some significant experience in Washington (either have
participated in the May Term in Washington course and/or the Washington Semester).
Students should complete the Tinker Scholar Support Application as soon as possible. To apply for Tinker
Scholar Support, you must complete: a) the attached application form, and b) both a one-page cover letter and a
one one-page resume. Please take great care in developing these materials. Proper grammar, spelling, and
organization are all important!
You are required to have both your cover letter and resume reviewed by Career Services staff prior to
applying. The most convenient way to submit your materials for review is by emailing the cover letter and
resume to cascareerservices@redlands.edu. A counselor will return your documents with suggested edits within
three business days. Please state in the body of the email that you are using these documents to apply for Tinker
Scholar Support.
The University has also established a free online tool to assist you with creating your resume. It can be found at
http://redlands.optimalresume.com. You may also meet with a Career Counselor directly for assistance. Call
x8069 for the drop-in hours.
Completed applications should be submitted to Starla in the Government Department office as soon as
possible but no later than Friday, February 8th at 5pm.
The Tinker Scholarship fund is supported entirely by alumni, parents, and friends of the University of Redlands.
Awards are made based on the student’s readiness to work in Washington, the impact that the internship will
have on the development of the student (as evidenced in the application), the strength of the student’s cover
letter and resume, the student’s academic strengths, the student’s maturity and dependability, and the student’s
work skills.
Tinker Scholar Support Application
Summer 2014
Name __________________________
Student ID #: _______________________
Year in School: ___________________
Expected Date of Graduation: _________
Major(s): _________________________
Major/Overall GPA:_____/_______
Email Address: ______________________________
Faculty References - (List 2-3 faculty references, with primary reference first):
On a separate page, please answer the following questions:
1) Please list your areas of interest and/or expertise, as well as any applicable work skills (attach separate
sheet if necessary):
2) Will you be applying for summer internships on your own? Explain.
3) Have you participated in the Department’s May Term in Washington Course? If so, during which year?
4) Have you participated in the Washington Semester program? If so, during which academic semester?
5) Do your career objectives include working and/or living in Washington, DC? If so, how? Explain.
6) The Tinker Scholar Support funds are very limited. We expect to offer financial support to only two
paid Tinker Scholars for the summer of 2014. Nevertheless, other unpaid, unsupported internship
opportunities occasionally become available. Do you wish to be considered for an unpaid, unsupported
internship for the summer of 2014? Please note that living expenses in Washington D.C. are very
expensive.
Students must also attach both a cover letter and resume that may be forwarded by our alumni to
prospective internships sites. These materials must be developed in consultation with the University of
Redlands Career Services office (see instructions).
Signed Statement:
Tinker Scholar Support funds are very limited. I understand that if I receive funding that these awards may only
be used to reimburse me for actual internship expenses that are incurred during my internship experience in
Washington, DC, such as housing, travel, and food. Students should expect that their internships will last the
entire summer. I understand that while I may be offered payment of my award prior to traveling to Washington,
I nevertheless must present receipts for housing, travel, food, and other mandatory internship expenses
to the Government Department following my internship experience. Failure to complete the internship
or to submit the required receipts may result in the University withdrawing the award, and for the
balance to be billed to my student account.
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Student Signature
Date
Who is Jerry Tinker?
Jerry Marvin Tinker graduated from the University of Redlands in 1961. While a student, he served as ASUR President and
accompanied President George H. Armacost to Salzburg, Austria to help evaluate the new Salzburg Semester program and meet with
foreign dignitaries in Austria and Czechoslovakia. This may have spurred his interest in foreign and government affairs, as he went on
to become the Staff Consultant on the Subcommittee on Refugees for the United States Senate with Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The
two became good friends and the senator later was in Mr. Tinker’s wedding. Mr. Tinker died unexpectedly in 1994 at the age of 55.
Jerry Marvin Tinker Education
B.A. University of Redlands, 1961 M.A. American University, Washington, D.C., 1965 Awarded Maxwell Fellowship at Syracuse
University, 1962-1963 Awarded the Warwick Fund Scholarship to study at the Indian School of International Studies, New Delhi,
1963-1964 Awarded Graduate Assistantship at American University, 1966 Studied at Oslo University
Professional Career
The Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on the Immigration and Refugee Affairs and an authority in those fields. He was also
an aide to Senator Edward M . Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat whose staff he joined in 1970. A statement from Senator
Kennedy’s office in Boston said Me. Tinker was instrumental in shaping every piece of immigration legislation for two decades,
including the sweeping Immigration Act of 1990. Mr. Tinker worked for the immigration subcommittee for many years and became
staff director in the late 1980’s. Chief among the laws he helped draft was the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which
addressed illegal immigration. He also traveled to poverty stricken areas throughout the world, and joined Kennedy on fact-finding
missions to Bangladesh, Africa, and Southeast Asia. His research in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 helped expose the severity of the
refugee crisis caused by the war.
Publications
“Vietnam: The Human Costs,” in Why Are We Still in Vietnam? (Randon House, 1970); “The Political Power of Non-Violent
Resistance,” The Western Political Quarterly, 1971; editor, Strategies of Revolutionary Warfare, New Delhi, 1969; and articles for
various newspapers including The Washington Post. Senate staff reports on “Indochina Evacuation and Refugee Program,” (1975);
“Crisis on Cyprus” (1974 and 1975); “World Hunger, Health and Refugee Problems” (1975); “Vietnam Refuges” (1970, 1973, and
1974). In collaboration with Andrew R. Molnar and John D. LeNoir, Human Factors Considerations in Undergrounds in Insurgencies
(Washington, C.C.: The American University, Center for Research in Social Systems, 1966).
University of Redlands
ASUR President Omicron Delta Kappa The Bulldog staff Yeomen Alumni Association Career Achievement Award,
1994 Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, 1989 Alumni Association Board of Directors Washington D.C.
Alumni Club Member Supporter of the Robert L. Morlan Center for Political Science