Urban Land Institute/McNamara Internship at Virginia Tech

The Urban Land Institute/McNamara Internship is a one-year program open to second-year graduate students in architecture, building construction, landscape, architecture, urban and regional planning, public administration and policy, or other real estate related disciplines taking classes at Virginia Tech’s Alexandria campus.

The internship is funded through the generous support from Virginia Tech alumnus Donald J. McNamara.

The student chosen for this internship will have the unparalleled opportunity to work for the Urban Land Institute in Washington D.C. ULI staff are involved in exciting research and public policy activities, including sustainable development, smart growth, revitalization, urban design, and workforce housing. The current intern is 2nd year MURP student Andrew Smith.

Program benefits include a graduate research assistantship with stipend, tuition remission, a partial health benefit, ULI membership, and financial support for travel to ULI meetings.

Selection Criteria

The Urban Land Institute/McNamara Internship is a prestigious and competitive one-year program. A selection committee comprised of Donald J. McNamara, Daniel C. Van Epp, David Howard and Rachelle Levitt from ULI, and Rob Lang of Virginia Tech will evaluate the applications.

The Intern should be acknowledged as an individual who:

  • Has a professional interest in the area of land use and real estate and is particularly interested in real estate development and/or finance.
  • Shows leadership skills and promise in achieving an outstanding position in the realm of land use and real estate, urban and regional planning, or public administration and policy.
  • Is willing to contribute to ULI’s goals and take part in various meetings and forums such as the fall meeting, Product Councils, and the Advisory Service Panel.
  • Is willing to share the experience and knowledge gained from participation in the internship in a seminar setting with faculty, fellow students, and ULI staff.

Program Benefits

  • Graduate Research Assistantship with tuition remission and a stipend for 20 hours a week for the academic year 2009/2010
  • Opportunity to conduct research on cutting edge land use and real estate issues
  • Full ULI Membership status for year of internship
  • Opportunity to attend the ULI Fall Meeting
  • Opportunity to serve on an Advisory Service Panel


Eligibility & Application Requirements

Who is eligible?

  • Candidates must be enrolled in a min. of 9 hours in the second year of a master’s program in architecture, building construction, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, public administration and policy, or other real estate related graduate program at VT.
  • Candidates must possess a min. 3.0 GPA at time of application.
  • Students at all Virginia Tech campuses are invited to apply, however the intern will expected to take classes at Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region campus.

What you need to submit

Students interested in applying to this Internship must submit the following by March 27, 2009 (5 pm). Applications can be submitted by e-mail.

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Essay Response to 5 questions (no more than 1 page per question):
    1. Why do you feel you are the best candidate to receive this internship?
    2. What contributions do you feel you will be able to make to ULI?
    3. In what ways does your experience and knowledge in real estate development and/or finance relate to this opportunity?
    4. How will this internship fit into your future goals and plans?
    5. What "real world" experiences would you like to gain from your work during your ULI internship
  3. One letter of recommendation from a VT faculty member

4. Resume/CV

Deadlines

March 27, 2009, 5 pm: Application Deadline
April 10, 2009: Finalists Selected, Interviews
May 1, 2009: Selection of Intern
September 1, 2009: Internship begins

Selection Committee

Donald J. McNamara Chairman/ CEO,
The Hampstead Group
Daniel C. Van Epp
Owner, The Van Epp Companies

David Howard
Executive VP for
Development & ULI Foundation

Rachelle Levitt
Executive VP, Global Information, ULI

Rob Lang
Co-Director
Metropolitan Institute, Virginia Tech

Send Application to:

Myriam Lechuga
UAP, Virginia Tech
1021 Prince Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
E-mail: mlechuga@vt.edu

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