The mission of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) is to advance educational excellence, fairness, and high levels of achievement for all students. To address the need to develop new leaders in education, philanthropy, and the non-profit sector, SEF has created the “Southern Education Leadership Initiative” which provides upper-division undergraduate students and graduate students with seven-week internships in leading non-profit organizations concerned with education equity and excellence in the Southeast.

SEF is seeking nominations of qualified students interested in education policy and practice. Students must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours (equivalent to junior status and above in undergraduate program) or be enrolled in a graduate or law program at a college or university in the South. Nomination materials must be received by SEF no later than March 19, 2010 to be considered.

More information about the Southern Education Leadership Initiative and summer internship application materials are available on the SEF Web site.

Questions? Contact Katherine Dunn, SEF Program and Research Fellow at 404-523-0001 x107 or kdunn@southerneducation.org.