For Outstanding New Practitioner Contribution to the Field of Cooperative Education and Internships

About the Award:

CEIA has launched this new award to recognize distinguished achievement and excellence by a new practitioner in the field of cooperative education and internships. We are committed to growing this field nationally and internationally and to diversifying the practitioners who help move it forward. In that light, we want to honor the hard work and innovation brought to the field by some of our newest practitioners.

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of work-integrated learning by a practitioner with three years of experience or less in the field. The award is given every year. The award is competitively determined, and the winners will be honored at the CEIA annual conference. Three awards will be given annually.

Criteria:

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The nominees should show contributions to the field of work-integrated learning in any way that the nominee considers impactful. Those with up to three years of experience in work-integrated learning are eligible, regardless of previous work experience in other fields. Examples of expanding the field contributions to the field could include innovating a policy or procedure, launching a new initiative, providing exceptional service to students, faculty, or industry partners, building new content, expanding the reach of the office, and committing to personal and professional growth (not an exhaustive list).

Application: