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Zwas Community Impact Interns

Providing funding and support to students pursuing internships in community organizations based in Morningside Heights and Harlem

About Zwas Community Impact Interns

Summer 2025 Zwas Community Impact Interns application is now open here and closes on March 31 at 5pm. Applicants will receive notification of their application status by mid-April.

Additional information can be found here.

Zwas Community Impact Interns pursue internships at community-focused nonprofit organizations in Morningside Heights — with secondary consideration for internships hosted by organizations based in Harlem (and New York City more broadly). Eligible internships can be undertaken at any type of community-focused nonprofit organization. Applicants may design their own internship or apply to an existing internship program. A confirmed internship is not necessary prior to submission of an application.

Currently enrolled first-years, sophomores, and juniors are eligible for summer internships. All currently enrolled students are eligible for internships that take place during the academic year.

Summer Internship Benefits & Expectations

  • $6,000 stipend for 10 weeks of full-time internship work (equivalent of 350 total hours) completed between the last day of Spring Semester finals and the first day of Fall Semester classes.
  • Presentation of work at the Summer Internship Programs Showcase in Fall Semester
  • Access to subsidized on-campus housing at Barnard
  • Access to Beyond Barnard’s programmatic internship support
  • Interns are expected to be located in New York City for the duration of their internship, and must participate in an in-person internship experience

Note that all requirements posted on this website are subject to change, and complete information is always shared with applicants and recipients. Questions can be directed to Beyond Barnard (beyondbarnard@barnard.edu).

Meet the 2024 Zwas Community Impact Interns

Annie Liang '26

Annie Liang is a double-major in English and Classics. She is also on the pre-law track. Annie is passionate about social justice and civil rights advocacy, and she will intern at The Remedy Project during the summer. 

 

Rosie Juma '25

Rosie Juma is a rising senior, studying Africana Studies and Education Studies. Her interest in liberatory education has led her to pursue an internship at the Justice in Education Initiative, where she will be providing education opportunities to people who are impacted by incarceration.

 

Manavi Sinha '25

Manavi Sinha academic interests include memory studies, cultural aesthetics, and physics. This summer she will be interning at Art Lives Here, a nonprofit amplifying the voices of underrepresented artists in the Harlem community through public installations.

Alina Johnson '25

Alina Johnson, originally from Seattle, is a rising senior at Barnard College double majoring in biology and American history on the pre-med track. She is currently interning at Project Stay, a Washington Heights-based organization focused on providing free sexual healthcare to queer and high-risk communities, including those in transitional housing, individuals engaged in sex work, and people who have recently been released from incarceration. Through this work, she hopes to combat stigma about sexual health, reduce systemic inequities, and advance social justice in healthcare.

Olivia Toevs '25

Olivia Toevs is a Junior at Barnard studying Psychology and Urban Teaching. She plans to become a NY public school teacher after graduating. Her internship is at the Salvadori Center where she will build STEAM curricula for students in Morningside heights and the greater NYC area.