APPLICANT CERTIFICATION FORM & ESSAY UPLOAD
Form completed by CIWEA Member (Faculty/Staff)
•Please fill out one form for each student essay or video you wish to submit. You may submit a maximum of 10 student essays or videos from your campus/company
•At the bottom of the page you will find a section where you will certify that your students completed their internship, work experience between June 2025 and May 2026.
•Complete “Applicant Certification Form(s)” no later than Friday, May 30, 2026.
*Each student essay must have a first page or cover page that provides the required student information.
Scholarship Info and Forms
2022 Award Recipient Essays:
2021: (Covid suspension)
2020:
Four-Year CSU San Marcos student:. Megan Hammerschmidt
Two-Year RSJC student: Clay Brookfield
2019:
Four-Year William Jessup, Alyssa Mielke
Two-Year CCSF student: Shalini Bhatia
2018:
Four-Year College/University Student: Jessica Santavanond, Cal Poly Pomona
Two-Year College Student: Sarah Olsen, Mira Costa College
2017:
Four-Year College/University Student: Miriam Perez, Cal Poly Pomona
Two-Year College Student: Gerardo Reyes, College of the Canyons
2016:
Four-Year College/University Student: Alia Bonetti, CSU Long Beach
Two-Year College Student: Courtney Wiscarson, College of the Canyons
Who was Bernard L. Hyink?
Dr. Bernard L. Hyink, or “Bernie” to those who knew or worked with him, was a past president (1976-77) of CIWEA (then known as the California Cooperative Education & Internship Association or CCEIA) and a past president (1980-81) of the national Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA). He was a professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton where, additionally, he founded and was Director of the Center for Internships and Cooperative Education.
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