Hands-on Experience
Internships are a critical element of the Friedman School experience, enabling our students to create important connections and grow their professional networks. Supporting internships provides our students with the opportunity to work hands-on in their respective interest areas, learn from professional mentors, and explore different career options. They’re another way the Friedman School prepares students for success as they pursue careers across the health and nutrition landscape.
The internship experience I had during my summer in South Africa provided a fresh approach to my food policy and nutrition studies and a unique opportunity to apply methods and expertise I learned in the classroom. This wouldn't have been possible without the generous support from Aid for Africa and I am forever grateful!
What you can support
When you support internships, you allow students to take their education beyond the classroom and gain crucial real-world experience at a range of different organizations. Internships are required for most of our master’s students, and it is vital that the Friedman School have the financial resources to fund this aspect of the school experience. Your generosity will make a meaningful impact on students, opening the door to a wide range of future career opportunities. Your gift will:
- Provide stipends for student living expenses during some internships.
- Cover travel expenses to and from internship locations.
- Enable students to pursue unpaid internships at non-profit or community organizations.
The Virginia and Dr. Elie J. Baghdady Fund for Maternal and Child Nutrition helps malnourished children and mothers throughout the world by supporting the development of humanitarians skilled in international nutrition interventions and policies. Georgette Baghdady, N03, established this endowed internship fund in honor of her parents with donations from more than 60 donors. The Baghdady Fund supports one student internship at the master’s level each year that focuses on maternal and child malnutrition in the developing world. In the event that there is no eligible international internship in a given year, the fund extends support to a domestic internship. The student recipient carries the title of “Virginia and Dr. Elie J. Baghdady Humanitarian Scholar” for the duration of their master’s degree program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The first endowed scholarship was awarded in the spring of 2020. Multiple yearly awards were extended to a total of 16 students from 2010 to 2016.
To learn how to make a donation to the Baghdady Fund, please contact Cindy Briggs Tobin, senior director of development and alumni relations, at cindy.briggs@tufts.edu or 617-636-0962.