Remote Winternship Program

DRCLAS partners with several organizations across Chile, Mexico & Peru to provide remote January internship (winternship) opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in various fields. These internships serve as professional experiences and require final deliverables. Students should be prepared to work, mainly in Spanish, in a remote, office-like atmosphere for a total of 75 hours across 3 weeks.

• A flexibile schedule may be allowed to accomodate timezones, once approved by both DRCLAS and the host organization

The Remote Winternships Program also includes Latin American cultural activities designed to enable the student cohort to engage with critical topics of the region. Activities are administered by DRCLAS staff, with the support of invited guests from the region. 

• An agenda with DRCLAS-led cultural activities and final presentiation schedules will be provided to all admitted participants.

For questions regarding oppourtnities in Chile & Peru: Email Pilo Mella 
For questions regarding opportunities in Mexico: Email Lorena Rodas
View our information session slides here. 

 January 3-21, 2022

• October 21, 2021: Info Session on Zoom at 4pm

• November 1, 2021: Deadline to submitt applications

• November 8 – 11: Students Interviews in Spanish with DRCLAS staff  

• November 24:  Notification of application status delivery

• December 3:  Confirmation of participation 

• December 6 at 12:00pm: Orientation of the program

• January 3, 2022: First day of the program 

• January 21, 2022: Evaluation of the program 

These opportunities are open to undergraduate and graduate students with intermediate, advance, or native-like fluency in Spanish or Portuguese. 

Program Costs: 

Confirmation Deposit: $40
All admitted students who confirm their participation in the program must pay a deposit to secure their spot, billed directly to the term-bill. 

Stipend: $750
Students who complete the entire program will receive a stipend to enable their full participation. 

Cancellation Fee: $250
A fee of $250 will be applied for participant cancellations after December 6, 2021. No exceptions will be made.

• A completed application form via CARAT
  • Click here for the undergraduation student application
  • Click here for the graduate student application. 
• 1 personal statement
  • 500-750 words maximum
  • Written in Spanish or English (student preference)
  • Must detail at least 1 and no more than 3 organizations/projects that interest you most
  • Should detail your interest in Latin America, & the remote community winter experience
• Updated resume
• Unofficial transcript from Fall 2021 semester
  • Serves as proof of current enrollment
  • This may be downloaded as a PDF from my.Harvard

• Selected applicants will be invited to sign-up for a mandatory remote interview between November, 8th through 12th, 2021 
  • Interviews will be conducted via Zoom with a team of DRCLAS staff
  • Interviews will be conducted in Spanish and will last ~15 minutes
  • Scheduling instructions will be emailed to applicants that are selected to interview no later than November 5
• Final notice of program acceptance will be sent before the end of November 2021
• Students are required to confirm/decline participation by early December 

• Organizations are categorized by their priority theme or area.
• Many organizations are multidisciplinary- please check options thoroughly! 
• Students should reference at least 1 and no more than 3 organizations of interest in their application.
• Staff may offer students a different organization/placement upon applicant review, depending on the best fit for both the studnt and internship partner
• Students should identify the most important aspects of their placement prior to apply (i.e: country base, field, type of project, etc.)