In partnership with the United State Department of State, Wayne State University will nominate four students to serve as members of the Internship Fellows Program in embassies abroad or State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Rising juniors, seniors and first-year graduate students are eligible for the internship which includes a $6,000 stipend. More information is online at http://honors.wayne.edu/state/. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Oct. 15 and finalists must participate in a mandatory interview on Monday, Oct. 20.

Jerry Herron, Dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College, represented Wayne State at the September 11 launch of the Internship Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. at the Harry S. Truman Building, where he had lunch with State Department officials and was greeted by the Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

"We are very excited that four Wayne State students will be interns in Washington or at embassies throughout the world," says Herron. "I was thrilled to learn from Secretary Rice that the Department of State will provide stipends for interns, allowing us to recruit a diverse and talented pool of applicants and participants."

The Irvin D. Reid Honors College recruits and advises students campus-wide for a number of prestigious fellowships, scholarships and internships including the Rhodes, Marshall and Gates-Cambridge scholarships.

The Irvin D. Reid Honors College exemplifies Wayne State University's commitment to the urban experience and to the enrichment of teaching, service and research. It is the mission of Honors to promote informed, engaged citizenship as the foundation for academic achievement in a diverse global environment.

The college is home to more than 1,300 students who may choose their majors from among the 126 bachelor's degree programs offered by the university.