Opportunities

  • Youth Well-Being Prize Competition

    Young people between the ages of 10 and 29 are invited to submit ideas of how digital tools can be used to help improve other young people’s well-being or how we could creatively use technology to increase young people’s knowledge around issues that impact them. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is looking for creative innovators with solutions to pressing issues around well-being to apply for the Youth Well-Being Prize Competition. Total cash prizes: $50,000 Deadline: September 29, 2023 https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=youth-well-being-prize-competition

    For more information, contact: Jess Hoffmann at jessamy.hoffmann@uconn.edu

Looking for internships or jobs in government? Check out negovjobs.com, a free regional job board built by a UConn professor that lists over 5,000 state and local government openings across New England and the Hudson Valley — including positions you won’t find on Indeed or Handshake. No login required, updated weekly, and great for anyone curious about a public-sector career.

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If you have any questions, please contact Jessamy Hoffmann at 860-486-0462.