“Nothing prepares you for the real world quite like the real world… We are called and created to do and be many things.”- 2014 CAPS Fellow

The Institute provides Fellows with orientation and debriefing, a stipend for living expenses, travel support for national placements, an alumni mentor, and cohort learning.  In addition to their internships, Fellows participate in reflective discussions with other Fellows via Zoom, post on the CAPS Fellows Blog, meet with an alumni mentor, and write a final reflective essay on their internship, deepening their learning and better preparing them for meaningful work in whatever field they choose.

CAPS Fellowships are:

• PROFESSIONALLY RELEVANT – Internship placements are designed to provide an enriching experience in organizations relevant to, but not strictly determined by, one’s major. The program expands the horizon of possibilities. Fellows work closely with colleagues and supervisors and are given significant, project-based assignments. Fellows experience a purposeful work environment and gain skills that will carry forward into the professional world.
• SOCIALLY ENGAGED – No matter where Fellows serve, this experience introduces them to meaningful ways of working in the world. All placement organizations are engaged in leadership and service, and CAPS Fellows have multiple opportunities to learn from colleagues and from their alumni mentors about their own pathways to purpose.
• ROOTED IN REFLECTION –  Reflection is key to finding and deepening your sense of calling and purpose. Through individual and group reflective exercises, CAPS Fellows gain insight into themselves, how they might best serve others, and what a purposeful life could look like after Valpo.