AAP Career Development Resource Library
Career Development
AAP Career Development is available for resume and cover letter advice, career counseling and advising, and provides access to workshops and alumni panels on a wide range of topics, such as interview skills and general professional expectations. Cornell Career Services hosts Cornell HandshakeOpens an external link, an online database of internship and job opportunities, as well as additional career workshops and activities that all Cornell students have access to.
General Resources
Cornell Career Development Toolkit
Winner of the 2023 National Association of Colleges and Employers Technology Excellence Award and the 2022 Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers Technology Innovation Award, the Cornell Career Development Toolkit is a career resource consisting of modules in Canvas. A module consists of a series of ordered pages with built-in interactive activities. The Career Development Toolkit covers many topics. You can enrollOpens a Cornell link for information on career topics such as...
- ResumesOpens a Cornell link
- Cover LettersOpens a Cornell link
- Career FairsOpens a Cornell link
- Career ExplorationOpens a Cornell link
- HandshakeOpens a Cornell link
- NetworkingOpens a Cornell link
- InterviewingOpens a Cornell link
- Job & Internship SearchOpens a Cornell link
- Job Offers & NegotiationsOpens a Cornell link
- And much more!
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Architecture Resources
- American Institute of Architects Opens an external link(AIA) is the voice of the architectural profession and a resource for its members in service to society
- ArchinectOpens an external link is a searchable list of architecture job opportunities
- ArchitizerOpens an external link lists jobs, people, projects, firms, and products
- The Collegiate Inventors CompetitionOpens an external link recognizes and rewards innovative inventions by full-time undergraduate and graduate students
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Opens an external link(NCARB) helps licensure candidates and architects reach their career goals
- World-ArchitectsOpens an external link provides job listings for architecture and landscape architecture firms from around the world
Art Resources
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Student Academy AwardsOpens an external link, a national student film competition conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Foundation
- Alliance of Artist Communities lists a large variety of international artist residenciesOpens an external link and art related career opportunitiesOpens an external link
- Americans for the ArtsOpens an external link offers a Connect Hub for job, internship, and networking information
- Anderson Ranch Arts CenterOpens an external link offers summer and winter internship opportunities
- The Asian Cultural CouncilOpens an external link is a foundation supporting cultural exchange in the visual and performing arts between the U.S. and Asia and within the countries of Asia
- Guggenheim Museums Hilla Rebay International FellowshipOpens an external link offers an opportunity for a graduate student to train in the Curatorial Departments at both national and international Guggenheim Museums
- The Kress Conservation FellowshipsOpens an external link provide $30,000 grants for one-year post-graduate internships in advanced fine arts conservation in European art at a museum or conservation research facility
- The Kress Institutional Fellowships in the History of European ArtOpens an external link is a two-year research appointment in association with one of many foreign institutes
- The National Museum of Women in the ArtsOpens an external link offers seasonal internships for those seeking valuable experience in the heart of Washington, DC
- New York Foundation for the ArtsOpens an external link offers funding for artists' careers regardless of their stage of career
- Rate My Artist ResidenceOpens an external link helps artists find opportunities and share their previous artist residency experiences
- Residency UnlimitedOpens an external link forges strategic partnerships with collaborating institutions to offer customized residencies designed to meet the individual needs of participating artists and curators
- SVA Career DevelopmentOpens an external link supports students and alumni in building their professional networks while providing them with the information and resources they need to prosper as creative professionals
Planning Resources
- American Planning AssociationOpens an external link helps beginning planners find job opportunities
- Cyburbia assists job seekers with field-related jobs within urban planning
- Cyber-Sierra Natural Resource JobsOpens an external link helps individuals interested in employment in natural resource occupations, ecology, and environmental disciplines
- Environmental CareersOpens an external link assists individuals and employers alike, matching top candidates with premier environmental and green employers
- Federal Internship DirectoryOpens an external link provides information on fellowships and internships available during the school year as well as summer programs
- Govt JobsOpens an external link is a database of government jobs including economic development, human resources, information technology, parks and recreation, planning, public health, and social services
- Green CorpsOpens an external link' one-year, full-time, paid environmental leadership training program gives instruction and experience to 35 graduates that enable participants to launch an organizing and advocacy career.
- PlanetizenOpens an external link is a platform where starting planners can find jobs related to a specific field within planning
- Student Conservations Association Opens an external link for internships focusing on conservation
External Funding & Scholarships
- American Bar Foundation's Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship sponsors an annual program of summer research for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds pursuing graduate study in social sciences
- The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging ProjectOpens an external link offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan
- The American-Scandinavian FoundationOpens an external link offers funding to Scandinavians to undertake study or research programs (usually at the graduate level) in the U.S. for up to one year
- The Benjamin A. Gilman International ScholarshipOpens an external link program offers grants to undergraduate students, who are U.S. citizens and have limited financial means, to pursue academic studies abroad
- Boren Graduate Fellowships and ScholarshipsOpens an external link support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East
- Brown and Caldwell ScholarshipsOpens an external link are offered to minority students and students in the field of sustainability
- The Casey Family Scholars Program was created to recognize outstanding scholarship by college students who have no family supporting their goals and efforts
- The DAAD German Studies Research GrantOpens an external link funds short-term research projects with an interdisciplinary perspective in either Germany or North America
- The Fulbright GrantOpens an external link provides one year of academic study or independent research in one of 100 nations
- IEFAOpens an external link is a resource with an extensive list of financial aid, college scholarships, and grant information for U.S. and international students wishing to study abroad
- The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Richard M. Weaver FellowshipOpens an external link pays tuition at the school attended by the recipient, a stipend of $5,000, and awards $1,000 in ISI books
- The John Gyles Education AwardsOpens an external link are available for full-time undergraduate or graduate students in all fields of study
- The Killam Fellowship ProgramOpens an external link provides undergraduate students from the United States with the opportunity to spend one semester as an exchange student in Canada
- The Korean American Scholarship FoundationOpens an external link (KASF) is an organization established to help meet the financial needs of Korean-American students seeking higher education
- The Land Conservancy's Scholarship ProgramOpens an external link awards annual scholarships to students studying in the field of environmental science, natural resource management, conservation, horticulture, park administration, or a related field
- The Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationOpens an external link provides financial assistance with $1,000 to $12,500 one-year scholarships awarded annually
- The Mellon Mays Undergraduate FellowshipOpens an external link provides funding for minority students who are undergraduates, and are typically identified in the sophomore year and funded through the junior and senior years
- The National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research FellowshipOpens an external link provides grants for U.S. Ph.D. scholars conducting humanities research in any country of Eurasia
- The National Italian-American Foundation Culture and Heritage Grant AwardsOpens an external link are available to individuals or organizations pursuing projects to promote, research, educate, or preserve Italian-American culture, history, or heritage
- The Open Society FoundationsOpens an external link award grants, scholarships, and fellowships throughout the year to individuals and organizations who have a vision and whose efforts will lead to lasting social change
- The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America National Leadership Grant ProgramOpens an external link offers 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $25,000
- The Roothbert FundOpens an external link awards grants for undergraduate and graduate study in the United States and works to build fellowship among current and former grant recipients
- The Social Science Research Council's Dissertation Support FellowshipsOpens an external link provide support to graduate students near completion of their doctoral programs in the social sciences and related fields
- The Swann FoundationOpens an external link seeks to award one fellowship annually (with a stipend of up to $5,000) to assist the fellow in his/her ongoing scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon
- ThinkSwiss ScholarshipsOpens an external link support highly motivated and qualified U.S. and Canadian undergraduate and graduate students to get research experience or to participate in a summer school course in Switzerland
- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship ProgramOpens an external link (VMFA) is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art and art history students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline