Thank you for your interest in the Diversity, Access, and Equity (DAE) Committee. Please complete the application below. Thank you for your application. (All fields are required.)
Student Worker — Student Support
Up to 10 hours weekly, at $16.50 per hour.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills (i.e., ability to build connections with students, strong communication, ability to collaborate with a team)
- Provide academic support in courses such as a Practice Immersion, Quantitative, and Kinesiology courses
- Provide peer mentoring as needed — navigating the program, building a sense of belonging, practice exploration
- Provide support to students to develop studying/learning strategies
- Provide up to 10 hours of direct student support per week (in-person and via Zoom)
To apply, please submit a maximum 300-word essay by 5:00pm on January 13, in response to the prompt shown below.
Depending on the number of applicants, interviews may also be part of the hiring process.
Please complete the AOTA Capitol Hill Day Award application below. Thank you for your application. (All fields are required.)
Please note: By submitting your application, you agree that, if you are chosen as a scholarship award recipient, you will present on your experience at the conference/event in the Student Support Lounge prior to the end of the semester in which you were awarded the scholarship.
Additional presenters
Please note that this application should be submitted by only one member of a presenting group. Additional presenters in the group should be listed below. For each of the additional presenters, please include:
Name
Email address
USC ID
AOTA / OTAC student membership number (whichever applies)
Program / year
Your essay
Please describe your interests and experiences with diversity and how you hope to contribute to the mission of DAE. Your essay must be no more than 500 words.
Describe your abilities, qualities, and experiences that would make you a strong candidate for this position. Explain why you feel you would be able to fulfill the expectations for this position, providing specific examples. Your essay must be no more than 300 words.
In your essay, describe your interest in working with the older adult population, becoming a leader in occupational therapy and/or occupational science, the qualities that you possess and/or hope to develop, and how you would benefit from attending the AOTA Conference. Your essay must be no more than 300 words.
The purpose of the James and Patricia Plumtree Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to support graduate level occupational therapy education. It will be used to provide financial support to current graduate students (MA or OTD) at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy who value the traditional roots of occupational therapy practice and would like to promote the therapeutic use of arts and crafts to increase function and quality of life through occupational science and occupational therapy rehabilitation.
The scholarship sponsors a graduate student with a $1,000 scholarship to attend a professional conference such as the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) or World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) to take related coursework and network with professional role models with similar interests.
In your essay, describe your suitability for this award based on the intent of the award outlined above, and the conference for which you intend to use the funds. Your essay must be no more than 500 words.
Describe how you will engage at Hill Day and how you will apply what you have learned to your experience as a student in the Chan Division, particularly in classes, fieldwork, organizations, research labs and/or other activities in which you are involved. (Please go beyond writing about presenting your experience in the Student Lounge in your response since that is already an expected contribution.) Your essay must be no more than 100 words.
Describe your interest in occupational science and how you will apply what you have learned at SSO to your experience as a student in the Chan Division, particularly in classes, fieldwork, organizations, research labs and/or other activities in which you are involved. Your essay must be no more than 100 words.
Describe how you will engage at conference and how you will apply what you have learned to your experience as a student in the Chan Division, particularly in classes, fieldwork, organizations, research labs and/or other activities in which you are involved. Your essay must be no more than 100 words.
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