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Career Pathways Fellowship Programs

Professional Pathways Internship Program

The Professional Pathways Internship Program funds unpaid internships and supplements paid internships for undergraduate students attending St. John’s College in Santa Fe. Recipients are awarded up to $5,000 to complete a 300-hour internship during the summer. Internships are aligned with students’ professional development goals and give students deeper understanding about careers and an edge in finding jobs after graduation.

St. John’s students have interned in a range of industries including law, medicine, education, and the sciences. OPPD provides individualized support to assist students in identifying internships and exploring careers.

Contact OPPD for more information about the Professional Pathways Internship Program.

Global Pathways Fellowships fund education abroad for undergraduate students attending the Santa Fe campus. Each recipient is awarded up to $5,000 to complete an educational program overseas during the summer. Programs align with students’ personal or professional goals and broaden their understanding of academic fields of study and professional career paths.

St. John’s has long-standing relationships with the Rome Institute for Liberal Arts in Rome. Students have recently studied in a variety of other overseas locations, including Egypt, Taiwan, China, Japan, Austria, and the United Kingdom.

The General Pathways Fellowship program is the domestic sibling of Global Pathways. It funds academic and career preparation opportunities in the U.S. for undergraduate students attending St. John’s College in Santa Fe. Recipients are awarded up to $2,500 to take academic courses to fulfill prerequisite coursework for graduate school or career preparation; to attend professional conferences; or to complete certification and licensure programs during the summer.

Because students identify opportunities that align with their professional development goals, a General Pathways summer experience is a valuable step in preparing for a professional career. Students choose from a wide range of subjects, including foreign languages, computer science, and mathematics. Others complete certifications such as those for nursing assistant and English as a Second Language (ESL).

OPPD provides individualized support to assist students in identifying academic and career pathways, including options for summer study in the U.S. and abroad.

Contact OPPD for more information about our Career Pathways Fellowship programs.

Internship and Study Away Fellowships

Read more about past Career Pathways Fellowships Johnnies have undertaken.

Projects for Peace Korea documentary, 2026, filmed by Ahin Song and Seohyun Lee from SJC Santa Fe

Johnnie Filmmakers Chronicle Journey From Santa Fe to Korea's DMZ

Seohyun Lee (SF26) and Ahin Song (SF26) received a Projects for Peace grant to make a short film with a big question: Could North Korea and South Korea harness the power of St. John’s-style communication to resolve a decades-old rift?
Astrid Schwarz (SF26),

Preserving New Mexico's Past With Future-Oriented Philanthropy

Astrid Schwarz (SF26) became inspired to write and illustrate a children’s book, "La Limpia," while interning with the Historic Santa Fe Foundation as the inaugural recipient of the James R. Hennessy (SF82) Memorial Endowed Career Pathways Fund.
Ronan McKague and Travis Skabo, City of Santa Fe interns

Beyond Aristotle’s ‘Politics’: City of Santa Fe Internships Help Actualize Johnnie Ideals

Ronan McKague (SF26) and Travis Skabo (SF25) were among the first St. John’s College interns to work with the local government, and they won’t be the last.
Russia and Ukraine map from Wikimedia Commons

Peace in Russia and Ukraine: Johnnies Build Bridges Between Home Nations via St. John’s-Style Seminar

Amir Bergen (SF26) and Kanstantsin Tsiarokhin (SF25) earned a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to run a virtual discussion group for students in the war-torn region.
Santa Fe Alum Aayush Thapa (SF22)

Aayush Thapa (SF22) Goes from SJC Internship to Los Alamos National Labs

Aayush Thapa (SF22) works in the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a particle physics division of LANL, where he also completed his ARIEL internship in summer 2022. Working at one of the top scientific institutions in the country is in many ways its own reward, but Thapa also has other things he wishes to gain from this experience.
St Johns College Alum Salomon Cordova (SF22)

Salomon Cordova (SF22) on Public Policy and the Thoughtful Career

Salomon Cordova (SF22), a native New Mexican, has always been interested in social and political issues native to his state—his St. John’s education has served as an extension of this concern and a force driving him to pursue a career in public policy.
Shaheer Naveed Dow Jones Fund intern

A Liberal Arts Education Prepared Dow Jones News Fund Intern Shaheer Naveed (SF23) to Pursue Business Journalism

Naveed, who spent the summer interning at Albuquerque Business First, learned to love numbers and ask tough questions as a student in seminar.
Chifunda Kakusa St Johns Ariel Internship

Summer Internship Pays Dividends for Chifunda Kakusa (SF20)

Thanks to an Ariel Internship, Chifunda Kakusa (SF20) spent summer 2020 working as a venture capital analyst at Zambia-based company Quantum Consultants and Actuaries.
Santa Fe Student Kabita Sen SF23 St Johns

Supporting Literacy in New Mexico: Kabita Sen

Kabita Sen (A23) spent her 2020 Ariel Internship with the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy.
St Johns College student Emily Weiser in the Rocky Mountains

General Pathways Fellowships Prepare Johnnies for Grad School and Careers

The General Pathways Fellowship helps Johnnies transition to graduate study or careers that require prerequisite courses.
Santa Fe Student Kyle Canterbury SF21 St Johns

Anchoring Knowledge in Greece

St. John’s Santa Fe student Kyle Canterbury (SF21) used a Global Pathways Fellowship to spend his summer experiencing “Greece from the Sea.”
Santa Fe Alumni Adna Arnaout SF19 St Johns

An Integrated Approach to Public Health

St. John’s Santa Fe alum Adna Arnaout (SF19) used an ARIEL Internship to spend summer 2019 at Pittsburgh’s Magee-Womens Research Institute.
Sebastian Huerta Santa Fe Student St Johns

Learning, Language, and Culture at Middlebury

Sebastian Huerta (SF20) spent a summer General Pathways Fellowship speaking French—and only French—at Middlebury Language Schools.
Nani Detti

Meet the Johnnies: Nani Detti (SF20)

Johnnie graduate Nani Detti (SF20) received both a Global Pathways Fellowship and a Projects for Peace grant the summer after her junior year.
Ariel Intern Avinash Kumar

Meet the Johnnies: Avinash Kumar (A21)

Before transferring from Annapolis, Avinash Kumar (A21) used an ARIEL Internship to work at the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) in Santa Fe