Before finalizing your application, please thoroughly review the FAQs and speak with the staff in Career Services about your outstanding Summer Internship Funding questions.
Application Process
- Be sure your resume is certified for this academic year. If not, schedule an appointment as soon as possible with an adviser.
- Begin to think through what kinds of opportunities would meet your career development needs. Are you exploring options or trying to deepen your experience? A conversation with a career adviser can support either starting point, as well as your ongoing search.
- Ensure you are applying to the correct source of career development funding that is best suited to your proposed experience. If you are not sure, ask a staff member in Career Services.
- Download a copy of the application questions. Begin to brainstorm your responses.
- Attend a Summer Internship Funding Strategy Session to workshop with an adviser and your peers what makes a great response to the application questions. Register on Handshake.
- Work on your application offline and thoroughly proofread it before transferring your responses to the online form. Each application question provides the committee insight into your thought process. Take the opportunity to fully answer each question with a thoughtful response. Career advisers can assist with this process.
- Apply by the deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.
The application period for 2025 summer internship funding is January 2 through February 25.
Application Review
The Summer Internship Funding committee will evaluate applications on the following criteria:
Intentionality: The applicant shows evidence of thought around what they are searching for and how criteria for the summer experience have been determined.
Clarity of learning objectives: The applicant clearly defines and articulates potential takeaways from the proposed summer experience(s).
Compelling articulation of why: The applicant provides a compelling rationale as to why these types of experiences would be critical to explore or pursue an identified career interest.
Relevance of experience: If the applicant proposes an experience that is exploratory in nature, the applicant provides evidence to explain why proposed experience(s) allow exploration and reflection on these areas of interest. Alternatively, if the applicant is searching for an experience that is purposeful with regard to identified career goals, the applicant provides evidence for how proposed experiences are relevant to the student's future goals.
Familiarization and maturity: The applicant demonstrates evidence of research and understanding of industry-based, organizational, geographic, and cultural dynamics of the proposed experience.