Funding for Summer Experiences

Funding through Career Exploration and Development (CED) is available for unpaid, off-campus experiences sponsored by an established nonprofit organization, for-profit employer or government agency. The funding committees will consider funding students who receive a stipend from their host organizations.

The following experiences qualify for funding:

• Internships (must be full time for at least 8 weeks or 320 hours)
• Pre-professional experiences including off-campus research and performance (must be substantial in intensity although the length may vary)

Funding can only be applied to travel and living expenses. Students applying for funding to participate in a tuition- or fee-based program (i.e. festival, language study, volunteer abroad, writing institute, etc.) must have a clearly defined experiential component with at least 200 hours spent on activities that classify as an internship.

Funding can only be applied to travel, local transportation, housing, food and utility expenses related to the experience. The budget should only include summer expenses. 

Housing is usually one of the highest expenses during the summer. Housing expenses could be reduced substantially if you start to explore low-cost, and possibly free, housing early.
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This information can help you generate ideas for potential summer opportunities.

Previous Recipients:

• 2022 Summer Recipients
• 2021 Summer Recipients
• 2019 Summer Recipients 
• 2018 Summer Recipients 
• 2017 Summer Recipients 
• 2016 Summer Recipients