All applicants must:

• Be a current degree-seeking undergraduate UVM student in good standing.
• Earn academic credit during the summer semester the internship occurs. If you don't want or need this credit, you might check out the affordable SINT summer credit option.
• Plan to continue studies in the fall 2023 semester (that is, the awards are not available to graduating seniors).
• Provide a letter from their internship employer confirming the internship offer if granted an award
• Acknowledge that if you have received this funding in the past, you may be less likely to receive it again as priority is given to first time recipients.

International Students

International students may have additional requirements as a condition of their visa. Check with the Office of International Education and your advisor to ensure any such requirements are fulfilled.  If you are awarded a scholarship, it may be taxed at a different rate than domestic students. Please contact Student Financial Services if you have questions.

Selection

A committee of staff and faculty members will make the final decision on the dollar amount and recipient(s) for each award.  Learn more about our evaluation criteria.

Once you have applied to an internship opportunity, you can then apply for internship scholarships. You do not need to have secured internship plans to apply to funding -- you just need to have applied to the internship. You can use one scholarship application to apply to multiple funding sources. Please see below to determine your eligibility and the focus / requirements of each award.

2023 Key Dates:

Jan 17: Application process opens
Mar 23: Application deadline
Mar 27 - April 7: Applications reviewed by the scholarship selection committee
Early Apr: Scholarship selection committee meets to discuss and decide on awards
Apr 17: Applicants will receive an email indicating that they have been awarded, wait-listed*, or not funded
May 1: Deadline for awardees to submit a letter from their internship supervisor that confirms their internship offer

*Students placed on the wait list will be notified on a rolling basis when funding becomes available. Wait-listed students will receive final award decisions by the end of April.

Please review all pertinent information below before starting your application.  Once you hit the "Submit" button, you will no longer be able to access it or make changes. The application will ask for things such as:

The available awards are as follows:

• Internships for the Common Good
  Available to students doing direct service work at a nonprofit or mission-driven organization
   
• College of Arts & Sciences Internship Scholarship
  Available to students in the College of Arts and Sciences
   
• Samuel Fishman Memorial Fund
  Available to students pursuing internships in government, policy, or service
   
• UVM Internship Scholarship Fund
  Available to all students and internships
   
• Career Services Foundation
  Available to all students and internships
   
• Caruccio Business Internship Scholarship
  Available to students in the Grossman School of Business

If you are planning an internship abroad, your plans will require further approval by the Office of International Education - please contact them ASAP as the approval process can take some time. You can also reference their health and safety considerations and Travel Risk Map for going abroad.

• All scholarship recipients are required to earn academic credit during the summer semester the internship occurs.
• Once the internship is complete, all scholarship awardees are required to submit a video or written summary addressing how the internship helped you grow and how it affected your career trajectory.
• Students who receive awards from donor-funded scholarships will be asked to write a thank-you note to the award benefactor.