External Internship Fund-Matching Program – Division of Graduate Studies

To support the growth of internship opportunity for graduate students, the Division of Graduate Studies provides a

Graduate Internship Matching Program

for D.M.A., Ed.D., M.F.A., and Ph.D. graduate students. *

This program provides $2,000 needs-based fellowships to graduate students enrolled in their area’s terminal degree who accept an internship position by an outside agency that comes with a minimum stipend of $4,000 over three months. The outside agency can be a for-profit or non-profit company, a government organization, a campus business or academic support unit, or a campus center or institute funded by external grants or gifts.

The graduate student who qualifies for this matching program is:

Currently enrolled in the terminal degree program
Has advanced to candidacy if a doctoral program student
Has demonstrated need for the funding

The internship program must offer a professional development opportunity that is appropriate for the student’s area of study but is not a simple extension of current research or other graduate work.

This program is designed for three-month internships over the summer quarter; however, internships of longer duration or over the academic quarters will also be considered.

Graduate students, in partnership with the organization providing the internship, can apply for the $2,000 in matching support by sending an email to the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies with:

Name of the graduate student
Graduate student’s degree program and current status in the program
Name of the organization providing the internship
Stipend or funding provided to the graduate student by this organization (must be at least $4,000 over three months)
Brief description (up to 500 words) of the internship opportunity and how it fits into the graduate student’s professional goals
Description of need for the funding by the student (e.g., loss of TA, GSR, or GSI income during summer)

* The internship matching program is not open to M.A. or M.S. program students.

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