Apply for Internship Funding

The Park School Offers Funding for Summer, Fall and Spring Internship Opportunities (application link below)

An internship can be a game-changer. At the Park School, we encourage students to have that experience, and we create lots of opportunity to connect with one. Unfortunately, sometimes a great internship opportunity may require additional funding, and we don’t want that to stop your chances. If you thought an internship experience was not possible for financial reasons, we hope these Park School funds might help you rethink that – and go after that game-changing experience. 

Unless noted, these awards require you to have demonstrated financial need to be eligible. Need is determined through the review of your FAFSA (preferred FAFSA deadline: March 1st).

You will not need to know your internship when you apply. Instead, you will use your pre-approval to go after an internship opportunity without worrying about the financial implications. Want more info? Contact Associate Dean Rob Gearhart or Career Engagement Specialist Suzanne Brache. 

Submit an application for summer internship funding through Scholarship Manager-also available through apps.ithaca.edu- 2024-2025 Park School Internship Funding Application.

If you have technical difficulty with any of the applications, contact Associate Dean Rob Gearhart.

James B. Pendleton Award for Student Internships

These awards are available to academically qualified students to supplement the costs associated with undertaking an internship or other professional development opportunity, either in the summer or in our semester programs in Los Angeles.  Students must demonstrate financial need as established by the Ithaca College Office of Student Financial Services.

The Big Apple Award

Made possible through the generosity of Park School alumni working in the New York City area, the Big Apple Award provides support for credit-bearing undergraduate summer internships based in the New York City area.

Michael J. Kaplan '85 Endowed Internship Scholarship for Communications

Awarded to students in the Roy H. Park School of Communications who are taking part in an internship opportunity. Financial need is not required.

Other Internship Funds Available

The Progressive/Independent Media Internship Program

Funded by a generous benefactor, The Progressive/Independent Media Internship program offers recipients up to a $3,000 stipend for a credit-bearing summer internship with an independent media organization. The link above provides locations where students have interned in the past, and includes an application for Summer awards.

Need Assistance?

We recognize that it can be expensive to do an internship - you may need to get housing in a major city or the internship sponsor may require that you register for academic credit.  If you have concerns about this, talk with Suzanne Brache, our Career Engagement Specialist in Park 258.