Bright Futures Initiative: ‘Unpaid Internship’ Scholarship
Application Opens: Monday, April 1, 2024
Application Closes: Monday, May 6, 2024
The Bright Futures Initiative awards students with need-based scholarships ranging from $100-$1,000 to help offset expenses incurred during unpaid internships.
Eligibility
- Registered UMD undergraduate students returning to campus for fall 2004. May 2024 graduating seniors are not eligible.
- A secured unpaid on-campus and off-campus internship with a non-profit organization or government agency for summer 2024.
- A new internship experience during summer 2024 and completed by the start of the fall 2024 semester.
- Supervised by a professional in the field.
- Preference will be given to juniors and seniors graduating in December.
- Preference will also be given to those who have not previously received this scholarship.
This scholarship is generously funded by the Eisen Family, the University Career Center & The President’s Promise, and individual donors through Maryland Giving Day.
