Application Opens: Monday, March 31, 2025
Application Closes: Monday, May 5, 2025
The Bright Futures Initiative awards students with need-based scholarships ranging from $100-$1,250 to help offset expenses incurred during unpaid internships.
Eligibility
- A secured unpaid on-campus and off-campus internship with a non-profit organization or government agency for summer 2025.
- A new internship experience during summer 2025 and completed by the start of the fall 2025 semester.
- Supervised by a professional in the field.
- Registered UMD undergraduate students returning to campus for Fall 2025. May 2025 graduating seniors are not eligible.
- Preference will 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.
