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Career Services Summer Funding

There are a variety of funding sources across Penn for professional pursuits over the summer. We encourage you to check some of highlighted resources below.

Career Services Summer Funding for undergraduates

Career Services offers summer funding to eligible students to pursue internships and other summer work opportunities. Check out our FAQs and read more about eligibility and application guidelines.

Graduate student summer internship funding

In partnership with GAPSA, Penn Career Services will offer a limited amount of funding for unpaid summer internships for 2024. The application is now opensee details here.

Other Penn Sources of
Funding to explore

Besides Career Services, there are multiple sources of funding throughout Penn available to support students with summer and some post-grad opportunities.

Non-Penn (External) Sources of Funding

There are multiple funding sources outside of Penn available to support students with summer and some post-grad opportunities. Take advantage of The Grant Advisor and SPIN Database

Tips for Applying for Funding

Review these best practices before submitting any application for funding to improve your chances for funding success.

Financial Wellness

Whether you are receiving a one-time financial award from Penn or getting paid every week from your internship, it is important to learn how to use your money wisely. Check out these guides on budgeting, banking, debt, and investing from Financial Wellness @ Penn!

My Summer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dhruv Parikh, SEAS Masters in Robotics, 2024

NASA, JPL located in Pasadena, is the biggest space robotics laboratory that fuels various space flight missions and other science projects. I had a fortunate chance to intern there as a foreign national …

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From Class to Clinic – My Nursing Journey at NYU Langone

Daisy Tso, NUR ’24, Staten Island, NY

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to work as a student nurse extern at NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan. Working as a student nurse extern has been an enriching experience that deepened …

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A Historic Summer in Senegal 

Jesús Luis Zúñiga IV , SP2 Masters in Non-Profit Leadership, 2024

I expected a busy summer full of new experiences, interesting work, and good food when I was invited to intern in Dakar with UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) …

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Translational Research at the Titchenell Lab

Olivia Ong, COL ’24, Wellesley, MA

This summer, I had the opportunity to continue my work at the Titchenell Lab in the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at Penn Medicine. As a translational research lab, the Titchenell Lab aims …

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My Summer at SciFeCap

Tanvi Gupta, SEAS Masters in Computer & Information Science, 2024

During my summer internship, I achieved significant milestones in my professional development. The internship experience at SciFeCap has equipped me with valuable technical skills and knowledge to make meaningful contributions …

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(215) 898-7531
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3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 9am-5pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-5pm