Sources of Funding

There are many sources of funding for students, which fall into different categories:

Scholarships

Brown & Caldwell Scholarships – Brown & Caldwell offer scholarships to students with career pursuits related to the environment through a variety of scholarships including the Eckenfelder Scholarship, the Minority Scholarship, Women in Leadership Scholarship, the LGBT Scholarship and the Navajo Nation Scholarship.

Internships & Volunteer Work

Penn Funding Sources

External Sources

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) – supports summer research opportunities for undergraduate students
Civic House Community Engagement Internship – funding to support academic year-long undergraduate internships at selected community partner organizations
Penn Global Research & Internship (GRIP) Award – provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate students opportunity to intern or conduct research abroad over the summer
Penn Global Virtual Internationals Abroad (VIA) – provides self-directed and motivated Penn undergraduate students the opportunity to gain fully funded professional work experience over the summer at a global company, with the added convenience of working remotely
Platt Performing Arts Internship Award – provides one Penn undergraduate with funds to support a summer internship in professional performing arts or related entertainment organization
Real Arts@Penn Internship Prize – offers internship prize specifically designed to help with costs associated with unpaid & underpaid internships in a creative field
Summer Research & Internship Funding for Highly Aided Students – Highly Aided students are eligible to receive up to $4,000 in funding for unpaid or underfunded opportunities for two summers
StartUp Internship Award – Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship – to support students interning with start-ups over the summer
Summer Venture Award – Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship – offers up to $10,000 for students in support creating a new startup venture
Student Disability Services – Newcombe Scholarship – scholarships for internships or work experience that relate to academics and career goals for students with disabilities
VPUL Emergency & Opportunity Fund – Students can seek and receive support for needs including, but not limited to: academic or pre-professional opportunity, such as conference participation or travel to reach an internship/job, graduate school exam prep or application fees and more.

Amy Adina Schulman Memorial Fund – New Jersey based fund providing grants to individuals, young adults who volunteer or intern for progressive social action projects or programs
Gilman International Internship for Internships Abroad – open to U.S. citizen undergraduate Federal Pell Grant recipients intending to participate in intern abroad programs
Jessica Jennifer Cohen Foundation Fund – provides financial assistance to enable young adults to perform community service that otherwise would be financially difficult or impracticable for them to do
ProFellow – Searchable database of 1,000+ fellowships in different categories

Post-Grad & Gap Year Fellowships

Penn Resources

External Resources

MyUndocumentedLife – Offers advice, blog posts, information on scholarships, internships, jobs, fellowships and graduate programs for undocumented and DACAmented students.
ProFellow – Searchable database of 1,000+ fellowships in different categories
TheGrantAdivsor – Information on grant, research, and fellowship opportunities for U.S. institutions of higher education