SUMMER 2025

Overview

The UCLA Center for Community Engagement is happy to partner with the UCLA Internship Alumni Network to provide support for UCLA students to gain valuable career experience through internships.

The UCLA Internship Alumni Network (“UCLA IAN”) is an alumni affinity group whose mission is to support students to gain valuable career-shaping experiences through internships.

This year, we will be granting the Alex White Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500 each, to undergraduate UCLA students who have financial needs and have internships for Summer 2025.

Eligibility

  • Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in good academic standing
  • Must have completed any of the following courses: CESC 50XP, CESC 100XP, and/or CESC M190A/B/C 
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Must have obtained an unpaid internship in the nonprofit or public sector during Summer 2025

Responsibilities

  • Participate in an informational meeting with UCLA IAN board member(s)
  • Submit a post-internship report
  • Attend a post-internship meeting
  • Grant UCLA IAN and the Center for Community Engagement use of your name and image in furtherance of garnering alumni support

Find more information regarding the Alex White Scholarship here.

The deadline to apply is April 29, 2025.

To Apply: Search “Alex White Scholarship” on the UCLA Financial Aid General Application found here. (Application will be available in early March 2025.)

FOR QUESTIONS: Christina-Marie Santillan, Assistant Director for Community-Engaged Learning (cmsantillan@college.ucla.edu).