OVERVIEW
The Center for Community Engagement offers the Summer Internship Scholarship to increase student access to internships, support career preparation, and help offset potential financial hardships associated with a summer unpaid internship. Scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each will be awarded.
Awardee responsibilities include:
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- All scholarship recipients are required to complete a 195CE internship course during the summer session A (10-week) quarter simultaneously while their internship occurs. They must fulfill the terms of the 195CE contract successfully, including 80-100 hours of internship work.
- Recipients of internship scholarships are required to submit a short post-internship reflection of their experience along with a short video and photo.
- The reflection will address how the internship helped you grow and how it affected your career trajectory.
- Students who receive awards from donor-funded scholarships will be asked to write a thank-you note to the award benefactor.
- The materials submitted will be used as testimonials for fundraising purposes.
- Award recipients may also be invited to participate in Center for Community Engagement events or programs during the academic year in order to share about their summer internship experiences.
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for the award, UCLA students must meet all of the following qualifications:
APPLICATION PROCESS
You do not need an internship offer to apply to funding; you just need to have applied to the internship.
Please review all information below before starting your application. The application asks for:
Internship Description
Detailed information about your top-choice internship, including an attachment of a position or job description (If you are awarded funding and decide to intern at an organization different from what you detailed in your application, you will be asked to submit an updated scholarship application).
The committee will review your updated application and decide to award the scholarship or withdraw funding.
Short Answers to the following:
- Do you intend to enroll into a 195CE internship course?
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In which city and state is your internship located? Please note that local internships (within Los Angeles County, and then within California) will be prioritized. International internships are not eligible.
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Please describe how your internship relates to your career interests. Include any specific fieldwork or research interests you may have. How did you find your internship? What is the length of the internship? It must be at least 10 weeks over Summer Session A, 10 weeks (June 23- August 29).
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Please provide reasons for pursuing internship funding.
RESUME
Provide your current resume.
Applications will open March 22, 2025. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2025. Complete the general application and then review the supplemental questions for the 2025 Summer Internship Scholarship here:
CONTACT US
Christina-Marie Santillan
If you have questions about the process or this application, please contact Christina-Marie at: cmsantillan@college.ucla.edu
UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships
For more information about your financial aid and scholarships please contact the FA office at:
A129 Murphy Hall Service Counter Hours: 10am-3pm
Office Phone: 310-206-0400
Hours: Monday through Friday 10 - 3 pm
Website: https://financialaid.ucla.edu/