Internship & Project Funding Opportunities

Beyond the academic school year at Cornell University, there are many opportunities that await in the winter, spring, and summer breaks. Whether you want to venture halfway across the world to teach for the summer, engage in a community service project, or stay in another city for a summer internship, Cornell has many opportunities to fund your travels. Check out some of these resources below to learn more!

All Semesters:

• Community-Engaged Student Travel Grant Program 

  (Deadlines: October, February, March) 

  • The Community-Engaged Student Travel Grant Program provides funding to Cornell students participating in service-learning and/or community-based research domestically or internationally. The travel grants are intended to support student travel that enables participation in: faculty-led course-based service activities; team-based learning and research projects; mentored internships; and team-based consulting projects. It is NOT meant to support undergraduate research or conference travel. Awards go up to $1500 for winter and summer breaks, and $750 for spring breaks. Applications for summer travels are usually due in October (Winter), February (Spring), and March (Summer), and students are notified within the month. More information regarding this grant can be found at Engaged Cornell’s website  

• Human Ecology Alan D. Mathios Research and Service Grant 

  (Deadlines: October, March)

  • The Human Ecology Alumni Association (HEAA) awards grants annually to qualifying students in the College. The grants are available for students use in furthering the three objectives of the College: research, teaching, and outreach. The grant program is competitive in nature. Examples of grant applications that might receive rewards include but are not limited to: independent research, academic project, service project, community/extension application of course or research work, travel and/or registration expenses to attend conferences to present student research, and expenses related to summer coursework that are not available at Cornell. Any student who receives HEAA grant funding is required to submit a short formal report and receipts documenting expenses no later than 6 weeks after the conclusion of the project/event. More information can be found Human Ecology’s website.

• OADI Funding opportunities

  (Deadlines: September, November, February, March, May)

  • The OADI Individual Student Funding Program provides funding opportunities for active program participants of OADI programsand general participants. Active program participants may be members of the following OADI Programs: Pre-Professional Programs (P3); OADI’s Opportunity Programs (HEOP/EOP and POSSE), McNair Scholars Program, OADI Research Scholars Program, OADI First-in-Class Mobilizers, and Gates Millennium Scholars Program. More information regarding eligibility and application timeline, please visit the website at OADI’s website . 

    • General funding (within the US):

      • The OADI General Funding Application provides sponsorship for local research/professional development experiences and graduate preparation opportunities with the United States. Sponsorship covers items such as: Graduate School Exam and Application Fees; Domestic conference expenses (registration, transportation, meals, accommodations, etc.); and costs affiliated with local internships, externships, research experiences, and community-based and service learning opportunities.

Summer:  

• Student Assembly Summer Experience Grant (SASEG) 

  Deadline: April

  • • This grant is designed to aid students to complete summer unpaid or minimally paid career-related experiences. The funds are drawn from the Students Helping Students fund and are open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors in all 7 undergraduate colleges. Each college’s career office will be reading their own students’ applications. A maximum of $3,000 could be awarded for eligible students. Prior to applying for this grant, students must have already secured a summer internship. Certain summer experiences, such as fee-based programs (any program that charges a tuition or a fee, including Cornell in Washington, Urban Summer, etc.), personal research projects, and taking summer classes are not covered. Applications open mid-spring semester are are usually due in April. More information regarding the important dates, eligibility, and application process can be found SASEG website .

• Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award 

  Deadline: April

  • The Robison-Appel award was established to recognize and honor students who have had significant involvement in community service by providing support for their projects (which must address a community’s social needs or problems). Three projects are selected every year and each receives a $1,500 grant. More information can be found at Robison-Appel website

• Human Ecology Summer Research Stipends for Undergraduates 

  Deadline: February

  • The College of Human Ecology provides a limited number of $4,000 stipends to CHE undergraduates who will be involved in full-time summer research with a CHE faculty member. Both the student and the faculty member must be in CHE.

Fall:  

• Community Partnership Funding Board Grants

  • The Community Partnership Funding Board (CPFB), a student organization, seeks to foster leadership and social responsibility by encouraging students to take action against social problems. The CPFB assists students in developing grassroots community action projects and administers grants from the Community Partnership Fund to make these projects possible. Funding for up to $2500 per project, per year. More information can be found CPFB website.

International :

• The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

  • The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies will offer up to $300 to provide organizations for activities that are approved by Cornell’s Office of the Dean of Students. More information regarding how to apply can be found Mario Einaudi Center website .

• Asian Studies Undergraduate Travel Grant

  • • Students have the opportunity to spend part of a summer in an Asian country on an Asian Studies Summer Study, Research, and Service Travel Grant that provides funding for travel and living expenses. Applications are due in mid-February and decisions are made before spring break. At the end of summer, recipients must provide documentation of travel and submit a 10-page report summarizing the summer language and cultural experiences. Applicants may be from any college or major, but must have a proposed project that relates to their area of study. Priority will be given to students who have completed 2 years of language work in the relevant language prior to departure, have no prior travel experience in the area of travel, and are Asian Studies majors or minors. Grants are eligible for up to $3,000. More information regarding the grant and the application process can be found Asian Studies website .

• OADI Off-Campus Opportunity Fund (International)

  

  • OADI is now part of a Cornell streamlined Off-Campus Opportunity fund and is a common application that can be found on Cornell Abroad’s page. The fund consolidates the application and awarding process of four previously distinct grants offered through the following central units: Cornell Abroad, OADI, Engaged Cornell, VPIA & Einaudi.  This funding is primarily for short-term programs when financial aid is less available.