Internship Funding SUMMER 2024: PCSB INTERN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The PCSB Intern Fellowship Program supports business majors with identified domestic (U.S.-based) internships that would not be feasible without a financial contribution from the program. These can be internships during the summer or during the regular fall or spring terms. Examples include non-profit internships or formally structured supervised service project work. The program has three application cycles, the application due dates for which are outlined in the “Application Deadlines” section below. Applicants who are deemed eligible for funding support through this program can receive up to $2,500 to be put toward supporting expenses associated with participating in an internship (e.g., transportation, housing) or other related expenses (e.g., summer internship course tuition or course materials).

Application Requirements

1. The applicant must be a PC undergraduate student with a declared major in business. Exiting seniors with a summer internship post-graduation are not eligible to apply.
2. The applicant must have already obtained a summer, fall, or spring internship at an organization that will provide them with a minimum of 6 weeks/120 hours of work at a site located in the U.S.
3. The applicant must complete a PCSB Intern Fellowship Program application form (see also  expense budgeting template) AND submit the following additional supplemental application materials via this Handshake posting by the appropriate cycle deadline.
   1. Current Resume
   2. (2) Letters of Recommendation
   3. Unofficial Transcript (accessible via CyberFriar)
4. The applicant must agree to fulfill the PCSB Intern Fellowship Program requirements outlined below under “Award Allocations & Distribution.”

Other Notes:

• If this internship is not unpaid, the applicant may be required to submit additional documentation to support a case for financial need.
• Whether or not the applicant pursues credit for the internship has no bearing on their eligibility for funding.
• Funding for this program is limited, so students are normally only eligible to receive internship funding once every 12 months.

Application Cycle Deadlines

Applications for this program are reviewed within the week following a cycle’s stated application deadline, and applicants will normally be notified of their application status via email by the PCSB Dean’s Office within 14 days following a cycle’s application deadline. Following are the program’s application cycle deadlines:

• Summer Internship Funding Application Deadline: Rolling through June 1
• Fall Internship Funding Application Deadline: By September 15
• Spring Internship Funding Application Deadline: By January 31

Application Collection & Review

The collection of application materials for this program is managed by the Chirico Career Center (CCC) and the PCSB Dean’s Office. Complete applications are reviewed by an Application Review Committee made up of PCSB faculty and staff members, and other CCC-nominated representatives, as appropriate. This committee constitutes a service assignment for PCSB faculty and staff, and assignments are determined on an annual basis by the PCSB Dean’s Office.

Award Allocations & Distribution

Students who are awarded funding for their internships through this program will receive a total of up to $2,500. Awards will be paid in the form of a stipend in two equal installments. The award allocation and distribution process for this program is managed by the CCC, in coordination with the PCSB Dean’s Office.

The first installment payment is made once 50 percent of the internship hours have been completed. To initiate the first installment payment, the student is required to submit a log of their internship hours, signed by their internship site supervisor, to the CCC’s sr. associate director for experiential learning and funded programs. After the CCC confirms the hours with the site supervisor, the first installment is distributed. 

The second and final installment is paid upon completion of the PCSB Intern Fellowship Program requirements, which include:

• Submission of a completed Internship Site Evaluation to the CCC’s sr. associate director for experiential learning and funded programs.
• Submission of a note of gratitude, in the form of a brief reflection paper about the internship experience, to be shared with donors of the program.

Stewardship Requirements

Each student that receives an award through this program will be asked to prepare a note of gratitude in the form of a brief reflection paper (250-500 words) at the conclusion of their internship experience. In this note, the student is to introduce themselves and provide some background information (e.g., major, class year), and describe their internship experience, including details about their goals, functions, accomplishments, and career path insights. Additionally, each site supervisor will be asked to prepare a statement for donors that describes how the student intern’s experience contributed to the mission of their organization or to specific initiatives. These notes are submitted to the CCC and shared with the Office of Institutional Advancement for annual stewardship reports to donors who contribute to the PCSB Intern Fellowship Program.