Unpaid Internships Support

• Selected applicants will receive a $1,000 scholarship
• Scholarship(s) will be awarded only one (1) time per student
• Scholarship funds will be applied directly to the recipient’s student account or issued as a stipend upon student’s request.

• Currently enrolled as a student in a degree seeking program at Shippensburg University
• Undergraduate and Graduate students must be in good academic standing (2.00 GPA and above for undergraduate students; 3.00 GPA and above for graduate students)
• Have completed an unpaid internship in advertised term or scheduled to complete an unpaid internship in advertised term
• Internship experience must be registered for credit with Academic Department
• Students receiving full tuition waivers are not eligible (i.e. employees or dependents of PA State System of Higher Education, Board of Governor scholarship, any combination of multiple academic or athletic scholarships equivalent to full tuition coverage, Graduate Assistantships, etc.)
• Out of State students receiving in-state tuition cannot be eligible
• Internship experiences are defined as work-based experiential learning directly related to the student’s enrolled major at the time of the experience, including Field placement, Practicum, or Student Teaching, with a minimum of 120 hours completed on site, either in person or virtually
• Only internships completed with entities not directly affiliated with Shippensburg University or its auxiliary services are eligible

• Executive Director of the Career Center or their representative
• Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences or their representative
• Dean of the College of Business or their representative
• Dean of the College of Education & Human Services or their respresentative
• Associate Vice-President for Inclusion & Belonging or their representative

Other support is available through the Shippensburg University Foundation.