Apply for the Career Design Center Internship Equity Fund

This award, funded by the State University of New York (SUNY), provides funding to support University at Buffalo undergraduate and graduate students partaking in unpaid summer internships with non-profit or government organizations. Internships offer essential hands-on experience and serve as a crucial step toward transitioning from college to a career. The Career Design Center will use this funding to assist students who engage in these internships.

To be eligible, you must:
- Complete this application and have your site supervisor complete the Site Supervisor Verification Form before April 20 at 11:59 p.m.
- Secure an unpaid summer internship with a 501©(3) non-profit or a government organization (federal, state, or local)
- Be a University at Buffalo student for the duration of the internship
- Be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA (and remain in good academic standing)
- Have CPT authorization if you are an international student on an F-1 visa and participating in an off-campus internship
- Be supervised by an employee of the hosting organization
- Commit to working a minimum of 75 internship hours
- Be able to pick up an expense card in person from UB’s north campus

Additional Application Requirements:
- Selected students to be notified via email within two weeks of application closing
- Award issued via U.S. Bank Expense Card in two parts- first half in early June and second half in late August
- Final internship evaluations emailed out in late July.

Award amount
$2,000- $3,500 (based on total internship hours)

Final evaluations must be completed by both the student and site supervisor in order to receive the second half of the award.