Funded Internships
2025 College Policies for Funded Summer Internships
This resource covers funded internship policies regarding:
- Eligibility
- Time Commitment
- Outside of Work Conflicts
- Compensation
- International Student Requirements
- The Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)
- Communication & Expectations
Create Your Own Internship
Students that think in terms of impact rather than internship postings open up a world of possibilities where they can gain meaningful and challenging experience.
Finding an Internship
While the College supports hundreds of students through our funded internship programs, the opportunities to intern around the world are endless. We understand it can be overwhelming to get started, so here are a few ideas to jumpstart your search.
How to Manage a Student Working on a Virtual Project
We are glad you can offer a Wellesley student a virtual project. Short Internship Projects (SHIPs) are short-term, virtual experiences designed by unbundling long-term internships and separating individual projects that can be completed remotely. Students benefit from working on a real-world project for an alum or employer, while your company or organization gains timely support from students. This resource offers tips and guidance to help you supervise and mentor your student throughout the project.
Internship Resource Toolkit
Whether you are considering a summer internship and want to get a better sense of what it will involve, about to embark on an internship and need a bit of help before you leave, or in the thick of your summer experience, the Internship Resource Toolkit offers information, tips, and tools to help you.Whether you are considering a summer internship and want to get a better sense of what it will involve, about to embark on an internship and need a bit of help before you leave, or in the thick of your summer experience, the Internship Resource Toolkit offers information, tips, and tools to help you.
Make the Most of Your Internship
Prepare to make the most of your experience using these tips for before, during, and after your internship.
Making the Most of a Virtual Internship or Project
Virtual internships and projects — experiences for which all of the work is done online from a remote location (e.g., your home) instead of on-site at the workplace - come with their own benefits (no commute!) and their own challenges (how to get to know colleagues?). This document will help you to identify and strategize for some of the benefits and challenges of a virtual experience in advance, so you’ll be ready to make the most of your summer experience.
Wellesley-Funded Internships: Application Support
Applying for an internship and looking to strengthen your application and increase your chance of being selected? Join us for one of our Career Ed workshops, Preliminary Application Review Day, Working Parties and more!
