Swarthmore Funded Summer Opportunities
Are you wondering what to do this summer? Swarthmore College provides students with meaningful, learning opportunities for the summer. Whether they're on-campus or off-campus, below are the list of programs/departments that provide financial stipends. Generally speaking, most of these programs adhere to the common guidelines:
1. Stipends are $5500 for 10 weeks of full-time (~35-40 hours per week)
2. Student applications typically open up in January and close in February--see specific dates for programs.
3. Student notification of award status by March
4. Student acceptance deadline by April 1
Department or Program (see links for full list of opportunities) | Supports | Eligible Class Years |
Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility | Social impact internships, projects, or research | FYs, Sophs, Juniors, Seniors |
Various roles at Philadelphia-based start-ups | FYs, Sophs, Juniors | |
Center for Innovation & Leadership | Leadership, creative problem solving, and personal development internships or professional development opportunities | FYs, Sophs, Juniors |
Academic Division | Academic opportunities such as research, intensive language study, thesis/independent research | FYs, Sophs, Juniors |
Rubin Mentoring Program | Summer opportunities in varied interests | FYs, Sophs, Juniors |
Swarthmore Summer Scholars (S3P) Mentors | S3P provides mentoring for incoming First-Year FLI, under-represented students | FYs, Sophs, Juniors |
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship | Mentoring and academic research opportunities for students interested in Ph.D programs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences | Sophs, Juniors |
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