Brandeis Funding Facts

In the Summer of 2009, there were over 80 recipients of internship awards, totaling close to $300,000. Brandeis University is one of the few higher education institutions fortunate to have funds to support unpaid internships or research opportunities over the summer. 

Download this chart for an overview of general resources, organized by application date. 

Students are engaging in experiences near and far, including:

  • Endgame Entertainment, CA
  • International Bridges to Justice, China
  • Center for Progressive Leadership, Washington DC
  • Department of State--US Embassy, Egypt
  • GlobeMed, HOPE Center, Ghana
  • Schneider Children's Medical Center, Israel
  • Boston Spirit Magazine, MA
  • Teach for America, NY
  • Democratic Central Committee, WA

Internship/Project Funding from Brandeis

Brandeis University offers you a variety of ways to help support your internship experience. Please read below for an opportunity that best matches your needs and criteria. The University is continually working on other ways to support your experiential learning opportunity, so please check back for further information. 

Download this chart (.pdf) for an overview of general resources, organized by application date. 


Sorensen Fellowship

As a Sorensen Fellow, you will have the rare opportunity to contribute as an undergraduate to constructive social change on the international stage.  Spend next summer working on a project of you rown design as an intern in an organization somewhere in the world, confronting these real-world issues in a concrete way. Student Fellows receive a grant of $3500 intended to cover their airfare and modest living expenses for the summer internship.

Research

Office of Scholarships and Fellowships provides guidance for two types: internal and external, some of which are sponsored research programs you undertake while still a Brandeis student and others -- generally for post-graduate study or research -- for which you apply junior or senior year. The following awards are available to you while you are a student at Brandeis:

Journalism

Esther Kartiganer Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Women's and Gender Studies -The $250 prize will be awarded annually for either an outstanding journalism project (broadcast or print) focused on women or gender or an outstanding research project about women/gender in the field of journalism itself.  Contact Kathryn Dalton for more information.

Latin American Studies 

The Latin American and Latino Studies Program provides Jane's Travel Grants to conduct research in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latin American diaspora in the United States. Grants vary in size, depending on the air fare, length of trip, and project budget. The maximum grant is $3000. Brandeis graduate students and undergraduates in all departments are eligible to apply, although students in the LALS major/minor will receive highest priority.

Peace Studies

Davis Projects for Peace: One to three Brandeis students or teams will have the opportunity to receive a $10,000 toward any project anywhere in the world that promotes peace. ANY current student (firstyear to senior!) is eligible to apply. The award is administired through the Ethics Center. 

The Karpf and Hahn Peace Awards are given annually to people who wish to work toward coexistence and peaceful ways of addressing and resolving conflicts of many sorts.  Applications are welcome from all undergraduates and graduate students; applicants do not need to be enrolled in the PAX program.  The awards come from the Karpf fund whose value varies from year to year and lately has come to about $3000. The Hahn fund presents us with $5000 each year. Some projects are funded completely and others partially.
 

Politics

The Politics Department offers various funding opportunities for internships and honors research projects funded by the Research Circle on Democracy and Cultural Pluralism including a $3500 Undergraduate Summer Internship Grant for full-time internship in Democracy and Cultural Pluralism (for rising juniors and seniors). The stipend is NOT limited to Politics students. 

Interested students should contact Prof. Steven Burg (burg@brandeis.edu), with a brief description of the internship opportunity and how it addresses the mission of the Research Circle, along with a copy of their Brandeis transcript (unofficial is OK). They will also need a letter of recommendation from a Brandeis faculty sent directly to Prof. Burg (email is OK).

Public Service

Eli J. Segal Citizen Service Fellowship provides stipends of $3500 to Brandeis undergraduate students (in their sophomore or junior year) to support summer internships. Students will serve as interns in carefully selected placements in organizations in the private, nonprofit and public sectors that are working for the public good. Segal Fellows will participate in a curriculum designed to strengthen the impact of the internships, and present the results of their experience to other Fellows and a broader University audience each fall. In addition, they will commit to remaining part of the Segal Fellows Network throughout their careers.

Social Justice

Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice World of Work Fellowships, generously supported by the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, will support 10+ students pursuing meaningful summer internships at agencies whose missions address issues of social justice.  Internships awards of $3500 will be awarded on a competitive basis to selected rising juniors and seniors to support structured, supervised, unpaid internship experiences that encourage students to think critically and apply classroom theory in real world situations regarding issues of social justice.

Study Abroad

While there are not many scholarships available for undergraduate study abroad, you can find more info here. Please also refer to the Study Abroad Resource Library, as there are some research books on funding for overseas study.

Transportation Funds (Academic Internships Only at this time)

No funds available at this time.  Check back in late fall 09.

Women's and Gender Studies

Rapaporte Foundation Summer Internship Grants enables students to pursue an otherwise unpaid summer internship in an organization or project that serves the interests of women, girls, or gender equity. All Brandeis undergraduates who are under financial necessity to earn summer income are eligible to apply. Grants of $2,000 each are awarded to five undergraduate students in the spring of each year.

The Richard Saber $500 Undergraduate Research Grant

Other grants and prizes awarded by the Women's and Gender Studies Program.