Application Instructions

• Submit the documents listed below, by email, to Anna.Smiles-Becker@uvm.edu, Rubenstein Career Counselor & Internship Coordinator.
  1. Resume
  2. Letter of interest - Explain your internship, how it connects to your major and/or career ideas and how this funding would benefit you and your experience.
  3. Budget - Articulate how much funding you are requesting and how it will be spent: rent, food, travel costs, research costs, etc. (Money awarded cannot be "salary" but can pay for things such as rent or food that salary would normally cover.)
  4. Obtain Credit - Internship credit needs to be arranged PRIOR to the start of an internship. Please follow the steps below. Contact Anna Smiles-Becker if you have further questions.
     • Review these Rubenstein School Internship Guidelines (PDF).
     • Review this information on Academic Deliverables by Credit (PDF).
     • After reviewing the above documents, please fill out this Experiential Learning Plan.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis for fall, spring and summer.
• Selected students will be awarded up to  $1,000 during an academic semester or up to $2,500 during the summer, based on the strength of applications and the availability of funds.
• Students in the Rubenstein School who will be earning credit for their internship are eligible to apply.
• Priority will be given to Rubenstein School students in their first or second year.

Questions? Contact Anna Smiles-Becker, Career Counselor & Internship Coordinator at Anna.Smiles-Becker@uvm.edu, 656-3002, Aiken 220G.