Career Design Center Internship Equity Fund

Internships serve as an invaluable bridge from college to career and provide students an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on training and experience within industry. This award, funded by the State University of New York (SUNY), will allow the Career Design Center to help fund University at Buffalo undergraduate and graduate students partaking in unpaid spring internships with non-profit or government organizations.

To be eligible, you must:
- Have your site supervisor complete the Site Supervisor Verification Form
- Have secured an unpaid spring internship with a 501©(3) non-profit OR government organization (federal, state, or local)
- Be currently enrolled and remain enrolled for the duration of the internship
- Be in good academic standing and remain in good academic standing (2.0 or higher)
- Have CPT authorization (international students on F-1 visa participating in off-campus internships only)
- Be supervised by an employee of the organization
- Be scheduled to work 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 10 days of application closing
- Award issued via U.S. Bank Expense Card in two parts- first half in early March and second half in mid-May
- Final internship evaluations emailed out in late April. Final evaluations must be completed by both the student and site supervisor in order to receive the second half of the award.

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

Award
2000-3500
Departments
Career Design Center, Financial Need
Deadline
01/25/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you previously received Internship Equity Funding from the Career Design Center?
  2. Have you secured an unpaid internship with a non-profit or government organization?
  3. Organization Details
    • 1. Name of Organization
    • 2. Physical Address of Organization
    • 3. Sector of Organization
    • 4. Organization Website
    • 5. Between May 26, 2025 and August 15, 2025, how many total hours will you intern with this organization?
  4. Site Supervisor Information
    • 1. Name of site supervisor
    • 2. Title of site supervisor
    • 3. Email address of site supervisor
  5. Internship Details
    • 1. Title of position
    • 2. Format
    • 3. How does this internship provide hands-on experience and help you develop skills that are transferable to other career settings?
    • 4. In what ways does the internship offer opportunities for networking, career exploration, and professional growth?
    • 5. How do the responsibilities and learning objectives of the internship align with industry standards and contribute to your career readiness?
    • 6. Of the 8 NACE Career Competencies outlined below, which one do you hope to build upon the most through this internship?
  6. Credit or Non-Credit Bearing
    • 1. Are you receiving academic credit for this internship?
    • 2. If you are receiving academic credit for this internship, please provide the specific course name. If you aren't receiving credit, please indicate, "N/A"
    • 3. If you aren't receiving credit for this internship, please select the reason(s) why.
    • 4. You've confirmed that this is an unpaid opportunity. How many paid internships did you apply to?
  7. Preference will be given to individuals that have historically been denied access and/or been marginalized. If comfortable, please describe how you identify with the preferred criteria below. If you wish to not disclose, please state, “I choose to not disclose.”
  8. Permanent Address Information
    • 1. Permanent Street Address
    • 2. Locality or City
    • 3. State
    • 4. Zip or Postal Code
    • 5. Country
    • 6. Phone Number
  9. As Internship Equity Fund awards are considered taxable income, International Students must upload a completed copy of the W-8BEN (SSN# or ITIN required), while all other students will upload a completed copy of the W-9.
  10. Eligibility Acknowledgements
    • I acknowledge that the Site Supervisor Verification Form must be completed by my site supervisor BEFORE the application deadline, which is April 20 at 11:59 p.m. EST. It is my responsibility to share the verification form (linked below) with my site supervisor and ensure that it is completed on time.
    • I confirm that my uploaded W-8BEN or W-9 has been completely filled out, including my SSN/ITIN, signature and date.
    • If selected for the Career Design Center Internship Equity Fund, I acknowledge that my funding may forfeited at any time if it is determined that I am being financially compensated, final evaluations are not completed, or internship obligations are not fulfilled.
    • If selected, I acknowledge that additional communication will come to my UB email and that timely responses are imperative to receiving funding.
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