Kenyon offers funds to offset necessary expenses — such as food, travel, lodging or professional attire — in order to allow students to complete unpaid or underpaid internships. 

How to Apply

Students . There is one application for all internship funds. Students will be automatically considered for all funds for which they are eligible.

Eligibility for All Funds

All applications for these funds must meet the following criteria in order to be considered. Some of the funds described below also contain additional eligibility criteria.

• Applicants must have direct deposit set up through Kenyon College.
• Applicants may only receive funding a maximum of two summers.
• Applicants must be currently enrolled at Kenyon College and returning the fall semester (including approved off-campus programs).

• Applicants must have confirmed an unpaid or underpaid* summer internship(s) that requires a minimum of 240 hours of work over the summer period. Note: applicants may work two unpaid internships that combine to fulfill this requirement.

• Internships arranged through third-party providers that require mandatory contributions, donations, or fees to pay for programming, housing or administrative costs are not eligible for summer internship funding.

• Confirmed internship(s) cannot be with a political campaign for a candidate for public office. Further, internships must not be with an organization that has a purpose of or that requires the student as a function of his or her internship to participate or intervene, directly or indirectly, in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

• Internships associated with participation in an off-campus study (OCS) program are not eligible for funding.
• Internship supervisor cannot be a relative, friend, or employee of Kenyon College. For summer research funding at Kenyon, please see Student Research at Kenyon College.
• Internship supervisor must be a full time professional employee with at least 2 years of professional experience.

• See each fund for additional criteria.

• All recipients of internship funding will be required to complete a short reflective paper or thank you letter to the fund's donor upon completion of the internship.

*Internships are considered underpaid if total compensation is less than the funding you are eligible to receive through a Summer Internship Fund (see funding tiers below).

International Students 

If you are an international student interested in applying for funds, please contact a member of the Center for Global Engagement staff to discuss work authorization.

International Travel Alerts & Advisories

Applicants are encouraged to pursue internships outside of their home countries, however, Kenyon does not support, fund, or sponsor student internships in countries that are on the levels 3 and 4 or the list. Exceptions will be made if a country is listed as "Reconsider Travel" (level 3) or "Do Not Travel" (level 4) due to Covid-19 concerns only. It is the responsibility of the applicant to review travel warnings and OFAC sanctions prior to applying for an internship outside of the United States. Funding may be rescinded if a country is placed on either of these lists after the application has been approved.