Sponsored Internships
Wellesley-Sponsored Internships
Internships can confirm a professional interest or lead to a surprising new path. They help translate theory into practice and get your foot in the door. While seeing your lecture come to life on the legislative floor is exciting, and securing a job as a result of a previous internship experience is fabulous, we know — and our students discover — that an internship provides so much more than that. Inevitably, internships help our students fully understand themselves and grow academically, professionally, and personally.
Step 1: Explore Opportunities | Step 2: Complete your Application
Step 3: Experience | Calendar & Deadlines
Step 3: Experience
Internship Resource Toolkit
This document provides valuable guidance and resources to help plan your summer and navigate your internship environment. Covering an array of important topics including budgeting, accommodations, travel, health, and safety, this guide is a central resource for all internship students.
Fall 2020
October
- 14: Application Pathway opens (all Signature Internships and Grants Programs applicants are required to complete this Pathway before completing their application)
- 19-23: Tanner Summit. Volunteer to share your summer experience and learn about your classmates' experiences!
- 26: Signature Internships application opens; Fall Term 2 classes start
November
- 26-27: Thanksgiving Break
- 30: Signature Internships application closes
December
- 17: Notification of Signature Internships application results
Spring 2021
February
- 15: Grants Program application opens
- 12: Signature Internships nominees notified of intern selections
March
- 15: Grants Program application closes
April
- 9: Notification of Grants Program application results
- 19: Summer Internship Credit application opens (for students not receiving stipends through Career Education)
June
- 9: Deadline for Grants Program Awardees to confirm their internship opportunities with Career Education
July
- 2: Summer Internship Credit application closes
Contacts
Wellesley Grants Program: Application Process & Timeline
This resource page offers in-depth details about the Grants Program application process, timeline, and selection process. For an overview of program eligibility & opportunities, visit the main page for the Wellesley Grants Program.
Making the Most of a Virtual Internship or Project
Virtual internships and projects — experiences for which all of the work is done online from a remote location (e.g., your home) instead of on-site at the workplace - come with their own benefits (no commute!) and their own challenges (how to get to know colleagues?). This document will help you to identify and strategize for some of the benefits and challenges of a virtual experience in advance, so you’ll be ready to make the most of your summer experience.
Summer 2020 Sponsored Internship FAQs
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, the College will only be support virtual internships for summer 2020. Career Education remains committed to helping you gain meaningful, remote professional engagement opportunities in the months ahead. Learn more about Sponsored Internships, Grants, and other ways to gain experience this summer.