Wesleyan Summer Grants are awarded through the Gordon Career Center to support students who are pursuing no- or low-pay career-related experiences over the summer. Applications open annually at the start of the spring semester and funds are awarded up to $5,000. All undergraduate students who are actively enrolled and have not previously received a Wesleyan Summer Grant are eligible to apply.
Applications are open January 30, 2023 – February 28, 2023.
Interested in applying? Check out these grants specifically funding entrepreneurship, social impact, and activism opportunities:
Social Impact and Entrepreneurship
- Jessica & Josh Goldin ACG Grant
- McCarthy Family Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Summer Grants
- Norman Ernst Priebatsch Fund for Entrepreneurship
- Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Internship Grant
- Robert E. Patricelli Endowed Wesleyan Summer Grant Fund
Social Justice/Services, Humanitarian Efforts, Political Activism, and Public Service
- Douglas J. Bennet ’59, P’87 Endowed Internship in Public Service
- Jewett Foundation Endowed Summer Experience
- Kevin Sanborn ’87 Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant
- Lisa Alter ’78 and Shana Alexander Endowed Wesleyan Summer Grant Fund
- Nancy Campbell Internship in Historic Preservation *Added 2/10, while not listed on the application, all eligible applicants will automatically be considered
- Nosup Kwak ’55 Endowed Summer Experience Fund
- Okrent Memorial Grant for Social Justice (OMG Fund)
- Orrin Baird ’69 Endowed Wesleyan Summer Grant Fund
- Thomas M. Arndt Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant
- Win ’65 and Lee Chamberlin Endowed Summer Experience Fund
Internship through the Wesleyan Summer Grants Program
- Child Advocacy Grant: Intern with Lawyers for Children through their Social Work Summer Internship Program. This is a guaranteed internship for a Wesleyan University student. If selected for this opportunity after the application process, your award must be used strictly to support yourself during the summer. Funding cannot be used as payment to yourself.
Still Figuring Out Your Summer Plans?
You can still apply if you have not secured your summer experience. If chosen for funding, you will have the ability to submit a revised application if your plans have changed and you have a different opportunity than what was in your original application. All revisions will be reviewed before funding is determined.
Click here to learn more about the Wesleyan Summer Grants program and how to apply.
