The Scholars Institute Fellows (SIFP) program is partnering with the Center for Career Development to provide funding to offset the cost of participating in a Princeternship in Winter 2024-2025 for students who qualify and successfully apply for funding.

Since 2008, the Princeternship program has been offering students an inside look at careers by sending them out into the field to investigate career paths and foster personal connections with alumni and employers. Winter Princeternships give undergraduate students an opportunity to get to know the career path of their alum host, learn more about an industry and potentially get tangible project experience. Offered by alumni, Princeternships are a career exploration opportunity providing a combination of job shadowing, skill development, and relationship-building in one-on-one or small-group settings. Princeternships can be either virtual or in-person, ranging from one- to five-day shadowing experiences to one- to four-week projects. Opportunities span a range of geographic regions and career fields.

Students participating in the Winter 2024-25 Princeternship program are responsible for all expenses associated with the experience. These expenses could include transportation, meal costs, lodging, or any additional expense in relation to Princeternship. Princeternship opportunities will have varying costs, depending on their format (in-person or virtual) and their location (for in-person opportunities).

Students who are Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP) members and/or who qualify for full financial aid from the university with no familial contribution are eligible to apply for supportive funding through the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity. Funding is to help offset the cost of travel and lodging of in-person Princeternships only. Please note that funding is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Funding is NOT available for virtual Princeternships.

For more information, please visit the Center for Career Development Princeternship site. 

Who: 

To be eligible to apply for the 2024-25 Princeternship fund, students must:

1. Have applied for and been accepted to a Princeternship through the Center for Career Development. 
2. Must be receiving grant aid and have no familial contribution through Princeton University’s financial aid program and/or be a SIFP member in good standing.  
3. Be attending a Princeternship site that is at least 50 miles from Princeton University’s campus. Please note that funding for lodging is only available for sites more than 75 miles from campus.
4. Princeternships must take place during the period of Winter Break and Wintersession (between December 20, 2024-January 26, 2025). We cannot fund Princeternships rescheduled to a different period.

                      ****If you are part of the SIFP program, you are eligible for a small additional professional development grant toward your Princeternship. ****

Please note that only students who are ultimately successful in their Princeternship application and matched with an opportunity through the Center for Career Development will receive funding through the SIFP Winter Princeternship Fund. 

Funded students must complete the internship and submit a post-Princeternship 350-word reflection and photo of the experience no later than 2 weeks after the completion of the experience.

How:

Students interested in applying for funding should indicate this on their Princeternship application in the appropriate questions. EBCAO staff will confirm your eligibility. You will receive notification of your funding status if and when you receive your Princeternship offer. Funded students will then need to attend a mandatory funding information session and will formally submit their budget through the SAFE system. More information about this process will be made available to all successful applicants.

Funding Details:

Students are eligible for funding for domestic Princeternships only. 

Total eligibility is as follows:

• Travel: Successful applicants are eligible for funding up to the following limits to help offset the cost of domestic travel. Please note that all mileage is based on distance from the University, rather than the student’s hometown. Students who have need for housing at the University prior to the beginning of Wintersession should apply for Continuous Housing, as long as they meet eligibility criteria. 
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 50-75 miles from campus: $75
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 76-150 miles from campus: $150
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 151-300 miles from campus: $200
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 301-500 miles from campus:$250
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 501-800 miles from campus: $300
  • Princeternships that take place at sites between 801-1500 miles from campus: $400
  • Princeternships that take place at sites >1501 miles from campus: $550
• Lodging and other expenses: Successful applicants are eligible for funding for lodging and other expenses up to the rate of $175/night up to 5 nights. You are only eligible for lodging costs during the dates of your Princeternship; the number of lodging nights per site are fixed in advance. 
• Please note that we cannot fund any other expenses, nor can we exceed these funding limits. Students should ONLY include lines for travel and lodging/other expenses in their budget and use the tables above to calculate their requests. 
• Successful applicants will be allocated funding based on the percentage of academic year financial aid.
• Students should also note that we may not be able to fund the entire budgeted requests–funds will be allocated based on demand.