Funding For an Internship Experience

With the generous support of donors, Mohr Career Services at the Lundquist College of Business is pleased to offer financial awards to support Lundquist students who are pursuing internships or professional project work that they might not otherwise consider due to financial constraints.

These funds are available to all Lundquist College declared undergraduate majors (pre-business, business, or accounting) and graduate students in MBA, MAcc, MSF, or MSM degree programs.

Eligible internships can take place during any academic term. For any questions, please contact Jessica Best at bestje@uoregon.edu.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to receive these funds, students must:

  • Be declared business administration, accounting or pre-business majors or Eugene-based graduate students in MBA, MAcc, MSF, or MSM degree programs.
    • Note: If you are no longer a student in the Lundquist College of Business when your internship begins then you will become ineligible for funding.
  • Have not yet met their degree requirements by the start of the internship.
  • Have not already received a stipend from this fund while enrolled in your current program.
  • Agree to allow us to check financial need status. Priority will be given to students with financial need in the award process.
  • Submit proof of participation and a short reflection on what they learned from the opportunity.

Projects/internships may be remote, hybrid, or in-person and may be paid or unpaid.

Eligible internships/project work must:

  • Have a clear relationship to your career goals.
  • Provide you with an offer letter (that you have accepted) and documentation of remote work arrangements, if applicable.
  • Have a documented job posting or scope of work from the employer/project manager.
  • Provide at least 10 hours a week of work AND at least five weeks of work.
  • Not be with a company/organization owned or managed by an immediate family member of yours.

Financial Need

Priority will be given to students with documented financial need. Please be sure that you have filled out the appropriate form below.

  • The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is an online application for students who are US citizens, Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) or other eligible non-citizens.
  • The ORSAA (Oregon Student Aid Application) is an alternative to the FAFSA for Dreamer students including students who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as well as other undocumented students.
  • The Statement of Financial Need is a form for international students with a valid student visa and can be emailed directly to the UO Division of Global Engagement.

Award Amounts

Applications will be evaluated on completeness and quality of application. Priority will be given to students with financial need. Funds, once awarded, can be used for any expenses.

Mohr Career Services may only fund one internship per student per degree program in the interest of impacting as many students as possible.

Application

The application takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Applicants should be prepared to provide:

  • Statement of their career goals and an explanation of how the internship will help achieve these goals.
  • Permission to access academic and financial need records.
  • Copy of the internship offer (pdf, image file, etc.), detailed scope of work for project work and documentation of remote work arrangements. A detailed internship posting counts as scope of work.
  • Professional resume.

Timing Expectations

  • Students may request funding at any time prior to the END of their experience (i.e., you may apply before your internship or once you have started your internship).
  • Once the application is submitted, it may take 4 to 6 weeks for money to be released. However, if your internship or project starts more than 6 weeks into the future; expect the money to be released approximately 4 weeks before your start date.

Donor Support

This funding is made possible thanks to generous gifts from several donors. Recipients will be informed of the source of their funds and will be invited to express thanks to the donor.

A new application is coming soon. In the meantime, email Jessica Best bestje@uoregon.edu if you have questions.

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