Money for your Internship at Universities of Wisconsin 2025

It can be tough to manage the many expenses that come along with a summer internship. The SuccessWorks Internship Fund provides support payments of up to $5,000 to help L&S undergraduate students with financial need to take advantage of internships—paid or unpaid—during their undergraduate careers. These payments are made possible through the generous donations from UW-Madison family and friends.

Looking for additional sources of financial assistance to support your internship? Start here.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 15, 2025
• Value$5,000
• Study LevelInternship
• SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin
• City to studyWisconsin

Benefits

Internship Fund provides support payments of up to $5,000

Requirements

• L&S undergraduate student
  • Student must be seeking an L&S degree (primary major is in the College of Letters & Science)
  • If you are unsure of your degree, login to your Student Center and click the My Academics tab, or consult your academic advisor.
• Overall GPA is 2.5 or above
• Have secured an internship
• Internship must be 10 hours/week, 6 weeks minimum; cannot be for internship post-graduation
• Must be returning to complete at least one semester at UW-Madison after the internship experience

How do I know what counts as an internship?
Basic Criteria for Determining Internship Validity

For planning purposes, please note that the processing time for payments from this fund may be extended. Funds are anticipated to be available beginning in Summer 2025.

Interview Dates and Process

Students will be selected based on demonstrated financial need, the strength of their application, and the quality of the internship experience

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Have you formally secured and accepted an internship offer?
2. Internship Information (must complete each field)
   • A. Company/Organization Name
   • B. Location (City, State)
   • C. Country
   • D. Start Date
   • E. End Date
   • F. Duration of internship (# of weeks)
   • G. Hours per week worked (# hours/week)
   • H. Pay, if applicable ($/hour). If unpaid, mark 0.
   • I. Stipend (total stipend, including relocation) If no stipend, mark 0.
   • Is your internship in-person or virtual?
3. Internship Compensation
4. Please upload a copy of the internship job description.
5. Request a letter of verification (or "offer letter") from the internship employer stating that you have secured this internship. The letter should include the beginning and end dates of the internship, the number of hours a week, and pay or stipend information. Often this letter is provided to you when an employer offers you the internship - it may be in email form.
6. Why are you pursuing this internship opportunity? What do you hope to learn/get out of the experience? (hint: relate to your career and/or personal goals, if applicable)
7. How will this award money enable you to participate in this internship opportunity? (Be specific).
8. (Optional) Have you had any life or family challenges that you feel should be taken into consideration when reviewing your application?
9. Please provide a breakdown of anticipated expenses during your internship. Estimate the amount you will spend PER WEEK.
   • A. Food
   • B. Housing/Rent
   • C. Transportation
   • D. Total (please add A - D)
   • E. GRAND TOTAL: Multiply total (D) by number of weeks you will be working
10. Please provide a breakdown of your one-time only expenses (expenses NOT included in your weekly expenses above):
    • A. Airline Tickets or Transportation
    • B. Visa/passport application fee
    • C. Clothing
    • D. Other (please list along with amount)
    • E. TOTAL for one-time expenses (sum of A - D)
11. TOTAL EXPENSES: Please add your GRAND TOTAL of per week expenses with your TOTAL for one-time expenses.
12. Is there a program fee associated with this internship? (i.e. Do you have to pay the organization to participate in the internship)?
13. If yes, what is the fee?
14. How much money are you requesting (amount between $1,000 and $5,000)?
15. List any additional funding sources you are applying to in order to fund this internship experience, the amount(s) you've requested, and the date(s) you'll find out whether you've received this funding. Failure to disclose may affect the consideration of your application.

For more details visit Universities of Wisconsin Internship Webpage