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Career Services Summer Funding Opportunities

Career Services offers two summer funding opportunities: Swarthmore Future Entrepreneur Program (SFEP) to intern at local start-up companies and the new Career Services Summer Stipend to fund unpaid internships in industries that unable to obtain the funding for meaningful opportunities. Both opportunities award $6,000 for a 10-week opportunity.

Summer Opportunities

All Swarthmore Funded Summer Opportunities

Significant funding is also available for a variety of summer opportunities. Each summer, approximately 30% of current Swarthmore students receive funding from the College so that they can participate in these otherwise unpaid experiences. Learn more through the Beyond the Classroom’s (BTC) website. BTC is a committee of departments that work together for students to gain access to Swarthmore summer funding.

Exciting Funding Resource

CIL: Center for Innovation and Leadership

Design and Development Fund (DDF) 

Fund Information Brochure 

Check out the CIL’s Design and Development Fund created to support everything from Conferences, Hackathons to student start ups, ventures and more…..

By Jennifer Barrington
Jennifer Barrington Associate Director, Career Education
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Events in November 2025 from Career Services

The following features events hosted by Career Services, in partnership with an employer or another institution, or referred to us to specifically share with Swarthmore students. You can find a list of both our highlighted events on a monthly-basis as well as a full list …

By Pattie Kim-Keefer
Pattie Kim-Keefer Associate Director, Assessments & Technology
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A Great Winter Break = SwatWorks Micro-Internships

Winter Break – It’s the perfect time to develop your career experience. Take some time for your career exploration, professional skill building and making connections.

SwatWorks Micro-Internships are short-term, PAID, professional assignments taking place during the Winter Break so that …

By Jennifer Barrington
Jennifer Barrington Associate Director, Career Education
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Events in October 2025 from Career Services

The following features events hosted by Career Services, in partnership with an employer or another institution, or referred to us to specifically share with Swarthmore students. You can find a list of both our highlighted events on a monthly-basis as well as a full list …

By Pattie Kim-Keefer
Pattie Kim-Keefer Associate Director, Assessments & Technology
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Summer 2025 Funding Opportunities from Career Services

Career Services is offering two opportunities to obtain summer funding:

1. Swarthmore Future Entrepreneurship Program (SFEP)

This program allows students to intern at local start up companies through a partnership with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Students can apply to posted …

By Pattie Kim-Keefer
Pattie Kim-Keefer Associate Director, Assessments & Technology
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Beyond the Classroom

Experiential Learning provides you with choices of how to live into your mission—that is, internships, research fellowships, and projects offer …

Funding Resource – CIL: Center for Innovation and Leadership

Design and Development Fund (DDF) 

Fund Information Brochure 

AY 25-26

This brochure will provide you with all the details, criteria, …

Swarthmore Summer Funding – Navigation Tree

Are you looking ahead for funding for a summer opportunity, but not sure what’s available? (Hint, there’s lots of options!) …

Interning in New York this summer? Consider living amongst the beautiful rolling hills of Sarah Lawrence College! We are now …

This interactive and filterable dashboard includes information on Swarthmore student summer experiences for the summers of 2024, 2023, and 2022. …

Contact & Location

Phone
(610) 328–8352
Address

500 College Ave.
Parrish Hall 135
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Office closed daily from 12–1pm for lunch.