Career Services Summer Stipend

• Students graduating between June 2026 and June 2028 who are currently enrolled at Swarthmore College as a full-time student, and plan to be enrolled in the Fall of 2025.
• All Swarthmore students regardless of immigration status
  • Please note: Prior to applying, students are encouraged to connect with the International Student office to make sure the opportunities they have secured comply with all immigration/visa guidelines.
  • Resources: Policies on Experiential Opportunities (per Sanctuary Committee) & Policies for J-1 or F-1 Student Visa Holders (per ISC)
• Students who have been offered and accepted, or plan to accept, the unpaid experience for Summer 2025 that they apply with
  • STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY IF THEY HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED AN OFFER THAT THEY PLAN TO ACCEPT
• Position obtained must be 8-10 weeks between May – August with 35-40 hours worked per week or 350-400 hours of work in total.

Complete application and submit:

• Resume 
• Document answering the following application questions (each answer should be no more than 500 words):
  • What is the experience? (Please provide a detailed summary of the position as well as clearly outlined duties and responsibilities for the role)
  • How do you see this experience playing a crucial role in your future career goals? 
  • What do you hope to gain from this experience, and how will it make you a positive contributing member of the Swarthmore Community in the following year(s)?
  • How would the funding from the Career Services Summer Stipend aid in making this opportunity possible for you over the summer?
• Verification of offer for an unpaid position for Summer 2025. This can be either a formal offer letter or an email from your supervisor. Verification Document MUST INCLUDE:
  • Confirmation that you have been offered the position.
  • Official start and end dates for the position
  • Confirmation that this experience is UNPAID.
  • You will also need to confirm your acceptance of the position. If you have not formally accepted prior to applying, you will need to submit your acceptance by the time you accept the funding
• Contact information of your direct supervisor – Full Name, Email Address and Phone Number must be included. Note: Employment Verification will be conducted for those awarded funding
• Fill out the Risk and Compliance Form on WizeHive:
  • Read over the “Project Eligibility” section on what the College does not fund. 
  • To ensure that your project is eligible, all students are required to share information about risks associated with their project/experience. 
  • In the Risk and Compliance form, please provide as much information/details as possible. 
• *Please note that the above requirements will also be criteria for review in your application evaluation. If any of the above requirements are not submitted, that will be reflected in your evaluation. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize Career Services resources to have their application materials (mainly resume and short answer responses) reviewed prior to submission. Stop in to Drop-in Hours or schedule an appointment with a counselor today!

If you accept this summer stipend, you will be required to:

1. Participate in the summer experience that you applied to the Career Services Summer Stipend Program with
   1. Students are NOT able to change their experience after their application has been submitted.
2. Commit to attend one “pre-experience” meeting with our Career Services staff members
3. Participate in a “midsummer check-in” and “post-summer check-in” survey from Career Services staff.
4. Complete Common Exit Inventory through WizeHive – this is required for all students who receive funding from the College.
5. Write a blog post and submit a picture, about your summer experience.

• Applications will be reviewed and evaluated based on all materials that are submitted by the deadline specified above. Career Services will NOT accept any changes, additions, and/or subtractions to application materials once submitted. Applications will be evaluated and awards will be granted based on the summer experience opportunity outlined in your application materials. Students will not be able to change their experience at any time after their application has been submitted. 
• At this time, we are not offering partial funding opportunities for students. Students are only eligible for the max stipend award from Swarthmore College which is $6000. Students cannot commit to more than one funding source for summer stipends. 
• Students are employed by the organization in which they are hired for the duration of their contract. While Career Services is providing funding to students for unpaid summer experiences, Career Services and Swarthmore College does not accept liability for students during their experience.