Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Arts and Sciences

Class Year Eligibility:

  • Second Year (undergrad)
  • Third Year (undergrad)
  • Fourth Year + (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

Eligibility

STUDENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BE ELIGIBLE:

  • Currently enrolled, matriculated, full-time undergraduate Arts & Sciences student in a degree-granting program and in good academic standing.
    • External or internal transfer students to the College of Arts & Sciences for Fall 2022 are eligible.
    • Students who are transferring to another college or school at Cornell for Fall 2022 are not eligible for funding.
    • First semester first year students are not eligible.
  • Returning to complete at least one full-time semester of coursework towards their Bachelor of Arts degree at Cornell following the summer experience.
    • Students who are taking a leave of absence for the Fall 2022 semester are not eligible.
  • Completing a career-related eligible summer experience that is unpaid or minimally paid*
  • Receiving financial aid from Cornell for the 2022-2023 academic year and have a Student Contribution amount greater than $0.  We cannot fund the "Parent Contribution" in lieu of the "Student Contribution".

*ELIGIBLE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:

  • Career-related experience supervised by a staff member at an organization – it does not have to be a formal internship.
  • Research assistant experience supervised by a principal investigator, faculty member, or at a research organization.
  • Volunteer experience supervised by a staff member at an organization.
  • Remote experience supervised by a staff member at an organization.

NON-ELIGIBLE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE (but not limited to):

  • Fee based programs - any program that charges tuition or a fee. Exceptions may be made for programs in the performing arts, on a case-by-case basis.  (Students outside of performing arts: if you believe that your experience should qualify, contact us to discuss).
  • Cornell in Washington, Practicing Medicine, Cornell Pre-Law Summer Program, Global Health minor programs, or any other college-based program charging tuition/program fees (at Cornell or any other university).
  • Research that is supervised by a graduate student or undergraduate student. Research experiences must be supervised by a principal investigator or faculty member.
  • Personal research projects, personal projects, or personal entrepreneurial ventures.
  • Student or student-run entrepreneurial ventures, or student organization related projects.
  • Summer courses at Cornell or elsewhere.