About the Mullarkey Fund for Experiential Learning

Thanks to the generosity of Kimberly and David Mullarkey, a fund was established at Cornell to help students pursuing the Business Minor for Life Sciences.

This funding can support co-curricular, experiential opportunities at the intersection of business and life sciences. Unpaid or *minimally paid summer internships, mentorships, externships, research, or other approved learning experiences in life science/business intersection qualify for funding. 

Upon acceptance of receiving this funding, students are expected to provide check-ins over the summer and a final one-page narrative of learning outcomes from their summer experience. Photos or other documentation during the experience is highly encouraged. Students are also expected to include a message of gratitude to Dyson’s generous donors for supporting this opportunity.

If you meet the criteria for this opportunity and have a summer experience in mind that you’d like to be considered for funding, please submit an application.

*Examples of a minimally paid internship or experience include: a minimum wage paying experience, a lunch allowance, small stipend, or an honorarium. Stipends and other forms of compensation should be included on the budget and will be deducted from the requested amount and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you are awarded and find out later that you will receive compensation, the amount will be deducted from the original award. Generally, a minimally paid experience is one where your living expenses for the summer exceed your income.

Application Process

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 16, 2025. If you have started an application and are waiting on required details/info, please still submit your application with as much info as possible, understanding that if approved you will be expected to provide any missing info by end of May in order to receive funds.