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The internship grant is open for the Spring 2025 semester! Applications are currently being accepted. Complete your application HERE.

 

Earn $2,025 for Your Unpaid Internship
The Mercy University Internship Grant is available in the Fall and Spring semesters to full-time undergraduate students completing a new, unpaid, for-credit internship.

Basic Requirements

  • Available to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
  • Available to Full-time undergraduate students only
  • Applicants must have completed a minimum of 30 credits and be in Good Academic Standing
  • Register for elective Work Experience or Internship courses only (380, 381, 399)
  • Internship must be new
  • Internship must be unpaid
  • Internship requires a minimum of 135 hours at worksite

To Apply
Complete your application here

Contact

If you have questions about the Internship Grant, contact Dr. Joi Sampson at jsampson4@mercy.edu.


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