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Internship Grant

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The Mercy College Internship Grant helps undergraduate students complete an unpaid internship for academic credit (elective courses) for a minimum total of 135 hours. These funds offer students the opportunity to explore career fields and gain professional experience and connections. Selected students receive $1,500 disbursed throughout the Fall or Spring semester.

Career and Professional Development is happy to inform that the internship grant is open for the Fall 2022 semester! Applications are currently being accepted. Complete your application here: https://forms.office.com/r/HBjxuCuzdM

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Earn $1,500 for Your Unpaid Internship
The Mercy College Internship Grant is available every Fall and Spring semester to full-time matriculated students completing new, unpaid, for-credit internships.

Basic Requirements

  • Available to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
  • 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.

Internship Grant Applications are Open!

Published on April 2, 2020

COVID-19 may be keeping us all house bound for now, but this is the perfect time to secure opportunities for yourself when things return to normal and with that we are happy to tell you the the Internship Grant Applications …

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Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Spring 2020 Internship Grant is Now Open!!!

Published on October 18, 2019

When it comes to internship experience, employers are more likely to hire students who have experience in the field. They want candidates who know what it is like to do the work in practice and not just in theory. Additionally, …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Let’s Talk About Internships

Published on September 30, 2019

Greetings all,  now that the Fall semester is in full swing and our events and workshops are up and running, I thought this would be a good time to remind all of you of the importance of internships as you …

By Marguerite Busetti
Marguerite Busetti Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Dobbs Ferry Campus
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It’s Internship Grant Time!

Published on March 11, 2019

An internship offers a variety of benefits to students. Among which include:

Real world exposure to a career field or industry
A chance to build your resume with new skills and experiences
Opportunities to network with professionals in an industry 

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By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Keyana Griffith ’20 | Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Intern

Published on December 21, 2018

Keyana Griffith ’20, Legal Studies major, interned at Westchester County District Attorney’s Office during the Fall 2018 semester. She gained hands-on experience in the law field by going to court with the Assistant District Attorney. Keyana helped prepare legal paperwork …

By Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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