Unpaid Internship Stipend

Summer 2025 Unpaid Internship Stipend

Sponsored by Undergraduate Studies, the Unpaid Summer Internship Stipend will support students who have secured an unpaid internship for the summer of 2025. This program is aimed at easing the financial burden for Temple undergraduates to allow them to pursue career and experiential opportunities they otherwise may not have been able to access. The stipend program is primarily aimed to support students with unpaid internships at nonprofit organizations, culture institutions, or government agencies/departments. Students do not have to have an internship confirmed to apply. Accepted students will need to show they have been hired for an internship by May 16, 2025.

Funding

The Unpaid Internship Stipend will award $2,000 per selected student for summer 2025 to support unpaid internship employment.

Timeline

Timeline for internship stipend
Date	Details
February 27	Application opens
March 12	Application deadline (1 pm Eastern)
Early April	Student notified of decision
April 16 or 18	Expectations Meeting (various times)
April 24	Final day to submit Unpaid Internship Stipend Agreement (Student)
May 16	Final day to submit Internship Verification Form for approval
May 23	Internship Agreement submission deadline (Supervisor)
June 2	Start internship by this week
Mid-June	Professional development workshop 1
Late July	Professional development workshop 2
August 19	Student Evaluations, Updated Resumes, and Supervisor Evaluations Due

To apply for stipend, you must meet the following conditions:

Criteria for all accepted students:

Must be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior at a Temple University U.S. campus
Have not been awarded this Unpaid Internship Stipend previously
Have a $0 tuition balance by May 1, 2025 and not be in Temple University financial delinquency
May not receive other funding from Temple University or your employer for the Summer 2025 internship experience (only exceptions are meals, transportation coverage and/or parking)
Agree to share information and updates about internship site and time tracking to Career Center staff
Be currently enrolled as a full-time student and must returning in the Fall 2025 as a full-time student
Commit to attending an expectations session in Spring 2025 and two professional development workshops provided by the Career Center during Summer 2025
Understand and agree with the stipend disbursement method

Internship requirements:

Apply:

The goal of the Unpaid Internship Stipend program is to support talented Temple undergraduates pursuing unpaid internships during the summer. Applications are open until 1 pm on March 12, 2025.

Click here to open the Microsoft Form to apply. You must log in to your Temple University email to access the application.

If you have additional questions or need assistance with the application, please reach out to Associate Director of Internships & Experiential Learning Holly Logan at holly@temple.edu.

Stipend Disbursement Method and Details

MUST READ BEFORE APPLYING

All Summer 2025 Unpaid Internship Stipends are applied as scholarships for the Spring 2025 period to your Bursar billing account through Student Financial Services and will be paid in one lump sum as a refund (by mid-July). Stipend recipients must comply with the following rules and stipulations shown below, enforced by the Department of Education:

To be eligible to receive the award, your Bursar account for the Spring Semester 2025 billing must be current. Any outstanding balance for the Spring 2025 will be paid by the award.
Payments are received via a refund from your Bursar account. Students with direct deposit setup on their bursar account will receive stipends to the currently listed bank account, but if no direct deposit is setup, students will receive a mailed check to the permanent address listed. Students can set up direct deposit via TUpay on the Student Tools Tab of the TUportal.
*Please note that mailed checks will take a few extra weeks to receive.
If you have received loans and/or financial aid up to the limit of the full cost of attendance during the 2024-2025 academic year at Temple University, your internship stipend will lower the loan amount and not be paid out as a refund. Please contact or visit Student Financial Services to speak to a representative about your specific account if you are not sure. If you find when speaking to them that there is any issue with you receiving this award in the summer, please contact the Holly Logan at holly@temple.edu immediately.
All or a portion of your award may be included in your gross income to the extent that the aggregate amount you receive exceeds (a) tuition and fees required to enroll in, or to attend an educational institution, or (b) fee, books, supplies and equipment that are required for the courses of instruction at Temple University. See IRS Notice 87-31. Therefore, you may be liable for federal income taxes on all or a portion of the award. If you are uncertain as to the federal tax treatment of your award, you should seek the advice of a tax professional. The Internal Revenue Service also provides guidance in their Publication 520, Scholarships and Fellowships. The publication can be obtained from the IRS website at www.irs.gov.

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Summer 2025 Unpaid Internship Stipend

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