Unpaid Internship Stipend

Summer 2023 Unpaid Internship Stipend

Sponsored by the Temple University Career Center, the Unpaid Summer Internship Stipend will support students who have secured an unpaid internship opportunity for the summer of 2023. 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.

Funding

This program will award $2,000 per selected student for Summer 2023 to support unpaid internship employment. Twenty (20) undergraduate students will be selected.

Timeline

Timeline for internship stipend
Date	Details
March 3	Application opens
March 19	Application deadline
April 5	Student notified of decision
April 12 or 13	Expectations Meeting
April 24	Final day to submit Unpaid Internship Stipend Agreement (Student)
May 5	Final day to submit Internship Verification Form for approval
May 16	Internship Agreement submission deadline (Supervisor)
May 29	Start internship by this week
Week of June 12	Professional development workshop 1
Week of July 17	Professional development workshop 2
August 14	Student Evaluation & Updated Resume 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 U.S campus
Have not been awarded this Unpaid Internship Stipend previously
Have a $0 tuition balance by May 1, 2023 and not be in Temple University financial delinquency
May not receive other stipends or grant funding for the Summer 2023 internship experience (only exceptions are 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 2023 as a full-time student
Commit to attending an expectations session in Spring 2023 and two professional development workshops provided by the Career Center during Summer 2022
Understand and agree with the stipend disbursement method
Will not receive other stipends or grant funding for the summer 2023 internship experience (only exceptions are transportation coverage and/or parking)
Must agree with the stipend disbursement method, below

Internship requirements:

Unpaid
Cannot be for course credit
Consist of a minimum of 150 total hours between May and August of 2023 (Approximately 15 hours a week for 10 weeks) of non-Temple University affiliated work
Meet the National Association of Colleges and Employers legal internship criteria
Should align with the student’s career goals
Be with a nonprofit, culture institution, or government agency/department

Apply:

Stipend Disbursement Method and Details

MUST READ BEFORE APPLYING

All Summer 2023 Unpaid Internship Stipends are applied as scholarships for the Spring 2023 period to your bursar billing account through Student Financial Services and will be paid in one lump sum as a refund around the end of June through early 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 2023 billing must be current. Any outstanding balance for the spring 2023 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 2022-2023 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 2023 Unpaid Internship Stipend

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