• Commit to securing an internship by May 16, 2025. (Students who haven’t secured an internship at the time the stipend is awarded will be required to meet with a career coach in the Career Center before this date.)

• 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

• Unpaid
• Cannot be for course credit
• Consist of a minimum of 150 total hours between June 2025 - August 2025
• Cannot be 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

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 [click-for-email].

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 [click-for-email] 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.