Texas 5/2025
Several Texas colleges and universities offer grant funding or scholarships to support students participating in unpaid internships. These programs help offset the costs associated with these experiences, making them more accessible for students facing financial constraints. Some of these programs include the UT Austin’s Career Success Internship Fund, Texas Christian University’s Intern Scholarship Program, and Texas Woman’s University’s Student Internship Funding Program, among others.
Specific examples of grant and scholarship programs:
Offers several scholarship opportunities, including the Career Success Internship Fund, which provides support for students with unpaid internships who also receive additional UT funding.
Provides funding for off-campus, non-university-affiliated unpaid internships through their Intern Scholarship Program.
Offers a Student Internship Funding Program that provides financial support to students completing unpaid internships, offering a hourly rate and a maximum total payment.
Provides scholarships in the form of stipends to support unpaid internships.
The Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund (OESEF) provides financial support for summer experiences, including unpaid internships.
Offers funding to help offset the costs of unpaid internships.
The College of Liberal and Fine Arts offers the RELIEF Grant to help students cover expenses associated with unpaid internships.
Provides internship support grants through the Humanities Cluster.
The Honors College offers a summer internship award for unpaid internships.
