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Funding for internships at non-profits may be available to you!
Internships serve as an invaluable bridge from college to career and provide students an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on training and experience within industry. There is an award, funded by the State University of New York (SUNY), that will allow the Career Design Center to help fund University at Buffalo undergraduate and graduate students partaking in unpaid spring internships with non-profit or government organizations.
The Career Design Center is awarding up to $3,500 to UB students that have secured unpaid internships with non-profit or government organizations for the spring 2025 semester!
To increase access and minimize barriers to internship participation, students from historically underserved, underrepresented, and/or marginalized backgrounds will be prioritized for this opportunity.
To apply, please follow the steps below:
✅ Log in to the UB Scholarship Portal using your UBIT credentials.
✅Complete the ‘General Application’ using the yellow highlighted link near the top of the page that reads, “complete your general application.” *If you already have a ‘General Application’ on file, you can skip this step.*
✅Apply to the ‘Career Design Center Internship Equity Fund’
Still looking for an internship?
- Go to your Bullseye powered by Handshake account.
- Be sure to update your profile.
- Click on Jobs on the left side of the page.
- Filter the list by Internships, and by Industry of Non-Profit; Government – Local, State, Federal; Social Assistance.
- Apply for the internships that interest you.
- Protip: Instead of just applying to an internship at one of these companies, go to their company LinkedIn page and search for employees on LinkedIn from that company. Send one of them a personalized LinkedIn connection request and try to set up an informational interview with them and ask for advice about getting an internship there. It will make you stand out and give you a chance to demonstrate your professional communication skills and increase your chance of getting an interview.
- Search for Employers on Bullseye powered by Handshake by clicking on the Employer tab. Search by location and Industry of Non-Profit; Government – Local, State, Federal; Social Assistance. Go to the website of the employer and reach out the leadership and ask to set up a meeting about a possible internship.
- Need help finding an internship? Schedule an appointment with a Career Design Consultant on Bullseye powered by Handshake.
- Once you get an offer for an unpaid internship, apply for the Internship Equity Fund by following the directions above.
If you would like to make an appointment with a UB Career Design Consultant to get help with your internship search, start by logging into Bullseye powered by Handshake.
