Summer 26 Unpaid Internship Scholarship for Rising Juniors

This scholarship is designed to support rising Junior students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in pursuing unpaid summer internships during Summer 2026. The scholarship provides financial support of $2,000 to enable students to take advantage of career-related internship opportunities that would otherwise be financially inaccessible. The internship must be related to the student's career area of interest, major, or life goals. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 and demonstrate financial need. All students are welcome to apply, and those not initially accepted for an award may reapply. The application requires students to submit an essay describing their internship responsibilities, learning goals, and how the opportunity connects to their major and future career aspirations, along with details about the internship schedule and an unofficial transcript.