The Brandeis International Business School Internship Awards Program and Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance Summer Research Grants provide students the ability to accept dynamic career and research opportunities over the summer that might otherwise be precluded by financial barriers. These awards provide finacial assistance to students pursuing unpaid internships, developing original startup ideas and undertaking research projects in finance and ecomonics. To learn more about the awards and apply, visit the Internship Award Information section of the Student Portal.
Deadlines, Criteria and Eligibility
Internship Awards Deadline: April 25, 2021 – Apply here
Rosenberg Research Grant Deadline: April 15, 2021 – Apply here
Internship Awards Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled in a program at Brandeis International Business School and in good academic and community standing.
- Applicants must be applying for internship stipends, startup funding or research grants.
- The opportunity must be unpaid, take place over the summer and be for graduate-level work.
- Applicants need to have accepted the unpaid internship before applying.
- Applicants must meet the April 25th application deadline to be considered (no exceptions).
- Apply here
International Students
- International students must be authorized to work in the United States. For more information, visit the Internship Reporting and Registration Form on the Student Portal.
- If funded, payment will require any student residing on US soil to have a social security number.
- Additionally, any student residing on US soil or interning for a US company may be subject to state and federal taxes. Please be aware that, if funded, the award amount issued is a pre-tax amount.
- International students must discuss their plans with their program advisor and ISSO to make sure they are in compliance with course and CPT requirements.
- Apply here
Funding
- All awards are issued through our Student Payroll System.
- Any student residing on US soil and/or interning for a US company, may be subject to state and federal taxes.
- If funded, the award amount issued will be a pre-tax amount.
- Any student residing on US soil will need to provide a Social Security Number and fill out a direct deposit form in Workday by June 1, 2021.
- Funding amounts may vary and funding is not guaranteed. If funded, students can expect to receive an average of $1,000.
- Apply here
Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance Summer Research Grants
- Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance Summer Research Grants are for PhD students only.
- The application deadline for all Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance Summer Research Grants is April 15, 2021 (no exceptions).
- PhD students must submit the following: Resume, Research Proposal, Faculty Advisor Recommendation, Deliverables, Deliverables Summary (please see the application for more detail).
- Apply here
