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Student Funding

“How can I get funded?”
We hear this from students all the time, and this is a great place to start!

The sections below can help narrow in on the type of funding you are searching for—internships, fellowships, conferences, emergencies, and more!

Some links lead to pages that have multiple funding sources. Others point toward an office or an individual. Some funds are specifically for students with high financial need and some have restrictions on who may apply. We hope you find what you need!

Internships

  •  provide student support for experiences in cultures other than one’s own, most typically for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).
  •  provides funding for unpaid summer internships.
  •  providesfunding for Winter Term internships (see FAQs).
  •  provides other funding sources.
  •  supports internships in Russia through the .
  • Privilege & Poverty summer internships are paid, local in Addison County and national through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP); international students may participate in SHECP internships without using OPT because Middlebury pays their stipends, directly.
  • Center for Community Engagement helps facilitate winter term internships with our local community partners.
  • Climate Action Fellowship provides funding for unpaid summer internships (if needed) and ongoing work during the academic year.

Fellowships

  •  is the contact for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellowship.

Experiential Learning 

  • The  offers “Adventure Grants” to promote outdoor pursuits.
  • Middlebury Outdoor Programs offers financial assistance for its break expeditions.
  • : Grants for students and faculty providing support for community-connected projects; must be linked to course(s) taken or to be taken; must include collaboration with a community partner organization(s); students must have a faculty advisor (rolling deadline).
  •  provides student support for experiences in cultures other than one’s own, most typically for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).
  • provides funding to support cocurricular activities with a spiritual or religious component.
  • Climate Action Funding funds student climate engagement and action, covering costs up to $1000 for travel-related expenses, materials and supplies, events, and more.

Research and Senior Work

  • Research Funding Application for SRPS, Hoskin, and Selover funds.
  • Senior Research Project Supplement
  • Kellogg Fellowship for research support for senior work in areas of humanistic study related to their major program of study.
  • Hoskin Research Fund for research in areas of the world that are either developing as nations, or where conditions are experiencing rapid societal, political, or other fundamental change.
  • : Grants for students and faculty providing support for community-connected projects; must be linked to course(s) taken or to be taken; must include collaboration with a community partner organization(s); students must have a faculty advisor (rolling deadline).
  •  provide student support for experiences in cultures other than one’s own, most typically for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).

Conference Travel

  • , if civic- or community-engagement related.
  •  provide student support for experiences in cultures other than one’s own, most typically for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).

International Students

  • Funding for Optional Practical Training filing fees: Seizing Opportunities Fund Students with high financial need can apply for funding to support the cost of OPT. Before submitting your request in Handshake, you must make a request through International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) for pre-approval. For details about the process, email isss@middlebury.edu.
  • See note about international students above under Internships, Privilege & Poverty.

Winter Term Workshops

PE Classes

Educational Diagnostic Testing

Please contact the folks at the  about testing.

ADA Support

 is here to help students with many different types of disabilities.

Wage Relief

Community Engagement

  •  for student initiatives involving community action (academic year only).
  • : Student and faculty support for community-connected projects (rolling deadline).
  • : student support for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).
  • : Student volunteer service initiatives related to Community Engagement Organization activities (academic year only).
  • : Funding to support co-curricular activities with a spiritual or religious component.

Volunteer Work

  • : Student volunteer service initiatives related to Community Engagement Organization activities (academic year only).
  •  for student initiatives involving community action (academic year only).
  •  provides student support for international community service, advocacy, activism (year-round funding available).

Summer Funding

Navigating College on Your Own

 supports students who have experienced foster care, homelessness, or parents who are challenged by addiction, incarceration, or mental health issues; offers on-campus coaching, community-building and networking opportunities, and supplemental financial assistance; please contact Director of Equity Initiatives, Elaine Hammond, for more information.

Emergencies