The Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) is committed to helping all K students participate in internships so they can gain experience and successfully transition into careers post-graduation. To alleviate the financial burden on students participating in unpaid internships, the CCPD has updated its summer internship stipend program. While the CCPD believes that all internships should be paid, we understand that many industries rely on unpaid internships and the stipend program helps ensure that more students have access to valuable internship opportunities.

The updated program features tiered stipends with the primary goal of increasing the amount of funding provided to students. The tiers take into account factors such as the inability of students to work jobs during their internships, inflation, and the rising cost of housing in various cities.

To learn more about the tiers replacing the previous flat $4,000 stipend structure, and/or to apply, please visit: https://career.kzoo.edu/students/internships/summer-internships/