Internship Funding

The Evans School has several different fellowship awards for enrolled students pursuing unpaid or low-paid full-time summer internships. You can apply to more than one fellowship if it fits the description of your internship, but you are only eligible to receive one award.

  • The Hubert G. Locke Fellowship in Social Justice supports students pursuing an internship with a domestic organization that deals with problems, issues, and needs confronting the poor and dispossessed. A total of two awards are given each year in honor of Dean Emeritus Hubert G. Locke and his concerns for justice in our society.

  • The Excellence in Public Service Fellowships support two types of internships through the Evans Endowment for Excellence in Public Service.
    • Internships with a nonprofit or public agency focused on environmental, international, social, educational, or community development policy issues.

    • Internships with a nonprofit or government agency in Washington, D.C., that will provide students with new opportunities for field experience and developing professional connections at the national level.

  • The Elaine Chang Fellowship for International Peace and Development supports students pursuing international internships with nonprofits focused on peace and development issues. The fellowships are funded through the Elaine Chang Endowment. Preference is given to students with internships outside of the U.S.

  • The Nancy Bell Evans Center Nonprofit Fellowship supports students pursuing domestic or international internships at nonprofits or philanthropic organizations focused on: the arts, community development, education, the environment, health, sector research, social justice, or social services. The fellowships are funded through the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy.

  • The Class Gift Fellowship supports students pursuing internships at environmental, community development, international, or social and educational development nonprofits or public-sector agencies. The fellowships are funded through gifts from Evans School alumni.

Fellowship eligibility requires that you:

  • Be enrolled at the Evans School
  • Will graduate the December after the summer internship or later
  • Work full-time over the summer for a minimum of 400 hours
  • Submit two copies of your application by 4 p.m. on April 25 to the Special Fellowships Committee,109 Parrington Hall.

To apply you need to submit:

  • A narrative no longer than three pages that describes:
    • The tasks you will complete during the internship
    • How these tasks relate to the goal objectives outlined by the fellowship
    • The goals of the internship for you and the organization
    • The proposed dates of the internship
    • The organization’s contribution to your internship, including: salary, stipends, subsidies for transportation, in-kind contributions, and other forms of support.
    • Any outside sources of funding (i.e. grants or scholarships) you have received to offset the costs of your summer expenses.
  • A written promise of employment with descriptive materials about your internship’s agency or organization.
  • Your current resume
  • Current Evans School transcript, unofficial copy accepted (Chang Fellowship only)

Please note that preference for most fellowships will be given to students who have yet to complete their Evans School internship requirement, and whose internship costs are offset by the organization or other secured funds.

You can also download the following fellowship descriptions:

For more information contact Evans School career services at evansinterns@u.washington.edu or 206.221.7689.