Scholarship Application

Before you apply for the Summer Internship Plus scholarship, here is some basic information to help you better understand how the scholarship works and who qualifies.

How does it work?

This scholarship provides up to $1,000 in tuition for students who enroll in 6 summer credit hours, or up to $500 for students who enroll in 3 summer credit hours at Purdue University (West Lafayette or Indianapolis).

Scholarships, Awards and Prizes must be considered educational resources for the student per federal
regulations. Therefore, any funds awarded to the student are reported to the Division of Financial Aid and
considered a part of a student's total aid package. Please note, students may not receive gift aid exceeding the total cost of attendance.

Who qualifies?

Undergraduate students complete an off-campus internship and summer credit hours of online or on-campus coursework from Purdue University (West Lafayette or Indianapolis).

**Institutional aid is only available to full-time degree seeking Purdue University (West Lafayette or Indianapolis students), guest students are not eligible**

What is required for the application?

The application will ask you for PUID, First, Preferred, Last Name, Purdue Email address and cell phone number.

Other questions include class standing, residnecy, Purdue University campus attending, major's college, primary major, summer courses taking this summer, if you know where you'll be interning this summer, name of the company or organization, department, location, supervisor's name and supervisors email.

Lastly, you'll answer a short essay that articulates how receiving a summer scholarship will enable you to reach your educational goals (300-500 words).

Deadlines

The Summer Internship Plus application is open click here, the application has a priority deadline of February 27 and a final deadline of March 27. 

Applications will begin being reviewed after the priority deadline, and scholarship offers will be sent out after. Final scholarship application review will take place after the final deadline. All students who applied will receive an update on their scholarship status once the final deadline has passed.

Need help? Contact Think Summer for assistance.