Summer 2025 Grant Information:
The Center for Career & Professional Development is facilitating the SC Experiential Learning Grant: Intern&Earn, a state-funded program for undergraduate students engaging in off-campus internships in Summer 2025.
Students enrolled in an eligible INT course and accepted into the SC Experiential Learning Grant: Intern&Earn program can qualify to receive supplementary funding for their internship experience. Students can receive additional monies for their experience ranging from $500 to $2,500. The disbursements for this program are dependent on variables like a student’s state residency and financial need and will be available until the SC ExL Grant monies are exhausted.
- Students cannot receive the grant in back-to-back semesters.
- Be an undergraduate student who has secured an internship for Summer 2025, with a minimum number of hours worked during the internship to be at least 160 hours.
- Complete the Internship Funding Request Form
- Enroll in an eligible INT course
- Part-time internship: INT 1010/1020/1030, 160 hours
- Full-time internship: INT 2010/2020/2030, or international internship: 3010, 320 hours
- Eligibility for the grant is contingent on course enrollment. Course enrollment will be verified before the grant is approved.
- This enrollment can be concurrent with a major-specific or program-required internship course.
- Rather than paying tuition, only INT fees ($200) apply unless other coursework is added to the schedule.
- Please note that experiences held at higher education institutions and/or K-12 schools do not qualify for grant funding.
- Failure to enroll in or successfully pass the INT course will result in a “hold” placed on your Clemson account until the funds are repaid.
$2500 – First Generation or Low Income Student: First Experience (INT 1010, INT 2010)
$1000 – First Generation or Low Income Student: Second Experience (INT 1020, INT 2020)
$1000 – In-State Student: First Experience (INT 1010, INT 2010)
$500 – In-State Student: Second Experience (INT 1020, INT 2020)
$500 – Out-of-State Student: First Experience (INT 1010, INT 2010)
$500: – Out-of-State Student: Second Experience (INT 1020, INT 2020)
If you are already enrolled in an INT course as an intern and need Global Challenges credit hours as part of your General Education curriculum requirement, INT 3500 and 3600 might be for you! The Center for Career and Professional Development offers an internship course that provides 3-credit hours towards the Global Challenges requirement. The INT 3500 and INT 3600 courses are intended to help explore how we form concepts of professional and cultural differences and customs.
Correlating INT 1000-level courses (part-time internships) and INT 2000-level courses (full-time internships) are to be taken in conjunction with this course. To register for Global Challenges INT 3500 (part-time internship and 3-credit hours) or Global Challenges INT 3600 (full-time internship and 3- credit hours), you must be enrolled simultaneously in one of the above INT 1000 or 2000 level courses.
There is no required major for the S.C. Experiential Learning Grant: Intern&Earn program. Qualifying students must be an undergraduate student at Clemson University.
There is no required minimum GPA for the S.C. Experiential Learning Grant: Intern&Earn program. Qualifying students must be an undergraduate student at Clemson University.
The opportunity needs to be tied to specific Clemson University majors or fields of interest, supervised by a professional working in the field, and the majority of the work needs to be non- administrative/non-manual labor. In short, a quality internship should outline either a strong shadowing experience with specific learning outcomes, or an assigned project with clearly stated responsibilities/expectations.
Please note that experiences held at higher education institutions and/or K-12 schools do not qualify for grant funding.
The internship should be conducted within the Summer 2025 term. This lasts from the first day of classes to the last day of classes, as listed on the Academic Calendar. Students should work at least 160 hours over the course of their internship.
The Center for Career & Professional Development have great resources to find internships. The Center also has Drop-In hours and Appointments available to help with your search!
Yes the funds are taxable since they are used for incidental expenses such as room and board, travel, and optional equipment.
The Center for Career & Professional Development has Appointments available every day for scheduling and Drop-In hours. Our counselors are available to help you with your resume, cover letter, and internship search.
Please email offcampusinternships@clemson.edu with any questions regarding the S.C. Experiential Learning Grant: Intern&Earn program.