Application and Requirements

The Rockefeller Center offers funding for in-person and hybrid internships. Dartmouth undergraduate students can apply for an up to $5,500 grant award, for an in-person or hybrid internship in the areas of public policy research, public policy analysis, issue evaluation, or activities which help shape and determine public policy. Nonprofit organizations working in the areas of social enterprise and private B Corporation Certified companies may also qualify. The Center does not fund remote internships, nor internships outside of the United States.

Applicants for Rocky internship funding should contact organizations of interest and explore if they are offering or would offer an internship position. We will post internship opportunities on the Rocky Internship Opportunities webpage and in our student email newsletter, This Week at Rocky (TW@R). Email rockefeller.center@dartmouth.edu to be put on our mailing list.

Please complete and submit all the following required documents in order to be considered for Rockefeller internship funding.

See below for Eligibility Requirements. 

Winter 2026 Internship Funding Application Deadline is Sunday, October 15, 2025, 11:59PM EST

• Application
• Written Proposal (uploaded into application)
• Interview (scheduled after application submission)

Apply here

If you are having trouble with the application link, email Taylor Pichette, Taylor.S.Pichette@dartmouth.edu.

• Review the Expectations of Rockefeller Center Funded Interns
• Include a 100- to 150-word personal bio.
• Include the URL to your LinkedIn public profile (optional) (view a tipsheet).
• Successful applicants are eligible for a grant award of up to $5,500 for in-person, or hybrid qualifying internships based on a justified expense budget.
• You will need to have specific information about the internship host organization, including supervisor and organization website. If you do not know whom your supervisor will be, attend office hours or contact Taylor Pichette before the deadline to discuss an appropriate course of action.
• We are not able to accept applications for internships for which you have not yet applied.
• We are not able to grant extensions for the application and written proposal because all applications are considered simultaneously during the selection process. If you have applied for an internship but have not yet been fully accepted or if you are waiting for security clearance, you may still submit your funding application. You will be required to forward any email from your internship organization confirming that you are being considered. Keep in mind that if you are granted funding for that internship, it may not be transferrable to a different internship if you decide to accept a different opportunity. If you have any concerns, be sure to attend office hours or speak with Taylor Pichette before the application deadline.

• You must be a current Dartmouth undergraduate student in good standing.
• Your internship must be performed during a leave term before your final term at Dartmouth.
• Selected internships will have a clear tie to activities which help shape and determine public policy—whether at the local, state, national or international level—while offering the strongest learning and professional development opportunities and exposure to public policy leaders.
• Eligible internships will be full-time: 30 to 40 hours per week for eight to ten weeks.
• Your internship must be unpaid or partially paid.
• Internships must be performed in the United States. The Rockefeller Center does not fund international internships.
• You may only receive Rockefeller internship funding once during your academic career. You are still eligible for funding if you were previously a Rockefeller Center First-Year Fellow or Mini-Grant's recipient.
• You may accept only one grant from Dartmouth per term (though you may apply to multiple). If applying for internship funding from other Centers or Departments, such as the Dickey Center or the Center for Professional Development, you may accept only one grant per term. If you accept funding from another Department or Center, you must notify the Rockefeller Center immediately.
• You must have applied to the internship before applying for Rockefeller Center funding. You do not need to have been accepted to an internship yet to apply for funding.
• Grant funding is to be used to supplement one's own resources to offset the cost of eligible living expenses, including housing, food, transportation to and from the internship location, and daily commute costs. 

Please Note

• Applications that are received after the deadline may not be considered.
• Grants are subject to the availability of funds and funding amounts may vary. Students may be offered less than their original amount requested.
• Grants may be considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service if you are a U.S. citizen. Please consult your tax professional for further information.
• For international students, grants awarded may be subject to taxes and fees that could be subtracted from your grant. Please consult with Dartmouth's Office of Visa and Immigration Services for further information.
• Not all internship opportunities found on our website, in our databases, or in communications are currently eligible for funding. Grant requirements are subject to change over time.
• Internships with political campaigns, lobbying firms, and universities outside of Dartmouth (as well as their direct affiliates) are not eligible for Rockefeller Center funding.
• Internships with advocacy organizations are typically eligible, provided that students are not in any way engaged in lobbying, fundraising, or other ineligible activities.
• Ineligible activities include but are not limited to: lobbying, fundraising, illegal or risky actions, direct service, or actions that would not be a positive representation of Dartmouth or the Rockefeller Center.
• Ineligible uses of grant funding include but are not limited to: vehicle rentals, technology costs, Dartmouth leave term earnings requirement, travel expenses to offsite events required by the internship organization, costs that are already being reimbursed or provided for by the internship organization, excessive or unnecessary living expenses, or additional personal travel beyond the date of the internship.
• Although longer internships (beyond 10 weeks) are eligible to apply for funding, we are not able to grant additional funding above the $5,500 for longer internships.
• Nor are we able to sponsor short-term interim internships that are under 8 weeks in length.
• The Rockefeller Internships Program is not able to fund unenrolled students, post-graduate internships, nor retroactively fund an internship that has been completed during a past leave-term.
• Internship grants are not transferable to a different internship from what is listed on your application.
• All domestic and international travel will require selected interns to register with Dartmouth's Global Travel Registry.

For more information or specific questions about the Rockefeller Internships Program, contact Taylor Pichette.

• This document should be two to four pages long. Please be sure to include a header with your name, the program that you are applying to, and the date. Number your pages. At the beginning of the document, list the name of the organization (as well as the specific office agency, or bureau) that you plan to work for, its location, and its website.

Within the proposal, please address the following points:

• How will your proposed internship gain you experience with public policy, public affairs, or social entrepreneurship?
• What are the responsibilities and requirements of the internship, and how are you qualified to complete them?
• What are your academic and career goals, and how will this internship advance them?
• What academic, co-curricular, and prior work experience do you have that has prepared you for this internship?
• Save this as a PDF. You will be uploading this proposal through the application form.

• In your application you will submit the contact information of your future supervisor. You must also send them the acceptance form to complete: Rockefeller Center Internship Funding Supervisor Acceptance Form. This form is not needed until after a grant has been awarded.

• Supervisor Acceptance Forms are not due at the time of application. If you still have not received final acceptance to your internship, you may wait to submit your supervisor acceptance form. You must still apply for funding before the application deadline and final decisions will be contingent on submission of this form. You will be asked to forward a confirmation that you have applied to your desired internship and are currently being considered in-order-to remain eligible.

Soon after the application deadline passes, you will be sent a link to sign up for a short interview with a member of the Rockefeller Center staff.