Application 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.

Fall 2025 Internship Funding Application Deadline is Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 11:59PM EST

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

Complete and submit an application 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.

• 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.

Dartmouth undergraduate students can apply for grant awards up to $5,500 for any leave-term eligible internships pertaining to LGBTQIA+ issues in the fields of public policy, public affairs, social entrepreneurship, issue evaluation, or activities which help shape and determine public policy. Nonprofit organizations working in the areas of social enterprise and B Corporate Certified companies may also qualify. Contact Taylor Pichette for information about the deadline for this funding.