Application Requirements

The Rockefeller Center now offers funding for in-person, virtual and hybrid internships. 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 internships opportunities on the Rocky Internships webpages and in our student email newsletter, This Week at Rocky (TW@R). Email rockefeller.center@dartmouth.edu to be put on our mailing list.

Dartmouth undergraduate students can apply for up to $5,000, for an in-person, virtual or hybrid internship grant award for approved internships 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 also can qualify.

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

Spring Internship Application Deadline is February 8th, 2023 at 11:59 EST

Summer Internship Application Deadline is May 3rd, 2023 at 11:59 EST

• 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.

Complete an application form.

• You will need to sign-in to the application portal with your Dartmouth ID at the link above. Once you have signed in you will need to search grants by organization. The application form is listed under the Rockefeller Center.
• Include a 100- to 150-word personal bio.
• Include the URL to your LinkedIn public profile (view a tipsheet).
• Successful applicants are eligible for a grant award of up to $5,000 for in-person, virtual or hybrid qualifying internship 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 Assistant Director Bob Coates before the deadline to discuss an appropriate course of action.
• We are not able to accept applications for internships that you have not yet applied for.
  • 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 Asistant Director Bob Coates before the application deadline.

• In your application you will submit the contact information of your future supervisor. They will automatically be sent the acceptance form to complete. Be sure to make your request with enough time for your supervisor to complete the form by the application deadline.

• If you still have not received final acceptance to your internship, you may be eligible for an extension on your supervisor acceptance form. Be sure to request an extension 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.