Funding for Experiential Learning Opportunities

Career Connections Cash is a program that reimburses students for expenses associated with a pre-approved career-readiness or professional development-related day excursion or opportunity. All undergraduate students can apply to receive up to $100 per academic year. 

List of Generally Approved Costs:  All costs are subject to review and approval by Clark Career Connections staff, but can include:

• Public and private transportation to and from the opportunity
• Parking not to exceed $25 per opportunity
• Cost of job fair, conference, or event admission
• Food and beverage

The deadline to submit applications for reimbursements for the 2025-2026 academic year is Monday, May 11, 2026.

Apply for Career Connections Cash here.

Learn more about the program here.

Schedule a Connections Cash Funding Appointment on Handshake.

The Albert, Norma, and Howard Geller ’77 Endowed Research Awards fund independent research that promotes environmental and resource sustainability. This award, of up to $2,500, is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Funds can be used anytime between January 2 and December 31.

Questions may be directed to Dana Bauer, Assistant Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute, dbauer@clarku.edu.

Application due date: 

Visit the Geller Student Research Award website for more information. For questions contact Dana Bauer at DBauer@clarku.edu.

This is an invitation for all undergraduates on our campus to design grassroots projects for peace anywhere in the world.

The selected submission will be funded at levels up to $10,000 and implemented during the summer.  Project proposals may take on any focus that student applicants choose — although the fundamental purpose is to use creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in developing ideas designed to build peace in the 21st Century.

Individuals or teams (within Clark) are eligible to apply. All undergraduates (including seniors) are eligible.

Proposal Q&A, Deadlines and Calendars, Budget Template Forms and more are found here: http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/qa.

Review criteria will include 1) evidence of student preparation, 2) ability to implement the project effectively, and 3) the sustainability of the idea.

Questions and completed proposals should be sent electronically to the Dean of the College’s office.

The deadline to apply is January 15, 2026.

The Dean of the College will convene a committee consisting of faculty and staff to review student proposals. The committee will review all submissions and finalists (1-2) will be forwarded to the Davis UWC Scholars Program in early February. Final selections will be announced in March. Alternate selections (if any) will be announced in April.

The Endowed Student Research Fund in Honor of Denis A. Larochelle provides research grants to undergraduate and fifth year students in the Biological Sciences, including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This award provides up to $3500 for up to two students per year.

The deadline for this application is March 13.

How to apply: submit a research summary and a description of future goals, along with courses taken (maybe a transcript) to Prof. Larochelle at dlarochelle@clarku.edu.

For questions contact Prof. Larochelle at dlarochelle@clarku.edu.

Thanks to the generosity of Human Rights and Genocide Studies donors, we offer $3,500 stipends to support undergraduate summer experiences in the United States and abroad.

To be eligible for this internship, a student must be a first-year, sophomore, or junior Clark University undergraduate.

The deadline for this application is  5 PM pm March 1.

For full application details, click here.

For questions, contact Professor Ken Maclean at kmaclean@clarku.edu.

The Robert J. S. Ross Social Justice Summer Internship stipend is open to Clark Undergraduate students (Classes of 2027, 2028, and 2029). The recipient of the Fellowship will receive a $3,500 stipend to support a summer internship in a social justice organization.

To be eligible for this internship, a student must be a first-year, sophomore, or junior Clark University undergraduate.

 Interested students should plan to attend the info session on 2/19/26 at 12:00 in Jefferson Academic Center, Room 400.  

Your application should include:

(1) A cover letter that:

• Identifies possible internship site(s).
• Discusses the mission of the host organization and its commitment to social, economic or environmental justice.
• Details what steps you have taken to secure the internship, including contacting staff or any letters of intent. Final arrangements for the internship are not required at the time of application.
• Discusses the internship in relation to your academic curriculum and/or career aspirations.

(2) A copy of your current unofficial academic transcript.

(3) A recommendation letter from a faculty member (you will enter their name and email in the online application)

The deadline for this application is 5 p.m. March 20, 2026.

For questions contact Professor Rosalie Torres Stone at rtorresstone@clarku.edu

To apply, please click the red “Apply Now” button at the top of this page.

For details about the award and application, click here.

The Sara Bickman Music and Arts Summer Internship Award was established by James Bickman, a member of the class of 1939, and his sons Martin and David Bickman, in memory of his wife and their mother, Sara Bickman. The fund is used to support summer internships for undergraduate students majoring in the visual and performing arts. Awards are made to students in their junior year for projects to be conducted between their junior and senior years.

The deadline to apply is noon, March 24.

Proposals should be sent to the department administrator, Christina McGovern at ChMcGovern@clarku.edu.

For questions contact Christina McGovern at ChMcGovern@clarku.edu or Hugh Manon at hmanon@clarku.edu.

To learn more about the award and how to apply please see the full description.

The Jason Michael Simpkins Memorial Endowment for Screen Studies was established by Larry J. and Michelle Simpkins in memory of their son, Jason Michael Simpkins, a member of the class of 2005. The award is to assist undergraduate students with the expenses incurred in completion of a film and/or a piece of written research. The recipients should possess high academic ability in screen studies and exceptional character, with an intention to pursue a career or higher education in screen studies.

The deadline for applications is April 1 at 12 pm.

To learn more about the award and how to apply please see the full description.

The Student Sustainability Fund is expressly for student-led, student-designed collaborative projects that will measurably improve the campus’s environmental footprint. (For example, water bottle filling stations that reduce plastic bottle waste.) It does not fund research, salaries or travel, or anything non-tangible. All the information and documents about the SSF are available on the Sustainable Clark website here.

Applications are accepted and awarded on a rolling basis by the student SSF Committee.

For questions, contact the student SSF Committee, at SSF@clarku.edu.

The annual venture competition, Clark Tank, funds entrepreneurs and their ventures. This award provides $100 of seed money at the beginning of the process to invest in the student’s venture. Then, at the end of the process, students present the outcome of their investment and other venture growth to a panel of alumni judges for the chance to be awarded up to an additional $5000. Applications open in October.

For more information, or to apply, go to: www.clarkstudentventures.com/clarktank

The Elaine’ 65 and Barry D. Epstein’ 62 Pre-Law Award is given annually to a pre-law senior or fifth-year student with high academic standing who has been active in the programming offered by The Elaine’ 65 and Barry D. Epstein’ 62 Pre-Law Society. The award was established in 2016 through a generous gift from Barry Epstein in honor of his late wife, Elaine Epstein.

• Required application documents:
  • Transcript
  • Responses to the following four questions:
    1. Are you planning to attend law school next year? If so, describe the programs to which you are applying.
    2. What do you plan to do with your law degree?
    3. Have you been active in the Pre-Law Student Association? if so, describe your participation.
    4. Describe any law-related volunteer opportunities, internships, or other activities you have taken part in during your time at Clark.
• Criteria for selection

GPA and academic achievement, the nature of their plans for law school, involvement in the Pre-Law Society. Students must be planning to attend law school the following year.

• Application deadline

       November 15th the preferred deadline to submit your application.

Contact information:

• Ed Cohen, Pre-Law Advisor, edcohen@aalario
• Bob Boatright, Political Science faculty pre-law advisor and Law and Society co-director, rboatright@clarku.edu rboatright@clarku.edu
• Nina Kushner, History faculty pre-law advisor and law and Society co-director, nkushner@clarku.edu