Student Internship Funding Program

The Student Internship Funding program is designed to provide financial support for students at TWU who are completing an unpaid internship off-campus. Students must be enrolled for the semester in which they are completing their internship. For the purpose of this grant program, internships are not synonymous with coops, practicums, clinicals, and/or student teaching. This program is available based on available grant funding. Each semester varies. If funding is available, this page will be updated and students will be notified via email that applications are being accepted.

Students selected for this program will receive financial support for completing an unpaid internship.

Selected participants will receive:

• Hourly pay of $20.00 per hour
• Total payment not to exceed $3,000 *before taxes

If selected, students will work with TWU’s Human Resources Office to complete all new hire paperwork.

Students will need to meet the minimum of 8 weeks and 96 total hours of an internship experience.

Requirements

For the purpose of this grant program, internships are not synonymous with coops, practicums, clinicals, and/or student teaching.

To qualify for this program, student:

• Must be an undergraduate or graduate student at Texas Woman’s University.
• Must be enrolled for the semester in which they are completing their unpaid internship.
• Must have completed 12 credit hours at TWU.
• Must complete a minimum of 8 weeks and 96 total hours of an internship experience.
• Must be currently completing an off-campus unpaid internship. The internship activity may not be political or sectarian and cannot be more than 25% administrative work.
• Must be completing the internship in the state of Texas.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Student application

Student applications are currently closed.

Program orientation

Students that are accepted are required to complete a program orientation module, and will not begin to receive funding for their unpaid internship until they complete all requirements.

Orientation module steps:

• Review the program orientation module
• Complete the program orientation quiz

Contact

For more information or questions, please contact us at internships@twu.edu.

Page last updated 3:01 PM, September 19, 2025