Go Beyond the Hedges
With funding through our HEDGE summer internship program, the School of Humanities and Arts provide opportunities for Rice students majoring in the humanities and arts to gain skills and experience in law, medicine, business, media, the creative arts, the tech industry and more.
HEDGE - Humanities Empowering Development for Post-Graduation Employment — is a unique summer internship program that provides Rice students majoring in the humanities and arts:
— Competitive funding to pursue internships and gain hands-on experience in a wide range of careers and professions
— Opportunities to engage in real-world problem solving, develop critical thinking skills and participate in service learning in the Houston community and beyond
Eligibility:
- HEDGE funding is awarded to declared Humanities and Arts majors.
- Students must be returning the following semester (graduating seniors are not eligible)
- Students must have an offer in hand or be in the interview stage of a hiring process at the time of the application deadline.
- Duration of the summer experience must equate to 240 hours minimum (or, 6 weeks, full time).
Required materials:
- Application form
- Financial Aid information
- Budget
- Reflective Essay & internship description
- Resume
- Offer or agreement document (e-mail or printed document is acceptable)
Application:
Submit your application through the Center for Career Development’s 12twenty Career Platform. When you submit your application, you will be considered for both the CCD’s Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund and our HEDGE summer internship program. Be sure to mark in the application that you are a Humanities and Arts major to be eligible for HEDGE funding.
The CCD’s application portal will open in January 2027.
Contact Information:
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Stefl
Director of Academic Planning and Operations
School of Humanities and Arts
andrew.stefl@rice.edu