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HEDGE Summer Internship Fund
The School of Humanities provides competitive funding for unpaid or low-paying professional internships obtained by Humanities majors. The HEDGE Summer Internship Fund enables Rice undergraduate students to apply humanities skills and gain professional experience in law, health, business, journalism, the creative arts and other exciting career fields. Funding will vary depending on an internship’s duration, location, and intensity.
One application, multiple funding opportunities...
When you submit your application, you will be considered for both the HEDGE Summer Internship Fund and the Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund (offered by the Center for Career Development). Be sure to mark in the application that you are a Humanities major! Additional details on eligibility and required materials can be found on the CCD website.
Application
The application portal will open on January 12, 2025 with three application and notification deadlines.
- Deadline 1 is February 28 with notifications being sent on or before March 14
- Deadline 2 is March 31 with notifications being sent on or before April 11
- Deadline 3 is April 30 with notifications being sent on or before May 14
There will be an Information Session hosted by the CCD on February 11, 2025. Please contact the CCD (ccd@rice.edu) for details.
Materials are submitted by the student applicant through the CCD’s 12twenty website and search for 2025 Summer Experience Fund.
Eligibility
- HEDGE funding will only be awarded to declared Humanities 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).
Note: The maximum award and total lifetime funding for any one student are tied to the policies set by the Center for Career Development for the Owl Edge funding. Awards for the HEDGE program will be reduced by any funding received from the CCD’s Owl Edge program so the combined total funding received from Owl Edge and HEDGE combined, will not exceed the CCD’s current funding cap/policy.
Required materials:
- Application form
- Financial Aid information
- Budget
- Reflective Essay & internship description
- Resume
- Offer or agreement document (e-mail or printed document is acceptable)
Instructions and information regarding each of the above items is available in 12twenty as you are submitting your application and on the Owl Edge site (https://ccd.rice.edu/students/jobs-internships/fund).
Where did HEDGE recipients intern recently?
MD Anderson
Law Office of Anuj A. Shah
New York Magazine/Vulture
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
US District Court/District of Columbia
UT Health/Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction
UT Health/McGovern Medical School
If a student receives funding, what is required of them?
When students receive funding, they commit to attending a mandatory workshop on internship preparation, an evaluation by supervisor, submit a reflection or poster and participate in stewardship post summer experience. A signed letter of agreement, managed by HEDGE, is required. Students must also be in good judicial standing.
Will fund recipients be taxed on this money?
Yes. Students will complete a W-9 form. If selected to receive funding, students should save some in anticipation of taxes.
The Joseph E. Kruppa Endowed Internship Award
This award provides summer internship funding to undergraduate students in the Rice School of Humanities, with a preference for students majoring in English. HEDGE applicants are automatically considered for this award.
The Reginald Moore Internship Award
This award will support a student who pursues work honoring Reginald Moore's legacy of historical scholarship and pursuit of social justice and activism. Reginald Moore is the founder of the Convict Leasing and Labor Project and is a longtime Houston-area activist. HEDGE applicants are automatically considered for this award.
The Julie and David Itz Research Fund in Humanities
Provides undergraduate research support to School of Humanities majors including, but not limited to, expenses related to summer internships, with a preference for students engaging in historical research.
International Student Considerations
For international students, a virtual or off-campus internship with a non-Rice U.S. organization may endanger your student visa. Consult with the Office of International Students and Scholars, Andrew Stefl (andrew.stefl@rice.edu), Lead Academic Administrator, or with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the relevant department or program.
