Pitzer Family Foundation Global Challenge Internship Grants (NEW)
The Pitzer Family Foundation Global Challenge Internship Grants are now open for 2023. Four generous grants, of up to $10,000 per grantee, will be given to eligible UC Davis students who will participate in select UC Davis global internship programs. These grants are intended as last-dollar funding, to close the funding gap between a student’s existing grants and scholarships (if any) and the cost of their program, so that students’ internship abroad may be fully-funded.
In recent years, Global Affairs has expanded our portfolio of global internships, in light of significant student focus on career readiness and interest in preparing to address global challenges through meaningful intercultural in-person and virtual collaboration. These grants exist to help students who may otherwise not be able to take advantage of such opportunities.
Since 2013, the Pitzer Family Foundation has been contributing to the mission of UC Davis Global Affairs to achieve “Global Education for All,” an initiative to provide all undergraduate, graduate and professional students with global learning opportunities that will make an impact on their lives and the world. The Pitzer Family Foundation is generously funding scholarships for students to participate in global internships through the UC Davis Summer Abroad Internship and Quarter Abroad programs, with the intent of fostering global engagement, preparing students to address global challenges through intercultural interactions and promoting meaningful work opportunities that will start students on the path to their future career.
Eligibility
- Open to continuing UC Davis undergraduate students
- Applicants must be enrolled, or plan to enroll, in one of the following UC Davis global internship programs in the 2023 year:
- Quarter Abroad Fall, Latinx Health Internships in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Global Health Summer Abroad Internships in Bolivia, Ghana, India, Philippines, or South Africa
- Animal and Veterinary Science Summer Abroad Internships in Australia, Belize, Costa Rica, or Thailand
- Environment, Green Tech, and Sustainability Summer Abroad Internships in Spain or New Zealand
- Students must demonstrate unmet financial need
- Students must demonstrate a desire to address global challenges through intercultural interaction
- Additional consideration will be given to students who are first generation college students
Grant Amount
Four grants of up to $10,000 will be made for 2023. One grantee will be selected per eligible program track.
Application Timeline
Applications are open now until January 16, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Grant recipients will be notified by mid February.
Application and Consideration
The selection committee will consider the following when reviewing applicants:
- An essay of up to 750 words responding to the prompt; how the specific internship program you are enrolling in will help you achieve your professional goals and/or have a positive impact on global issues.
- Financial need, as determined by a FAFSA or CA Dream Act application, as well as unmet need, as reported by UC Davis Financial Aid
- Internship program track. One grantee will be selected from each of the four eligible tracks.
- Additional consideration will be given to students who are first generation college students.
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Contact Information
Chris Reeder
Enrollment Database Administrator
Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
crreeder@ucdavis.edu