Finding Funds for Summer Positions

NEW for Summer 2007!  Domestic students who receive financial aid will be eligible to receive a $500 reduction in their summer earnings requirement (which is $1950 for rising sophomores, $2050 for rising juniors, and $2150 for rising seniors in summer 2007) if: 1) they are funded through any of the programs supported through the Universal Application form for $2700 or less for a project more than five weeks in duration, 2) they are domestic students on financial aid, and 3) their total family contribution in the 2006-2007 academic year was less than $5,000 (or higher if funding allows).  The family contribution is the amount that your family is expected to pay each year after need-based financial aid is awarded.  This additional grant will be awarded at the same time as the awards in support of student projects.  The $500 award will then be credited to your account in Financial Services on or around September 1, 2007 following confirmation by the faculty member responsible for administering your award that you have completed your summer project successfully. We hope this will help make it possible for all students to seek and accept important research, study, or internship opportunities. 

All students should use the Universal Application Form to apply for funding of your summer project. The boxes you check on the application form will be used to direct your application to the most appropriate funding souces. Thus, in most cases, you do not need to choose the funds to which you are applying. [There are only three exceptions to this: the HHMI, Yale, and Weed-Ford programs -- and each of them has its own special box to check.] The Summer Opportunities Committee will determine which funds your application is eligible for, and forward your application to the appropriate committee(s) for consideration. We promise to work hard to be sure your application is carefully considered by all possible funding sources. The following table explains this process:

If you indicate on the application that you are...	...then your application will be considerd for funding by:
a History major or minor	Almara, Pugh, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
an Economics or related major or minor	Baxter, Monchow, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
a science major	Marieb, Feldman-Koster, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
a Physics major or minor	MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
a Geography or ES major	Hale, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
a Dance major or minor	Dance, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
any other major not listed above	MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying to the HHMI program	HHMI, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying to the Weed program	Weed*
applying to the Yale SURF program	Yale, HHMI, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying for support of a language or study program in east Asia	MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying for support of a film studies project	Wilson, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying for support of an international project	GSSF, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
proposing a project focused on the environment, domestic or international	CE, GSSF, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying for an MHC international internship	MHCII, MHCSF, CDC, Weed*
applying for supplemental support of an internship that is already partially funded	Nancy V. Brownell Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing an internship in the Washington D.C. area	Victoria Schuck Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing an internship in a developing country	Ruth Lawson Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing an international internship or one in the Washington D.C. area	Miriam C. Camps Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing an internship at a non-profit agency in Berkshire County	Berkshire Internship Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing an international internship focused on issues of international concern, either in the U.S. or abroad	Ruth C. Lawson, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*
proposing a health science or medical internship	Ruth Whittemore, M.D. Endowed Fund, CDC, MHCSF, Weed*

*There are elibigility restrictions on some of these funds; see individual listings for more information. The review committees will use the information in your application to determine your eligibility for various sources.

OTHER FUNDING SOURCES NOT INCLUDED IN THE UNIVERSAL APPLICATION FORM
(You must apply for these awards directly --- see individual listings)

Ellen P. Reese grants for faculty/student research support undergraduate independent research carried out with a Mount Holyoke College faculty member in any academic department or program. Reese grants are made to help defray expenses incurred by students doing research with Mount Holyoke faculty members, preferably research that contributes to the faculty member's own work.

Karen Snyder Sullivan Travel Award. Summer travel support for students who have not traveled outside the U.S. after the age of five.

Lotte Kaliski Foundation for Gifted Children, Inc. Scholarships for students with physical handicaps or learning disabilities.

Funding from research grants to individual faculty members is also available each summer, especially in the science departments. We urge you to talk with professors about the availability of summer opportunities in their areas of research.

General Electric summer fellowships may be available for ALANA science students. For more information, please contact Sheila Browne in the Chemistry department.