Living Internship Stipend
The SUNY New Paltz’s Living Internship Stipend provides support that enables students to participate in unpaid internships, fieldwork, or curricular applied learning in public service and high-demand nonprofit sectors related to their major and/or future career goals. Living Internship Stipends will be awarded at the beginning of the semester. Checks will be mailed to the recipient's permanent address and are processed by the Office of Expenditures in Albany, which may take several weeks.
This stipend will be considered taxable income by the IRS. It is the student's responsibility to determine if taxes are owed. Students should therefore consult a tax advisor regarding this stipend.
ELIGIBLE CRITERIA FOR THE LIVING INTERNSHIP STIPEND
- Must be a currently matriculated SUNY New Paltz undergraduate or graduate student.
- The internship is NOT required by the applicant's major. If the internship is required, please apply for the Applied Learning Travel Grant or the CAS Internship Stipend.
- Internship must be credit-bearing.
- Internship must be in public service and/or non-profit field*
- Internship must be unpaid.
- Internship must be secured prior to application and funding will only be approved for the current term. No retroactive stipends will be awarded.
- The experience must be supervised by someone at the internship site and cannot be supervised by a family member.
- Students can only receive one award from the Career Resource Center, including the Living Internship Stipend, the CAS Internship Stipend, and the Applied Learning Travel Grant.
*PUBLIC SERVICE AND NON-PROFIT DEFINITION
For the intern to receive the Living Internship Stipend, the internship site must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Have 501(c)(3) non-profit designation
- Be a government or publicly funded agency (i.e. NYS Departments, Federal Agencies, etc.)
Applications will be approved on a first come, first served basis until funding is exhausted. Applications must meet all eligibility criteria in order to be approved for funding. Please review the eligibility prior to submitting your application. Applications will be processed on a rolling basis, and students will be notified of their award no later than two weeks after submitting their application. For questions regarding applications or eligibility reach out to Meredith Hamilton, Internship Funding Coordinator, at [email protected].
Awards are determined by the estimated number of internship hours the student completes during the course of the semester.
- Less than 40 hours: ineligible for funding
- 40-79 hours: $1,000
- 80-119 hours: $2,000
- 120+ hours: $3,000.
Applications for the Fall 2025 term will open on Monday, August 4 and will be processed on a rolling basis until September 26.
Questions or need assistance?
Contact the Internship Funding Coordinator, Meredith Hamilton at [email protected] or 845-257-3627.
