Wesleyan Summer Grants


Wesleyan Summer Grants
provide up to $5,000 to fund summer opportunities such as internships, faculty-mentored research, entrepreneurial ventures, volunteer work, field study, creative projects, or an academic program related to your career interests and aspirations.

The first 2024 application window is open from Thursday, February 1st until Thursday, March 28th. This window is only open for studentson need-based financial aid.

The second 2024 application window will be open from Monday, April 1st until Friday, April 26th. This window will be open for all Wesleyan students.

To apply for the 2024 Wesleyan Summer Grant, you must have an approved resume on Handshake and a confirmed summer experience. If you don’t have a summer experience by the end of the first window, you are still eligible to apply in the second window. Applications not selected for funding in the first window will be considered in the second application window (you cannot reapply.)

For complete program information, including eligibility, application components, and timelines, visit the WSG webpage.

Wesleyan Black Alumni Council Memorial Prize Summer Stipend

Important to note that this grant is part of the Wesleyan Summer Grants Program and NOT additional funds. 
If a student would like to be considered, they will select this grant on the application and upload their essay. 

Essay: The Wesleyan Black Alumni Council (WBAC) honors the memory and spirit of alumni Bruce D. Hall ’77, James “Donnie” Rochester ’74, and Dwight L. Greene ’70 through a summer experience grant to support projects or research pertaining to the African American experience. Please share how your proposal aligns with this intention. (750 words maximum)

Extended Deadline 3/25/24: Admissions Senior Intern (SI) Application Open

February 7, 2024by kmdunn

The Office of Admissions seeks applicants for Admission Senior Interns for the 2024-25 academic year.

The SIs are the highest level student leaders in the admission office, as front-facing ambassadors who represent Wesleyan to prospective students and their families. They co-lead in-person/virtual information sessions, speak virtually 1:1 with students, and work on a variety of office projects. It’s a great opportunity for students to hone their interpersonal and public speaking skills, as well as learn about admission and higher education through our professional development sessions. The position is 5-7 hours per week, pays $18/hour, and provides a fantastic professional experience to develop transferrable skills. 

The full job description is here:  ADMISSION SENIOR INTERN APPLICATION

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Summer 2024 Financial Aid is Open!

The Summer Session 2024 Financial Aid application is now open!

If you would like to know how much aid you are eligible to receive for Summer Session before registration opens, please complete your aid application before noon on Thursday, March 21.

Apply via the link in your WesPortal (Courses/Summer Session). Most of the information needed will auto-fill. All you need to do is answer three short questions.

Applying for aid does not mean that you have to take a Summer Session course. It simply allows you to keep open the option of affording one if you want to take one. Summer Session tuition is $4,200 per credit.

Most courses are already listed in WesMaps – feel free to take a look! Please don’t hesitate to contact The Summer Session staff with any questions: https://www.wesleyan.edu/summer/.

Center for the Humanities – Call for Student Fellowship Applications – Due 3/28 at Noon

Center for the Humanities – Call for Student Fellowship Applications – Due March 31st at Noon

All members of the junior class are invited to apply for a semester-long Student Fellowship at the Center for the Humanities and to attend an Open House on Thursday, February 29th at noon-1pm (95 Pearl Street, lounge) where those interested in applying can learn more about the Student Fellowship Program.  Come meet current student Fellows and learn about their projects and experiences at the Center while enjoying a pizza lunch! 

A total of eight Student Fellowships are awarded each year by the Center’s Advisory Board (four Student Fellows for each semester).  Student Fellows share an office at the Center and take part in Center events and activities. Among these events are the Center’s Monday Night Lecture series; colloquia discussions on Tuesdays, 10:30am-1:00pm; and occasional Center conferences. One course credit is awarded for the Student Fellow’s participation in the Center’s activities.

Applicants for a Student Fellowship must be planning to do a senior project (usually an Honors Thesis) on a topic relating to the Center theme for the semester or year.  The Fall 2024 theme is “Dead Reckonings” and the Spring 2025 theme is “Energy and Exhaustion”; for full theme descriptions click here. The project need not be underway at the time of the application. Student Fellows have the opportunity to work closely with Faculty Fellows, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Visiting Research Fellows in residence at the Center. The Center also provides up to $500 in travel funding to Student Fellows for travel to archives, libraries, museums, conferences, performances and other sites necessary to the completion of their senior projects.

Applications for student fellowships are due by noon on Thursday, March 28th.  Applicants will be informed of the Center Advisory Board’s decision by Friday, April 5th, 2024. 

If you have any questions, please email Jess Fowler at jmfowler@wesleyan.edu.

For further information, see: http://wesleyan.edu/humanities/fellowships/students.html

Annual Fulbright Webinar (3/7)

Thursday March 7, 2024 at 2pm (HYBRID: Fisk 201 or Zoom)
Register ahead to attend our annual webinar with Fulbright US Student Program alumni, national program staff, and our Fulbright advisor here at Wesleyan. It’s a great way to learn about Study/Research Grants and English Teaching Assistantships through the Fulbright US Student Program. Juniors and seniors who are US citizens or nationals are eligible to apply this year. (The application portal will open in April.)

We’ll hear from the national program staff and alumni ambassadors first, and then go into a breakout room to break down how the application process works at Wesleyan—all told probably just over an hour. If you’re unsure whether you can join live, register anyway and we can send you the recording after the fact.

Sponsored by the Office of Fellowships at the Fries Center for Global Studies.

Admissions Senior Intern (SI) Application Open

The Office of Admissions seeks applicants for Admission Senior Interns for the 2024-25 academic year.

The SIs are the highest level student leaders in the admission office, as front-facing ambassadors who represent Wesleyan to prospective students and their families. They co-lead in-person/virtual information sessions, speak virtually 1:1 with students, and work on a variety of office projects. It’s a great opportunity for students to hone their interpersonal and public speaking skills, as well as learn about admission and higher education through our professional development sessions. The position is 5-7 hours per week, pays $18/hour, and provides a fantastic professional experience to develop transferrable skills. 

The full job description is here:  ADMISSION SENIOR INTERN APPLICATION

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