Public Service Education Institute Scholarship

Funded by Virginia Tech, the Public Service Education Institute Internship Endowment is a one-time scholarship to support a graduate or undergraduate student. The student must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA and be participating in an internship with a government agency at the federal, state, or local levels. Changes in funding may cause VT to replace this award with another award for the same amount.

Award
Varies
Deadline
04/15/2027
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you requesting funding for an internship or travel support for expenses related to finding and securing an internship?
  2. If you are seeking travel support for expenses related to finding and securing an internship, please answer the following questions:
    • Please describe how this travel supports your ability to identify or secure an internship.
    • Please outline your anticipated expenses.
  3. If you are seeking funding to assist with an internship, please answer the following questions:
    • 1. Are you required to be enrolled in an internship course at Virginia Tech for this experience to meet graduation requirements?
    • 2. How much is the tuition cost associated with the internship course?
    • 3. How many credit hours is the internship course?
    • 4. Does this internship require housing outside of Blacksburg or your permanent address?
    • 5. If so, how much is the housing cost associated with your internship? If not, respond with N/A.
  4. If you are seeking funding to assist with an internship, please estimate the costs associated with the following categories (if a category is irrelevant, please input 0):
    • 1. Utilities costs associated with internship housing:
    • 2. Daily commuting expenses (public transit, gas, etc.):
    • 3. Childcare during internship hours:
    • 4. Required supplies, technology/equipment, or professional attire:
  5. If you are seeking funding to assist with an internship, do you have additional sources of financial support or funding available to you?
    • Do you have additional sources of financial support or funding available to you?
    • If yes, how much? If not, please respond with N/A in the response field.
  6. If you are seeking funding to assist with an internship, please answer the following questions in a total of 200 words or fewer.
    • How does this experience advance your career and professional development goals?
    • Why are you interested in this internship opportunity, and what will this internship entail.
  7. If you are seeking funding to assist with an internship, please describe the financial barriers you face that this funding would help to remove to make participation in this experience possible.
  8. Share any additional information that would be helpful in the selection process regarding why you believe you are a strong candidate for this funding. Optional.
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