At Kenyon, we believe that financial barriers should never stand between you and the internship that could shape your future. That’s why we provide a variety of funds to help cover lost wages or expenses, so you can fully engage with your internship. Our goal is to empower every student to pursue bold, meaningful experiences across all fields and places, knowing that support is there every step of the way.
Funded Internships and Research
Explore the opportunities below and find the funding that can launch your journey. Scroll down to view specific information and criteria for each fund.
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High-Impact Support
Stipends for internship and research experiences anywhere and in any field.
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Community and Ohio-based Opportunities
Championing local impact, designated funds to connect students to Ohio, locally in Knox County as well as Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and everywhere in between.
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Creative, Identity-driven Explorations
Supporting internships that empower students whose work is shaped by creativity, identity and personal expression — whether through the arts, writing, engineering or other inquiry-driven fields.
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Industry-based Internships
Promoting internships aligned with critically important professional sectors.
“My summer research at Rush Medical Center helped me grow both in the lab and personally. I learned so much about cancer immunology, and Kunze Fund made the whole experience possible and meaningful.”
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About the Funds
Established in 2007 by Larae Bush Schraeder, Class of 1997, and her husband Jeffrey Schraeder, in honor of Larae's grandparents, Calvin and Lenice Waugh. Calvin's personal sacrifices as a disabled World War II veteran and coal miner, and Lenice's service as a devoted caregiver inspired their daughters and granddaughters to pursue the educational opportunities they did not have in rural Ohio. Income from the fund provides support to students who receive need-based financial aid to participate in an externship or internship experience.
Established in 2016, the DKE Internship Fund will honor the contributions of the DKE chapter and DKE alumni to the vibrant student life at Kenyon College.
The Goode Internship Fund for the Career Development Office supports a student participating in an internship or high-impact experience.
Established in 2013 with gifts from Trice Koopman '77 P'11, Francis M. Osborne IV '76 and Joshua T. Radnor '96 in honor of the late professor of drama Harlene Marley, from 1969 until her retirement in 2004, and her leadership in the development of playwriting at Kenyon College.
Established in 2021 by Katie and Stan Humphries, income from the fund supports high-impact student experiences of various types, including but not limited to internships, research opportunities and community-based learning.
Established in 2020 by Adrianne Curtner Kimber '99 and Sheldon A. Kimber '99, income from the fund supports high-impact student experiences of various types, including but not limited to internships, off-campus study, research and community-based learning.
Established in 2017 by William A. Kozy '74, the Kozy Internship Stipend Fund provides internship stipend support to students in good academic standing who demonstrate financial need and meet the requirements of Kenyon's Summer Internship Stipend Fund.
The Kunze Internship Fund will support students who meet the requirements of Kenyon College to participate in an internship.
Established in 2020 by Cynthia Patterson, grandparent Class of 2022. Income from the Fund provides support for students participating in internship or research experiences, with a preference for STEM students who identify as women.
Established in 2007 by Daniel M. Voorhees '95 and Christopher Dorobek in honor of P. F. Kluge of the Class 1964. Income from the P. F. Kluge Collegian Fund supports summer internships and special projects of the Kenyon Collegian.
Through the International Insurance Foundation and Kenyon College Support Internships Linking Academic Studies and Real-World Experience, in Memory of Kenyon Alumnus Robert J. Gibbons, IIF has worked with Kenyon to apply its contribution in a way that would be a suitable memorial to Bob Gibbons '67.
Kenyon suggested that it be applied to support internships for students working with companies offering real-world experience, that allowed them to apply their academic skills and experience concrete applications. These will be focused on Bob’s primary interests — economic development, professional development and efficient markets.
This program will carry on Bob’s professional focus on education, research and application in business and governmental settings.
Established with a gift from Christopher P. Toft '89 and Nicole Dunn Toft '92, the fund honors the late Scott A. Layson, innovative director of Kenyon's Career Development Office and a champion of the value of student internships.
The Stautberg Family Fund for Career Development was established in 2019 by Katherine T. Stautberg '87 P'23 and Timothy E. Stautberg '85 P'23.
Established in 2020 by Paul and Lisa Tomasi P2017 and 2023. Income from the fund provides support for students participating in summer research or internship experiences, with a preference for students studying the visual and creative arts.
Wright Family Fund for Ohio Students/Experiential Learning
Established in 2024 by Alex Wright and the Wright Family. With the goal of encouraging accepted Ohio students to enroll at Kenyon, fund income provides stipends to 30 or more students from Ohio to support their participation in experiential learning such as internships, fellowships, research experiences, or other high-impact practices.
Wright Family Fund for Experiential Learning in Central Ohio
Established in 2024 by Alex Wright and the Wright Family. With a goal of introducing our region’s thriving and dynamic local economy to students whose main residence is outside of Ohio, fund income provides stipends to students for internships or research experiences in Ohio, with a preference for Central Ohio.
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