SSCRIP Mission:
SSCRIP aims to provide students with structured opportunities to enhance their readiness for post-graduate employment by expanding access to on-the-job experience through individualized advising, job search skills and resources, a portfolio of alumni-hosted internship opportunities, and funding provided to students who accept low paid and unpaid summer internships in the US or abroad.

Now entering its second year in the Fall of 2025, SSCRIP consists of the following integrated components:

• a 1-unit career advising & professional development course: LS198, which runs during both Fall and Spring semesters
• interactive activities which are built into the Spring semester and are designed to provide ongoing support to students as they apply for internships
• a stipend which is available to all participants to cover unpaid or low-paying internships of 6-8 weeks in length from 30-40 hours per week (minimum of 180 hours).
• access to career advising and internship search coaching
• the opportunity to apply to a curated list of alumni-hosted internships, as well as internships shared by program partners

FAQs:

What is the amount of the summer funding stipend?
$6000 for a 6-8 week internship in the United States at 30-40 hours per week. If a student receives payment from the internship organization directly, that amount will be deducted from the $6000 SSCRIP stipend and SSCRIP would then provide any difference.

If the internship a student accepts is paid, how does that impact the SSCRIP stipend?
The amount the student is being paid is subtracted from the $6000 SSCRIP would provide. Whatever that balance is, that would be given to the student.

What does the stipend cover?
It can be used to pay for housing, food, transportation and any other expenses a student might encounter over the 6 to 8-week internship period.

Does SSCRIP match students with an internship?
For some internships, we will work with internship placement partners who will do the matching and placement. For other internships, students will need to identify and apply for the internships on their own, but they will be supported throughout the process with advising, coaching, and access to the SSCRIP roster of internships. This roster will consist of 50+ internships shared by alumni, mostly in the spring semester, and SSCRIP students can apply to those.