Applicants must be currently enrolled first years, sophomores or juniors. Students on leave in fall 2025 are not eligible for funding. 

Applicants can apply for either a micro-stipend or a full stipend. 

• Micro-stipend: Intern must work at least 20 hours per week for 6-10 consecutive weeks.
• Full Stipend: Intern must work at least 30 hours per week for 6-10 consecutive weeks. 

SSII internships must take place between May 16 and August 30, 2025. Students may apply for one opportunity at a time. Unless you are rejected or withdraw, you cannot apply for another (applications are reviewed weekly). We fund only one opportunity per summer, even if that opportunity is part time.

Applicants must have an internship supervisor who is not a current undergraduate student; has a minimum of two years professional experience; works full-time in their role and is not working full-time at another organization; and is available to meet with the intern regularly throughout the course of the internship.

Applicants must have an unpaid internship offer with a nonprofit or government organization committed to a social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy mission. Research opportunities at Princeton University are not eligible for SSII funding. 

The following opportunities are ineligible for SSII funding: 

• Interning at an organization through which two other students have already received SSII funding this application cycle
• Interning at an organization that requires the student to pay for placement and/or participation 
• Interning at an organization that intends for the applicant to continue work begun as part of a class or student group project 
• Returning to a internship site where the applicant has already completed a Princeton-funded internship in a previous summer

Both in-person and virtual opportunities are eligible. International sites are not eligible for funding unless applicants are applying to a site in their country of permanent residence (citizenship status is insufficient). Consult the current guidance and guidelines from Princeton University on international travel before applying. 

It is the responsibility of individual students to assess an internship’s logistics. We strongly recommend that students evaluate offers for health and safety, professional development and other aspects of the opportunity. Jessica Matzko is available to consult with students about any questions they may have regarding vetting internships and organizations.