“How can I get funded?”
We hear this from students all the time, and this is a great place to start!

The sections below can help narrow in on the type of funding you are searching for—internships, fellowships, conferences, emergencies, and more!

Some links lead to pages that have multiple funding sources. Others point toward an office or an individual. Some funds are specifically for students with high financial need and some have restrictions on who may apply. We hope you find what you need!

Internships

Fellowships

Experiential Learning 

Research and Senior Work

Conference Travel

International Students

  • Funding for Optional Practical Training filing fees: Seizing Opportunities Fund Students with high financial need can apply for funding to support the cost of OPT. Before submitting your request in Handshake, you must make a request through International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) for pre-approval. For details about the process, email isss@middlebury.edu.
  • See note about international students above under Internships, Privilege & Poverty.

Winter Term Workshops

PE Classes

Educational Diagnostic Testing

Please contact the folks at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Research (CTLR) about testing.

ADA Support

Student Accessibility Services is here to help students with many different types of disabilities.

Wage Relief

DACA

The College is committed to supporting students by providing information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other related resources in an effort to help students and their supporters: See the DACA Resources page or please contact Elaine Hammond Middlebury’s Director of Equity Initiatives, who serves as the on-campus point person for current undocumented and DACA students.

Community Engagement

Volunteer Work

Summer Funding

Navigating College on Your Own

The Wily Network supports students who have experienced foster care, homelessness, or parents who are challenged by addiction, incarceration, or mental health issues; offers on-campus coaching, community-building and networking opportunities, and supplemental financial assistance; please contact Director of Equity Initiatives, Elaine Hammond, for more information.

Emergencies