Academic Internships, Crusader Internship Fund and Senior Year Washington Semester

ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS WHILE STUDYING ABROAD

Any internship undertaken overseas for credit must meet the same basic requirements and standards as the Academic Internship Program at Holy Cross:

• approximately 8 hours per week of substantive fieldwork at an internship site and a weekly academic component in the form of either a class or tutorial;

• must have a designated course number and description at the host institution, which means that this is an actual course being offered for credit;

• must be approved in advance by the Director of the Academic Internship Program at Holy Cross (email Michelle Sterk Barrett at 

          msbarret@holycross.edu for more information).

ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:

• Visit https://www.holycross.edu/academics/holy-cross-approach/engaged-learning/internships/academic-internship-program

HOLY CROSS SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: 

The Center for Career Development posts internship opportunities throughout the year on Handshake. All students have access to Handshake and can 

schedule an appointment with a career counselor in Handshake to discuss how to conduct an effective internship search.

Crusader Internship Fund

The Crusader Internship Fund exists to help offset the cost of an otherwise unpaid opportunity and is open to sophomores and juniors at the College. Students 

are eligible to receive internship funding once during their time at Holy Cross.  Once you have an unpaid internship offer in hand, you can apply to the Crusader Internship Fund by adding your Experience to Handshake.  

Qualifying Crusader Internship Fund criteria:

• take place during the summer

• be unpaid

• provide exposure/experience to a career field of interest

• dedicated supervisor who oversees the learning and growth of the student

• weekly (at a minimum) meetings with the supervisor 

• at an organization for which you haven’t already worked/interned

• platform for communication and flow of work (FOR REMOTE: Zoom, Skype, Google Meets, etc.) free of charge

• student/employer mutually agreed upon Learning Objectives and goals for the internship

• employer to complete a final written evaluation of the student

• students cannot be supervised by a family member, nor can the supervisor be in a close or significant subordinate work relationship with the family 

          member of the student.  All intern supervisors should have 3+ years of work experience

• cannot be part of an internship program that charges for participation

• cannot be part of summer coursework and/or academic research either at Holy Cross or another institution

• cannot be at a startup run by students

• cannot be an on-campus internship.  Alumni donors provide funding to support students in unpaid internships at organizations outside of Holy Cross 

          so they can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom in an environment beyond the Holy Cross community

For more information, phone: (508) 793-3880 or email: careers@holycross.edu 

SENIOR YEAR WASHINGTON SEMESTER PROGRAM:

INFORMATION FOR RETURNING STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS

If you are interested in applying for the Washington (DC) Semester Program for the fall of your senior year:  https://www.holycross.edu/academics/holy-cross-approach/engaged-learning/semester-away-programs/washington-semester-program

• Contact Maryanne Finn, Coordinator of Semester Programs and Academic Internships at mfinn@holycross.edu.

• Get the application materials and arrange for the required personal interview. The application is also available online. Request a letter of recommendation

          from faculty.

• Your application may be submitted at any time before the February (junior year) deadline.