Wallenberg Foundation Intern Award

Purpose

The Wallenberg Foundation Intern Award provides financial support that enables Gustavus students to complete an internship in Sweden during the January Interim Term or Summer Session. The purpose of the Wallenberg Foundation Intern Award is to enable Gustavus students to benefit from the educational enhancement, personal growth, and career and professional development that result from the completion of an international internship, regardless of their ability to pay. 

Financial Support

Gustavus pays for the following elements, allowing the Award recipient to complete an internship in Sweden at a site of the student's choice, up to pre-set limits for each expense category:

  • Airfare
  • Ground Transportation
  • Housing
  • Food
  • Medical insurance

Award recipients will also receive a stipend of $350 per week for every week that they work at their internship. Gustavus is able to provide this financial support to its students because of a five-year grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Currently registered student at Gustavus Adolphus College in Good Academic Standing
  • Junior (16 credits) or senior academic status as of internship start date
  • Not on any type of Gustavus Adolphus College probation
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
  • Internship must be completed by January 29, 2016 (Interim) or August 15, 2016 (Summer)

Application Process:

Students must submit a completed application and the additional required items to the Internship Director in Career Development, Campus Center lower level, by 4:30 PM on the following dates*:

Internship                                                    Application Due Date

2017 Interim (J-Term)                                Friday, October 14, 2016  

2017 Summer Session                              Wednesday, March 15, 2017

*Late Award Applications will not be considered.

 

**The 2017 Wallenberg Award application is not currently available. Check back Summer 2016.** 

 

Previous Wallenberg Intern Award Recipients

Read a list of the previous Wallenberg Intern Award Recipients and the sites in Sweden where they completed their internships along with more about the history and stories of the Wallenberg Foundation Intern Award.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:
Janine Knutson       
Internship Director                    
507-933-7575
jknutso6@gustavus.edu

 

 

Updated 2/8/16 JK