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Experiential Grants & Awards

Fund Your Next Opportunity

McDaniel offers internal grants and awards to facilitate your educational experiences outside the classroom, such as: 

  • Student Attendance at Professional Conferences (Registration and travel costs) 
  • Internships (Support for housing, transportation, and other expenses) 
  • Study Abroad (Semester, Summer, and Jan Term programs costs)

Applicants must be current undergraduate students in good academic and financial standing with the college to apply for and receive Experiential Learning funds. 

 

Application deadlines: 1st of the month, September-April. 

 

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year will open August 15th, 2024.

 

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Experiential Learning Awards and Grants are generously provided by alumni and other friends of McDaniel College. 

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Grant Guidelines

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Selection Criteria

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Tatiana Hamilton Summer 2023 Intern

Funding Secures Ideal Internship

In the months leading up to summer 2023, Tatiana Hamilton '24, an Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major with a cultural specialization and Political Science major with an International Studies specialization, and a minor in Spanish, sought an internship that matched her academic ambitions.

An experiential learning grant allowed Tatiana to secure her ideal internship with the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, where she participated in embassy visits and ambassador meetings

“This internship was a rewarding experience and has taught me a lot about my future career aspirations and how to navigate the workplace and professional settings."

Read about Tatiana's experiences
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Additional Sources of Funding

Seeking additional funding to advance your educational and career goals? The Center for Experience and Opportunity can assist you in finding highly competitive external fellowships and awards available both in the United States and abroad!

Take your education global with opportunities such as: 

Reach new heights with your career goals with opportunities that include: 

For all grants, awards and scholarships it is important to check individual eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and deadlines. Schedule an appointment with the CEO to learn how to find and apply to opportunities that best met your goal. 

Schedule an Appointment

Interested in learning more about the opportunities mentioned above? Schedule an appointment with a CEO staff member. Log onto Handshake (our online database of experiential learning opportunities) with your McDaniel username and password and select a time that works for you.

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McDaniel Experiential Grants in Action

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Grants and awards allowed Kramoh Mansalay '24 to study abroad in Morocco in the Fall of 2023 through the International Student Exchange Program (ISEPP). 
Sana Askari Summer 2023 Internship

Sana Askari '24 received funds that allowed her to take part of an internship with the nonprofit International Child Art Foundation’s Global Arts Olympiad project, through The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) Academic Internship Program. “It was a good opportunity to discover how policies affect people in different parts of the world in terms of marginalizing their access to opportunities and learn ways of making it easier for them.”
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Marina Ferriola '25 received funding to support her summer internship as a Clincial Bachelor Intern with Child Guidance Resource Centers. Prior to her internship, Marina was debating between school psychology and neuropsychology, and the internship helped her decide to pursue a career in neuropsychology. "In the future, I hope that I will be in a position in which I can offer pro bono neuropsychological evaluations to get disabled and other marginalized populations the services and resources they need regardless of their socioeconomic status."  
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In spring of 2024, multiple McDaniel students took their studies to Budapest, utilizing grants and awards that provided them with the airfare, housing, and other essential expenses. 
Kaami Effa summer internship 2024

Kaami Effa, a senior Political Science and Philosophy major from Abuja, Nigeria, was awardedfunding and completed an internship with The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). As part of the International Affairs track, she attended various lectures, site briefings, and networking events in Washington, D.C. Effa also interned with the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) as part of this internship as a policy and communications intern.
Nadia Dennis

Nadia Dennis, a junior Marketing major from Westminster, Maryland, received funding for her internship as a property management intern with CBRE through the BroadFutures summer program. During the internship, Dennis acted as a liaison between tenants and owners, assisted with data collection and organization, managed Certificates of Insurance (COIs), and shadowed operations related to leasing agreements. Dennis supported various team projects and ensured tenant needs were addressed promptly.
Dimitri Raush-Gernet.

Dimitri Raush-Gernet, a sophomore Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science major from Mount Airy, Maryland, completed an internship with The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) as an international affairs intern. Raush-Gernet interned with the Osgood Center for International Studies. "I would certainly recommend this experience to other students as I have made extremely valuable connections and have gained an immense amount of experience throughout the summer," said Raush-Gernet. "My internship at TFAS has been an extremely positive experience, it is impossible to describe how much I have learned in the eight weeks."

Sanaa Russell

Sanaa Russell, a senior Psychology major from Baltimore, was awarded a grant for her internship with Pathways Behavioral Health. Russell interned as a behavioral therapist. She said, "This internship helped narrow my career plans. I have narrowed down the population I would like to work with and my career goal. I would like to work with the adolescent population and become a behavioral analyst."
Jailyn Johnson Summer Intern 2023

Jailyn Johnson interned with The Balm Center, LLC, Holistic Behavioral Health as a case manager and clinical assistant to the clinical director and psychotherapist. Johnson is a senior Psychology major from Windsor Mill, Maryland.

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