The program provides highly motivated undergraduates the opportunity to immerse themselves in a community-based research or creative project under the direction of a faculty mentor. Scholars spend 10 weeks during the summer in full-time pursuit of their projects in partnership with a Delaware nonprofit, governmental, community-based action research or service-based corporate activity and simultaneously pursue academic reflection under the guidance of a UD faculty mentor.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: Delaware
Pay: $4,000 stipend

Explore your potential in leadership and service at UD! Whether you’re looking for a one-semester certificate in leading, an alternative break service program, becoming a TEDx speaker or attending campus events, they have myriad opportunities for you to get involved.

In a partnership with five state institutions, including UD, Christiana Care and Nemours Children’s Hospital, selected undergraduate students will carry out independent research projects while supported full-time under a mentor to gain knowledge of research techniques and make unique scholarly or original impacts on the biomedical sciences.

Qualifications: Undergraduates who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Semester: Summer
Location: UD and other institutions within Delaware
Pay: $5,000—$6,000

A unique, hands-on, 10-week summer experiential learning environment under the guidance of extension agents or specialists. During this summer internship, students will follow Cooperative Extension's service learning model, implemented through one of Extension's four program areas: 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, lawn and garden and agriculture and natural resources. Summer scholar experiential learning may include designing and delivering educational programs, evaluating program impacts in the community, assisting with communications and more.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: Delaware
Pay: $4,500 stipend

Undergraduate students pursuing a material culture-based internship with preference given to students whose focus is on preservation, conservation, administration, collections management, exhibition, research and services of museums.

Eligibility: Undergraduate students
Semester: Summer
Grant Amount: Up to $3,000

Many majors and academic departments have an internship, research, experiential learning, field experience or study abroad need-based and merit funding available for their students. Check your academic program and department’s website for funding opportunities. Email or call your academic department if information is not available online.

Funding for Honors College students pursuing activities related to their academic or professional pursuits.

Eligibility: Honors College students
Semester: Any
Grant Amount: Up to $3,000

Horn Entrepreneurship combines a personalized approach with lessons from successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based best practices. Programs and opportunities are relevant, accessible and available to all students. The Horn educational experience combines hands-on, project-based learning with real-world challenges and extensive external engagement. The result is a special program that prepares students to adapt, thrive and lead in entrepreneurial roles with established companies, social ventures and startups.

The experience offers a valuable opportunity to observe and contribute to political decision-making. Fellows assist state legislators in addressing critical public policy issues through nonpartisan, in-depth research.

Qualifications: Junior- and senior-level undergraduates with a minimum 3.4 GPA
Semester: January to June 30
Pay: Fellows take a required UAPP course and receive a competitive fellowship

The Institute for Public Administration (IPA), in partnership with the UD Government Relations Office, provides a student learning opportunity for an Undergraduate Legislative Researcher to work closely with the director and office staff to provide direct, nonpartisan legislative monitoring and research assistance.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.4 GPA
Semester: January to June 30
Pay: Up to $4,500​​

IPA’s Public Administration Fellows work closely with faculty or professional staff members on complex public policy research and public service projects for state, county and local governments and nonprofit organizations. Research areas include civic education and engagement, conflict resolution, economic development, education policy, healthcare policy, land-use planning, transportation, infrastructure, and water resources.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.4 GPA
Semester: Fall and spring
Pay: Up to $6,000 for the academic year

LP3 supports UD students who wish to pursue a career in law. It prepares students for law school and careers in related fields by creating a network of resources built through the University's students and alumni. LP3 allows students to attend networking events and workshops and receive mentoring, scholarships and more. LP3 is committed to supplying UD students with the tools and guidance necessary to pursue a career in law or related fields successfully.

The Lerner Career Services team helps Lerner College students with advising and connects them with leading executives and HR recruiters through networking events, internship and job postings, site visits, alumni panels, bus treks, on-campus interviews and more.

The year-long program supports academically talented low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students toward pursuing advanced graduate degree through mentoring, simulated graduate school experiences and a 10-week summer research program.

Qualifications: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, completion of 60 college credits by May 31, minimum GPA of 2.75 (sophomore), 3.0 (junior), first-generation college student AND defined as low-income by the U.S. Dept. of Education, OR of a background underrepresented in graduate education.

Semester: Summer
Location: UD Campus
Pay: $3,500 Stipend plus on-campus housing and meal plan for the 10-week summer program

Fellowships help students and alumni develop as scholars and global citizens through study abroad, research, service, internships or graduate study. There are scholarship and fellowship opportunities for every major and career goal. UD provides information, advice and application support to highly motivated students applying for national and international fellowships and scholarships.

Funding for undergraduates pursuing self-designed, off-campus learning experiences that create a difference in their lives and the lives of others.

Eligibility: Undergraduate students who, at the time of application, are enrolled for at least 12 semester hours and have completed five semesters at most
Semester: Any
Grant Amount: Up to $6,000

A collaboration between the Undergraduate Research Program (URP), Student Financial Services and faculty mentors allows eligible, early-career students to use federal work-study funds to gain research experiences at the University of Delaware.

Qualifications: Work-study eligible undergraduates
Semester: Fall and spring
Pay: $13.25/hour in fall 2024 and $15/hour in spring 2025

Research experiences with faculty mentors give talented undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related majors a chance to see and take part in what is happening on the front lines of discovery.

Qualifications: Varies by program
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $4,500–$6,000 stipend

Undergraduate students who submit a complete UD Study Abroad application will be automatically considered for financial need-based awards. 

Eligibility: Undergraduate students
Semester: Any
Grant Amount: 50–75 percent of the study abroad program fee and may only be used towards the final balance of the program fee.

The program is ideal for those who wish to undertake a smaller-scale research project, who have been working on projects during the academic year and would like to continue research in the summer, or who wish to begin projects that will continue during the next academic year.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates 
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $300–$1,500 stipend

Conduct in-depth research or creative work with University faculty. Applicants must propose a research project of their own making. Students selected for the Summer Scholars Program work on their projects full-time for 10 weeks.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $4,000 stipend

Students conduct research with faculty and staff in one of the Biden School of Public Policy & Administration affiliated research centers—the Institute for Public Administration or the Center for Community Research and Service—on public policy issues such as community revitalization, economic development, education policy, health policy, housing and homelessness, land-use planning and more. The program runs for ten weeks for a total of 300 hours.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.2 GPA

Semester: Summer

Pay: Fellows take a required UAPP or UNIV course and receive a $4,500 fellowship

The program provides highly motivated undergraduates in any major with the opportunity to immerse themselves in research or a creative project based on race, antiracism or racial justice. Scholars spend 10 weeks during the summer pursuing their research or creative projects full-time.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: Delaware
Pay: $4,000 stipend

Undergraduates who have accepted (or are working on obtaining) unpaid or underpaid internships, field experiences, job shadowing, research with organizations outside of UD or professional conferences where a financial barrier could impact their participation.

The Internship and Career Experience grant program can supplement other grants if those awards only partially cover students’ expected expenses.

Eligibility: Undergraduate students
Semester: Any
Grant Amount: Up to $5,000

Funding for undergraduate legacy students seeking to participate in opportunities outside of the traditional classroom where the student may otherwise be unable to participate. These opportunities may include, but are not limited to, academic competitions, research or program-related presentations, leadership conferences, research, internships, service-learning (such as UDAB) or other educational endeavors.

Eligibility: A "legacy" student (i.e., a student with a verifiable parent or step-parent who is a UD graduate)
Semester: Any
Grant Amount: Up to $2,000

UD offers a variety of on campus-jobs that are based in service, research and academia with offices and departments across the University. Students are able to earn income, help to develop professional competencies and provide mentorship.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Year-round
Pay: Hourly pay set by UD office hiring student

Choose from semester-long programs in the fall and spring, and shorter programs during Winter and Summer Sessions. While abroad, you’ll take a full load of academic credits, choose to engage in internships or community service, and sharpen your language and intercultural skills. Undergraduate students who submit a complete UD Study Abroad application will be automatically considered for financial need-based awards to help finance your study abroad experience.

DWRC internships provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate students, faculty and scientists to be directly involved in research and education that address the critical water resources issues of the day in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region. Students must establish a water research topic and project with the support of a faculty or scientist advisor.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Semester: Fall and spring (combined)
Pay: Up to $4,000