International internships provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience in your chosen career field while immersing yourself in a different culture. Scholarship opportunities are available for students pursuing select majors (outlines below), but all students are encouraged to explore these transformative experiences. Completing an international internship over the summer is comparable in cost to many of the Maymester programs available through study abroad. For more information about international internships, make an appointment with Jessica Flanigan through Handshake.
The Center for Career and Professional Development in partnership with the Departments of International Studies, Business, Economics, and Art/Art History offers scholarships to students every summer to fund their international internship experiences. The scholarships cover up to $10,000 of the cost in participating in an international internship.
Mertie Buckman International Internship Program (International Studies)
The Mertie Buckman International Internship Program allows for high-achieving International Studies majors to work as an intern abroad over the summer. Students are funded for their accommodations, work, and travel within the country/region of their choice for the summer. Past Mertie Buckman Interns have traveled to Argentina, Thailand, Spain, and Vietnam. To read about student experiences, check out the Mertie Buckman Brochure.
2026 applications can be found here and are due by Nov. 3rd at 5 p.m.
The Morelle Legg International Internship
This scholarship is awarded to a junior majoring in the Department of Business or the Department of Economics to allow the student to obtain work experience in a foreign country during the summer following his/her junior year. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses, and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship funded by an anonymous donor. In the summer of 2025, Juliette Astorga interned in Florence, Italy.
The Theodore William Eckels International Business Internships
This scholarship is awarded annually to several outstanding sophomore or junior students in the Department of Business or the Department of Economics to allow the students to obtain work experience in a foreign country during the summer. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses (international business track courses), and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship named in honor of business leader Theodore Williams Eckels. During the summer of 2025, Astrid Balink interned in Cape Town South Africa; Ben Eagleton interned in Sydney, Australia; Alexandra Baroody interned in Tainan, Taiwan; Lucy Fornetti and Peyton Randolph interned in Dublin, Ireland, Melate Kebede interned in Vienna, Austria; Cass Ramberg interned in Madrid, Spain; and Hope Wehrli interned in Paris, France. To read about student experiences, check out the Theodore Eckels Brochure.
The Wafsky Iskander International Internship
This scholarship is awarded every one to two years to an outstanding sophomore or junior student in the Department of Economics to allow the student an opportunity to gain work experience in a foreign country during the summer. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses (international business track courses), and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship named in honor of Economics Professor Wasfy Iskander who taught at Rhodes from 1969-2000. During the summer of 2025, Caroline Johnson interned in Barcelona, Spain.
Business & Economics International Internship applications for 2026 can be found here and are due by Nov. 3rd at 5 p.m.
Theodore William Eckels International Practicum for Art & Art History
This newly established internship will be awarded annually to outstanding sophomore or junior students with a 3.0+ GPA (overall and major) and a declared major or minor in either Art or Art History. This award allows students to work abroad for eight weeks during the summer. The internship will cover the cost of airfare and accommodations while living abroad. This is a merit-based scholarship named in honor of business leader Theodore William Eckels to advance the Rhodes Vision to graduate students with a passion for lifelong learning, compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities around the world. During the summer of 2025, Wyatt Bigner interned in Rethymno, Greece; Erin Moore interned in Dublin, Ireland; and Mika Colina interned in Tokyo, Japan. You can learn more about their experiences here.
2026 applications will be available here and are due by Nov. 3rd at 5 p.m.
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