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.
2027 applications are available here and due Oct. 23.
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 2026, Lucia Rodriguez de Torres interned in Rome, 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 2026, John Barnett interned in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Aili Foss interned in Florence, Italy; Natalie Hanson interned in Dublin, Ireland; Nick Miloi interned in Barcelona, Spain; Phuong Tran interned in Paris, France, and Brian Hoang interned in Singapore. To read about student experiences, check out the Business and Economics International Internship Brochure.
The Wasfy 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 2026, Maggie (Nguyen) Le interned in Dublin, Ireland.
Business & Economics International Internship applications for 2027 are available here and due Oct. 23.
Theodore William Eckels International Practicum for Art & Art History
This scholarship is awarded to four students annually that have obtained 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 2026, Lu Benedetto McNulty interned in Madrid, Spain; Rebekah Butler interned in Barcelona, Spain; Jeanne Bikorimana interned in Rome, Italy; and Elizabeth Randall interned in Lima, Peru. You can learn more about their experiences in the Eckels Art Practicum Brochure.
2027 applications are available here and due by Oct. 23