Student Eligibility for Funding

Students must be in good standing at time of application and through the duration of the summer internship.

• Note: Students who are not in good standing at the time of application, but who anticipate returning to good standing at the end of the spring 2026 semester, may be considered for funding if they have obtained the approval of their Resident Dean prior to SFO application deadline.  
• Note: Students who are not in good standing at the time of application, but who have their Resident Dean's approval to be considered for funding would be offered a conditional funding offer if selected for funding.  If students do not return to good standing at the end of the spring 2026 semester, their conditional funding offers would be rescinded.

Students should be enrolled.

• Note: Students in good standing who are on a voluntary leave of absence may be permitted to apply for funding provided that they have obtained the approval of their Resident Dean prior to the SFO application deadline. In making this determination, the Resident Dean will consider the relevant circumstances, including, for example, the circumstances that led to the student’s leave of absence.

• For funded summer experiences, students may only apply Harvard University funding to one summer experience*, regardless of duration of time (ex. only four weeks or a part-time effort). Co-funding between multiple sources of funding is discouraged and only permitted if the funding jointly supports the same summer experience.
• Once a student accepts an award from any Harvard office, it is binding. The student will automatically be removed from consideration for other Harvard-funded opportunities.
• *The only recognized deviation from the Harvard College Summer Funding Policy applies to students conducting senior thesis research. Students in this specific situation may apply Harvard University funding to two different opportunities, given that one source of funding supports thesis research and that the dates of the two opportunities in question do not overlap. Thesis researchers in this case may still apply to multiple sources of research funding to enable potential co-funding opportunities.