NYU Wagner Experience Fund (WEF)

Each year, NYU Wagner awards a Quarter Million Dollars - in the form of $5,000 stipends - to 50 students who have taken on degree relevant and career advancing unpaid summer internships!

Past WEF recipients (Fellows) interned at public service organizations in all sectors and several industries around the world. Through these positions, more than 95% of the Fellows were able to clarify their career goals, expand their professional networks, gain important skills and apply classroom lessons in a professional context. What might the Wagner Experience Fund help you accomplish?

Eligibility Requirements

The Wagner Experience Fund provides financial support for students who have secured an unpaid summer internship in the field of public service. NYU Wagner students, including international students in lawful F-1 or J-1 status sponsored by NYU, must be all of the following to apply: 

  1. Currently enrolled (and taking classes) in an MPA, MUP or Executive MPA program at Wagner
  2. A continuing student who has completed at least eight (8) Wagner credits prior to applying for the WEF EMPA students can apply in their first semester at Wagner
  3. In good academic standing at Wagner with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
  4. Confirmed to work in an unpaid, degree relevant full-time (35+ hrs/wk) summer internship for at least 10 weeks between May 2013 and September 2013 Students who are taking international summer courses can intern for a minimum of 8 weeks
     

     The WEF is not open to:

  1. Students graduating before or in May 2013
  2. BA/MPA and BA/MUP students who have not yet matriculated into Wagner
  3. Students receiving compensation exceeding $500 (including travel/food stipends) for any Summer 2013 internship

Application Instructions

The WEF application will open on February 28, 2013. To complete the application, click the APPLY HERE link at the top right corner of this page. Upon completing the online application, students will receive a link and instructions for the employer verification process.

Deadlines - Late materials will not be accepted

  • WEF Application Deadline: April 10, 2013
  • Employer Verification Form Deadline: April 12, 2013
  • WEF Award Announcement: April 19, 2013

IMPORTANT NOTE: The WEF is processed as a financial aid stipend and thus, can have an impact on recipients’ summer financial aid package. Students who intend to take summer classes and apply for summer financial aid (including loans) must note this in the appropriate fields within the WEF application. If selected for the WEF, these students will be required to attend a 1 hour info session on WEF Financial Aid Procedures prior to receiving their WEF stipend.

Sponsors

The Wagner Experience Fund is made possible by the Deerbook Charitable Trust, Dan J. Brodsky, EmblemHealth Inc, the 2013 Wagner Class Gift, and the support of anonymous donors.

Past WEF Internships

Previous WEF Fellows received funding for unpaid internships at:

10000 Girls
Accion International Asian
Americans for Equality
Baltimore Child Abuse Center
Bread for the World
Center for an Urban Future
Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life
Do Something
DonorsChoose.org
The Drug Policy Alliance
EmblemHealth
FINCA
Gay Lebsbian & Straight Education Network
Goods for Good
Instituto Mexicano de Investigaciaon de Familia y Poblacion
Indego Africa
Innovations for Poverty Action
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
International Rescue Committee
Jordan River Foundation
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
MAP Foundation
Morris Heights Medical Center
National Malaria Control Program
New York City Department of City Planning
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
New York City Department of Transportation Urban Art Program
North Shore - LIJ at Glen Cove Hospital
Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access
Office of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Peking University Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy
Pygma Consulting
Roozt
Taproot Foundation
Trickle Up
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
UN Women
United States Embassy in Manila
United States Office of Management and Budget
Vital Voices Global Partnership
Women's Earth Alliance
World Health Organization


Application Instructions

Thank you for your interest in the Wagner Experience Fund. The WEF application deadline of April 10, 2013 has passed.