Academic Internship Financial Assistance

The College has a limited number of $500-$3,500 funding opportunities for students pursuing internships. Click here for more information on the Academic Internship Fund, including application deadlines and process. 

Research Financial Assistance

The Student Academic Research Fund (ARF)  is established to promote student and faculty engagement and to help enrich the research community at Eckerd College.  These Research Grants encourage intellectual curiosity and provide opportunities to exercise intellectual abilities.  Student Research Grant funds can be used for expenses related to research that is supervised by a Faculty Member. Students may request up to $1500.  The Faculty Member who is supporting the Student will receive a $500 stipend for supporting the student’s work.

Undergraduate Faculty Research Database

Please check out this resource. Please review the Professor Research Database under the home tab.  Each Eckerd Professor has provided information for you to explore.  Please pay attention to the column that focuses on skills for undergraduate researchers.  

We encourage you to connect with researchers. Please check out the How to and Tips page.  There are some tips and strategies for successfully connecting with Professors.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants

For more information on how to apply for scholarships, fellowships, and grants, consult the College's Library Guide on Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants. 

If you still have questions, you can make an appointment with the College's Scholarship, Fellowship, and Grant Advisor, 

Asst Dean Kat Robinson-Malone at this link.

Dr. Robinson-Malone's office is located in the Center for Academic Excellence. You may also contact the Faculty Scholarship Mentor: 

Allison Quatrini, MIPA, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Email: quatrial@eckerd.edu

Office: BES 121

Phone: 727-864-8625 https://allison-quatrini.youcanbook.me/

or Scholarship Advisor: 

Michael Goyette 

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics

Email: goyettmp@eckerd.edu

Office: Franklin Templeton Building 238

Phone: 727-864-8522 

Peace Corps Prep Program

Interested in post-graduate experience or a career in international development? 

Eckerd College is one of a few schools in Florida to join the nationally recognized Peace Corps Prep undergraduate certificate program.

The Eckerd Peace Corps Prep program combines targeted coursework with service-oriented field work and professional development training designed to make participants more competitive when applying for postgraduate Peace Corps volunteer positions, Fulbright U.S. Scholarships and other international development and intercultural fieldwork opportunities.

Ford Scholar Program

Each year up to twenty rising juniors are given the opportunity to participate in a two year course of study designed to prepare them for graduate school and to pursue a career in college or university teaching.

Faculty select and sponsor the participants on the basis of academic achievement, intellectual promise, and a willingness to explore college teaching as career.

The Ford Scholar Program involves special coursework, summer research in collaboration with a faculty sponsor, a major project during the senior year, and supervised teaching experience.

Eastman Scholars

Students chosen to become Eastman Leaders—such as our first cohort of 2020—are inquisitive, driven and eager to learn. The program is open to sophomores who will participate in the program their junior and senior years. Eastman Leaders are awarded $7,500 to enable participation in the most essential high-impact practices of a liberal arts and sciences experience such as study abroad, service-learning and internships.

Faculty mentors guide Leaders to identify and develop their purpose through a curated set of hands-on learning opportunities.