Steve Raymund Scholarship for Distinctive Field Work

Deadline

June 1, 2025, 11:59 PM

Overview

The Steve Raymund Scholarship for Distinctive Field Work supports master's and doctoral students who will complete an internship, externship, or apprenticeship experiential field work opportunity during Summer 2025. The field experience must promote the student's application of disciplinary knowledge and skills to real-world situations in distinctive ways and promote their career preparation beyond what their academic program provides. The goal of this scholarship is to financially support students' pursuit of experiential learning opportunities that enhance their community engagement, application of their knowledge and skills to real-world challenges, and career preparation.  

Award Details

  • Award amount up to $5,000.
  • Funds will be disbursed to student billing account at the end of Spring term 2025 and upon verification of field work experience.  

Eligibility

Master's and doctoral students enrolled full-time in an academic program that does not require, or build into the curriculum, field work experiences. Eligible experiences include: 

  • Internships 
  • Externships
  • Apprenticeships

The field work experience duration must be a minimum of 4 weeks and involve a weekly work commitment. Professional development opportunities that involve the student learning only, without a work commitment, do not qualify for this scholarship. For professional development funding from the Division, please check the full ist of Division scholarships.    

By October 1, 2025, awardees must provide a 500-word statement detailing how the experience promoted their professional development and career preparation. 

Application

Applicants must apply online via the UO Scholarship Dashboard. The materials to be submitted include: 

  • A 600-word statement describing the field work experience and how you anticipate the experience furthering your career development/post-graduation plans. The statement must include the projected start and end date of the experience. 
  • Faculty advisor recommendation letter
    • Letter must describe how the field work experience will enhance the student's professional development and career preparation and verify that the student is making satisfactory progress per Division of Graduate Studies' requirements.
  • Name and contact information for field work agency supervisor. The Division will send an email to the supervisor to verify the field experience before scholarship funds are distributed.  

Graduate Students with Financial Aid
Receiving this award may reduce your financial aid award. Please contact the Financial Aid Office prior to applying for this (and any other type of) support.

You may apply for this award regardless of immigration status or work eligibility.