SAIC Parent & Family Council Internship Fund

Internships are essential to establishing a career: research shows that students with internship experience are 32 percent more likely to get a job offer in the months after graduation. Established in 2019, the Parent & Family Council (PFC) Internship Fund partners with the School’s Career and Professional Experience (CAPX) department to award $2,500 stipends to students with financial need, providing financial resources that help students pursue internships. Last year, PFC Internship Fund stipend recipient Mallory

Qiu (BFA 2023) worked at High Concept Labs, a Chicago-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide artist residencies across disciplines. Mallory shared, “Receiving support from the PFC fund helped ease the extra transportation and food expenses that come with the summer internship. It supported my full participation in the internship.” Mallory continues to intern at High Concept Labs and is excited to keep learning this academic year.