ᰔ Hi girlies! Summer Check-In + Free Travel Opportunities You Can’t Miss ✈️💞

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ᰔ ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ Hi girlies!

Lately I’ve been thinking about how underrated these next few months are. Summer isn’t just for rest—it can also be a reset. There are fully funded programs happening across the U.S. that will cover your travel, hotel, and food just to learn, network, and grow. Most students never hear about them in time.

That’s why I’m starting to share more free travel opportunities—whether it’s flying out for a conference, a grad school preview weekend, or pitching your idea at a national summit. If you're even a little curious, this is your reminder to explore them.

You don’t have to do everything. But doing something—applying to one program or sending one email—can really shift your path.

I also want to make sure I'm sharing the right kind of opportunities for you. So tell me below—are you in high school or college? What would actually help you this summer?

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Advice Column 💌

You’re Not Just Applying. You’re Being Remembered

Most students treat applications like checklists. You list your GPA, your leadership roles, your activities — then hit submit. But if you’ve ever stared at a blank screen trying to write your personal statement, you already know it’s deeper than that. You’re not just filling out a form. You’re telling someone who you are and hoping they remember you for more than just your stats.

What changed everything for me was realizing that applying for anything — a scholarship, internship, fellowship, or college — is a form of storytelling. And storytelling, at its core, is psychology. It’s not about pretending or performing. It’s about understanding how people make decisions, how they process information, and how they remember people. That’s where marketing psychology comes in.

One theory that helped me is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Most people talk about their achievements from a place of survival — their test scores, titles, or responsibilities. But that’s not always what makes someone compelling. Instead, try tapping into your values.
→ Show how you’ve built security after instability
→ Share the moments where you led, belonged, or made others feel seen
→ Talk about your long-term goals and why they matter

When you shift from “I did this” to “this is what this meant to me,” your story becomes personal — and that’s what sticks with people.

Another theory that made a big difference is Construal Level Theory (CLT). This one’s about distance. The people reading your application are often far removed from your world — they might be older, from a different background, or reading 200 apps a day. The farther someone feels from you, the more general their impression will be. So it’s your job to close that gap.
→ Start by finding shared ground: values, missions, or goals
→ Mix your “why” with what you actually did (metrics, tools, actions)
→ If you’re applying virtually, add more detail than you think you need

The closer you bring them into your world, the easier it is for them to connect with your story.

Lastly, I always keep The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) in mind. This theory says people process messages in two ways: a quick skim or a deep read. The truth is, most reviewers don’t read every word — they scroll, skim, then stop when something feels worth their time. That’s why you want to design your content to work both ways.
→ For quick readers: use a clean layout, confident tone, and strong headlines
→ For deep readers: explain your impact, connect to the org’s mission, and show growth

You’re not just a student hoping for a shot. You’re someone who’s done the work. You just need to make that work easy to understand — and impossible to ignore.

So if you’re working on an app this week, or thinking about your next opportunity, try this. Instead of asking “What do they want to hear?” ask “What do I want them to remember?” Then tell your story in a way that makes that clear.

You don’t have to do everything perfectly. But the more you understand how people think, the more power you have to shape the way you’re seen — and chosen.

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💻 Unpaid Remote

Only Opportunities to add to your resume/college app. All are free by the way.

💻 Paid Remote-Only Opportunities

These are completely virtual and offer a stipend, hourly pay, or internship compensation.

1. Young Futures YF Fellow (Studio Track)

   📅 Deadline: June 22, 2025

   🎓 Eligibility: College/grad students in Communications, Journalism, Design, Marketing, or related

   💸 Benefits: $15/hour

2. DoD STEM Ambassador Program

   Applications due: June 27, 2025
   Award Package: $18,000 (includes stipend, supplies, and travel)
    What it is: Join this national DOE–DoD initiative to foster inclusive, inquiry-based STEM education. As an ambassador, you’ll collaborate with national leaders, lead local impact projects through DRSC, and present at the DoD STEM Convening in DC.
   🎯 Who’s eligible: Adult U.S. citizens (non-federal employees) working as STEM educators.
   🔗 Learn more & apply

3. Virtual Sjögren’s Summit – Paid Moderator

   Deadline: June 30, 2025 (extended)
   💲 Stipend: $100
    Dates: July 17–19, 2025
    Responsibilities: Attend one training session and moderate 2–3 breakout groups in the live summit.
   Ideal for: Medical students, residents, fellows, or anyone experienced in group facilitation and passionate about patient advocacy.
   🔗 Apply here

4. Onuoha Fellowship 2025
   🗓️ Now open
   Eligibility: Ambitious incoming freshmen & sophomores passionate about entrepreneurship
   💸 $1,000 scholarship + mentorship and elite alumni access
   🔗 Apply here

5. EMILYs List Internships

   📅 Deadline: July 3, 2025

   🎓 Eligibility: HS grads, college students, professionals in the US

   💸 Benefits: $17.45/hour

6. JGS Fellows – Imagining America

   📅 Deadline: July 15, 2025

   🎓 Eligibility: Undergraduate students from marginalized communities in any field

   💸 Benefits: $2,000 + trip

7.  Western Union Global Fellowship
   📅 Deadline: July 1st, 2025,
   What it is: A remote leadership development fellowship for young changemakers (ages 18–26) committed to solving pressing global challenges. You will receive a stipend.
   Eligibility: Students from low-income, refugee, or marginalized communities worldwide.

8.  National Museum of the American Indian – Fall Internship (Smithsonian)

    Deadline: July 15, 2025
   Locations: Washington, D.C. | Suitland, MD | New York City | Virtual
   Duration: 10 weeks, full-time, starting the last full week of September

    Stipends:

   • Non-local interns: ~$1,000–$8,000

   • Local interns (DC/NYC): ~$500–$2,000 (commuting costs)

   • Virtual interns: Up to ~$2,500 (tech/home office support)

    Eligibility:
   Open to undergraduates, recent grads, career changers, and non-students. If not a current student, applicants must explain how the internship supports their academic or professional goals in their essay. Focus Areas: Collections, exhibitions, education, public programs.

   📨 Contact: [email protected]
   🔗 Apply via SOLAA

9. Young Climate Champions

   📅 Deadline: August 13, 2025

   🎓 Eligibility: High school student, Greater Sacramento Area, CA, commit to 6/8 sessions

   💸 Benefits: $500 stipend

10. MobilizeGreen Leadership & Career Essentials for the Green Economy Certificate

    📅 Cohort 2 Dates:

    • July 18, 2025 (Fri) – Exploring Green Career Pathways

    • July 25, 2025 (Fri) – From Application to Offer: Building Your Professional Brand

    • August 1, 2025 (Fri) – Building Your Network

    • August 8, 2025 (Fri) – From Contributor to Leader: Mastering Influence & Managing Up

    🎓 Eligibility: Open to students and early-career professionals interested in sustainability and environmental leadership
    💸 Compensation: $100 stipend per session (total: $400 for full completion)
    🧰 Perks:

    • Hands-on capstone project

    • Certificate & badge to showcase on LinkedIn

    • Career support, alumni network access, and professional development curriculum
      🔗 Apply here
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11. Student Voices Leaders – California High School Leadership Program

    Deadline: July 18, 2025
    Format: Fully Remote (virtual meetings, independent projects)
    Time Commitment: Sept 2025 – June 2026

    • 8 virtual trainings

    • 8 student hours

    • Independent and small group projects

    Eligibility:

    • 9th–12th grade students enrolled in California public high schools for the 2025–2026 academic year

    • Must be passionate about activism, student voice, and community leadership

    • Must have access to a computer or iPad with video/mic

     Stipend: $600
     Perks:

    • Mentorship cohorts

    • Guest speakers

    • Advocacy training

    • Make public comments at school board meetings

    • Create community impact projects

    🔗 Apply here via SmartSheet

🏢 In-Person / Hybrid Programs- No Housing provided- Currently looking for more

1. 🏛️ U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Hybrid Internship (Paid)
   Timeline: Mid‑September through late November 2025
   What it is: Paid hybrid internships across various teams at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Foundation. A chance to contribute at the world’s largest business organization.
   Apply now: Learn more & apply here

2. Marketing Internship – Trybe (Paid)
   Deadline: June 26, 2025
   Duration: 3–6 months
   Format: Remote (with hybrid option in Algiers)
   Role & Perks: Create Arabic/English scripts, social media content (Reels, carousels), edit videos (CapCut), design visuals in Canva, collaborate with creatives, and track performance.
   Requirements: Fluent Arabic & English, Canva/video editing experience, storytelling skills, marketing/media student or recent grad.
   Perks: Paid role + mentorship, real campaign work, flexible schedule, certificate & rec letter.
   Apply via: Google Form

3. Content & System Admin Intern – Hailr (Paid)
   Duration: 6 months
   Format: Hybrid (Cape Town); flexible 10–35 hrs/week
   Role: Support digital/gamified campaigns for major SA brands. Ideal for detail-oriented problem solvers wanting hands-on digital marketing experience.
   Apply via: Email your info to [email protected] (LinkedIn post available)

4. Computer Science Internship – California ISO (Paid, Full‑Time Summer 2025)
   Duration: 10–12 weeks (Summer 2025)
   Format: Hybrid or fully remote
   Eligibility: Bachelor’s or master’s student in CS or related field (graduating Dec 2025 or later) with previous internship experience.
   Role: Work on real CS projects, attend leadership and industry seminars.
   Apply via: Apply here
   Questions: Email [email protected]

5. America on Tech – Tech Flex Leaders
   📅 Deadline: August 3, 2025
   What it is: A hybrid tech training program for high school students, providing mentorship, technical skills, and a paid internship component.
   Eligibility: High school students in participating cities (e.g., NYC, LA); some components virtual, others in person.MTA x CUNY Internship Program-NYC

   Deadline: June 8, 2025

   A paid internship for CUNY students offering $22/hour and real-world experience in fields like engineering, law, business, and tech. Runs from Sept 2025 to June 2026 with 100+ placement opportunities.

6. 🏙️ HDIP Housing Development Internship Program
   📅 Deadline: June 20, 2025 (for Housing Development & Architecture tracks)
   📍 Format: In-person only 
   What it is:
   A 9-month, part-time, paid internship for college and graduate students from Communities of Color interested in careers in affordable housing development, construction management, or architecture.

   • Learn how real estate projects go from concept to completion

   • Participate in monthly cohort learning sessions

   • Gain hands-on experience with real projects and community development

7. 🏛️ WCP Congressional Fellows Program
   📅 Deadline: July 1, 2025
   What it is: A graduate-level fellowship placing women in congressional offices to work on public policy related to women’s economic security.
   Eligibility: U.S. citizens with a graduate degree (or in progress), committed to gender and economic justice. In-person in Washington, D.C.

8. 💻 America on Tech – Tech Flex Leaders
   📅 Deadline: August 3, 2025
   What it is: A hybrid tech training program for high school students, providing mentorship, technical skills, and a paid internship component.
   Eligibility: High school students in participating cities (e.g., NYC, LA); some components virtual, others in person.

9. New York Academy of Sciences – Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program (Fall 2025)

   📅 Deadline: August 31, 2025
   📍 Format: Hybrid (virtual onboarding + in-person weekly sessions in NYC public schools)
   🕒 Time Commitment:

   • 10 weekly sessions (1 hour/week) from Oct 6, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026

   • Mentor Onboarding: Starts September 15 (virtual)

   • Curriculum Workshop: September 27 (in-person)

   • Class Planning Week: Sept 29–Oct 3

   🎓 Eligibility:

   • Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and STEM professionals

   • Must be able to travel to NYC school sites once a week

   💸 Stipend: $500 + travel support
   💡 Perks:

   • 1-year NYAS membership

   • STEM mentorship experience

   • Training in science communication & youth engagement

   🔗 Apply here

Scholarships ദ്ദിᵔ.˛.ᵔ₎ for more

1. BigSun Scholarship – $500
   Deadline: June 19, 2025
   For student athletes of any sport. Open to high school seniors and college students.

2. ACF Visionary Scholarship – $2,500
   Deadline: June 20, 2025
   Open to high school freshmen through seniors. Based on merit. No financial need required.

3. Innovation in Education Scholarship – $500
   Deadline: June 20, 2025 (monthly)
   For students who’ve created an innovative project impacting others. Open to high school, college, and grad students in the U.S. or Canada. GPA 3.0+ required. Open to international students.

4. Riverside Sales Group Scholarship – $1,000
   Deadline: June 22, 2025
   For African American high school seniors graduating in 2025. 2.5+ GPA required. Must be involved in school/community and plan to enroll full-time in Fall 2025.

5. College JumpStart Gratitude Scholarship – $1,000
   Deadline: June 30, 2025
   Open to high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and college students. Submit a 250-word personal statement on gratitude or a topic of your choice.

6. Mental Health Awareness Scholarship – $1,000
   Deadline: June 30, 2025
   For high school, college, or grad students. Write about your commitment to mental health and cyberbullying prevention.

7. Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarships
   Deadline: June 30, 2025
   For students pursuing automotive careers. Must have a 3.0+ GPA and be enrolled full-time in a U.S. accredited school. Open to Student Visa holders.

8. The Quality Company Formations Scholarship – $500
   Deadline: June 30, 2025
   For undergrad and postgrad students currently enrolled in the U.S. or UK. Open to international students.

9. Digital Privacy Scholarship – $1,000
   Deadline: June 30, 2025
   Open to high school and college students. Write about why internet privacy matters. No GPA or financial need required.

10. Around the Corner from College Scholarship – $1,000
    Deadline: June 30, 2025
    For high school students (any grade) planning to attend college in the U.S. Submit a personalized college prep checklist.

11. Dory Briones Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
    Deadline: June 30, 2025
    For Filipino-American female-identifying high school seniors in the SF Bay Area. Must plan to study arts, social justice, public service, or similar fields.

12. Linda G. Starks Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
    Deadline: June 30, 2025
    For U.S. citizens in college or a postsecondary program. Must show financial need, have a 2.5+ GPA, and write a 500+ word essay.

13. MPOWER Women in STEM Scholarship – $5,000/$2,000/$1,000
    Deadline: July 31, 2025
    Open to women in STEM programs at MPOWER-partnered universities. Intern

 ✈️ Fully Funded Travel Opportunities for Students°｡🧸𓏲⋆.🧺𖦹 ₊˚

(sorted by deadline)

• Harvard HILS Preview Weekend – June 16
  College students
  A fully funded PhD preview weekend for students interested in the life sciences. Includes travel, housing, meals, panels, and access to 14 Harvard graduate programs.

• Business Today International Conference (Early Deadline) – June 20
  College students
  Premier multi-day business conference in NYC hosted by Princeton. Open to undergrads. Covers flights, hotel, meals, and exclusive networking with execs and founders.

• Lilly Grand Challenge (Nucleate + Eli Lilly) – June 27
  College students (STEM, research, biotech)
  Pitch your biotech idea at Eli Lilly HQ in Indianapolis. All-expenses-paid trip plus a chance to win $100,000 in non-dilutive funding and mentorship from R&D leaders.

• One Young World Leading Scholarship – June 30
  College students and young professionals
  Fully funded leadership summit. Covers travel, lodging, meals, and access to global leaders in social impact, business, and entrepreneurship.

• Harvard Kennedy School PPLC – July 7
  College students (underclassmen)
  A fully funded 3-day conference at Harvard for undergrads interested in public service. Includes travel, hotel, meals, and workshops with policy experts.

• Barnard College Access Barnard Fly-In – July 11 & August 8
  High school students (rising seniors)
  A two-part experience with virtual workshops and a fully funded campus visit in NYC for first-gen and low-income students. In-person dates: Oct 10–11.

• MIT WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering) – August 2
  High school students (rising seniors)
  A fully funded 3-day campus immersion at MIT for U.S. students. Priority for those from underserved or underrepresented backgrounds. Program dates: Oct 5–7.

• Colorado College Discover Program – August 15
  High school students (seniors and gap year)
  A fully funded 3-day fly-in for students exploring academics and diversity at Colorado College. Priority for first-gen, rural, and Title I school applicants. Dates: Oct 11–13.

• Business Today International Conference (Final Deadline) – August 15
  College students
  Last chance to apply for this fully funded NYC conference on “The Human Algorithm.” Flights, hotel, and meals included.

• CU Boulder Advantage Program – September 8
  College students (STEM, prospective PhD)
  STEM-focused grad school preview program for underrepresented students. Covers travel and housing for multi-day visit with research tours and mentoring.

• Bridge Symposium (Accounting Event) – October 15
  College students (2-year college)
  One-day national accounting event hosted by Deloitte, PwC, and more. Covers hotel, meals, and local travel. Ideal for students at community colleges.

💻 Free Virtual Career Programs & Certifications

These opportunities are completely free, remote, and offer certifications, insights, or access to professional development.

• Enrich Scholars-Free career development platform for underrepresented students and grads. Includes resume help, interview prep, 1:1 coaching, and access to corporate internship/job pipelines.

• Womanium Quantum Bootcamp: PDE & Entrepreneurship

  Online summer program focused on quantum computing and differential equations. Includes real-world projects and scholarships for women. Runs June–Aug 2025, 2 sessions/week.

• Rewriting the Code – Virtual Career Summit

  One-day virtual career fair for women in tech. Offers resume reviews, direct recruiter connections, keynotes, and networking with 25+ top companies. Free to attend.

• Girls With Impact Career Accelerator – Digital career training + credential (Use code: GOCXL)

• Google Digital Garage – Weekly Webinars – Free resume, cover letter, and digital skill webinars

• IBM SkillsBuild – Free self-paced courses in AI, cybersecurity, cloud + IBM badges

• Seeds of Fortune College Prep Leadership Program- Applications opening Jun 23rd!

  A free program for high school girls that combines college prep, financial aid guidance, and leadership development. It helps participants secure scholarships, build confidence, and connect with a supportive community of young women leaders.

   More to consider:

  Forage Virtual Experience Programs – College students + recent grads
  Workplace simulations from companies like JPMorgan, Accenture, Citi, and BCG. Free, self-paced, and you can list them on your resume or LinkedIn.

  LinkedIn Learning Free Courses – All levels (some offers tied to your school)
  Topics in business, tech, marketing, and design. Some universities offer free access, so check with your school email.

  HubSpot Academy – Marketing + business-minded students
  Free certifications in content marketing, social media strategy, inbound sales, and more. Great for personal branding and resume skills.

See You Next Week! ❤️
For the summer, we’ll be sending out our newsletter every week to bring you even more opportunities—especially while programs and deadlines are moving fast!

If you ever have questions about accounting, finance, or anything career-related, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karlamartinezmora

I’m always happy to help 💼✨

Until next week, take care, apply for these amazing programs, and keep chasing your goals! 💕