The Applied Learning Travel Grant supports students who have applied learning experiences required by their major to cover travel expenses. This grant supports students who are COMMUTING to a credit-bearing internship, fieldwork, or an applied learning experience (e.g., student teaching) that IS REQUIRED by their degree program. If selected, applicants may be approved for up to $1,000. Award amounts are determined by total distance travelled over the course of the semester.
Must be a currently matriculated SUNY New Paltz student, undergraduate or graduate student, in good academic standing (not on academic probation).
Internship must be required by your major. If your internship is not required by your major, you may be eligible to apply for the Living Internship Stipend.
Must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at SUNY New Paltz.
Must have secured an off-campus unpaid/underpaid internship, fieldwork, student teaching, or curricular applied learning experience for the future by the time of application. No retroactive grants will be awarded.
The experience must be supervised by someone at the organization’s site. The site supervisor cannot be a family member.
Students in the School of Education can receive funding for their student teaching placement, but observational fieldwork experiences are not eligible to receive the Applied Learning Travel Grant.
Students can only receive one award from the Career Resource Center, including the Living Internship Stipend, the CAS Internship Stipend, and the Applied Learning Travel Grant.
The Applied Learning Travel Grant will be awarded in one payment, applied for at the mid-term. Award recipients will receive a stipend of $1,000. Checks will be mailed to the recipient's permanent address. Checks are processed by the Office of Expenditures in Albany which may take several weeks to be processed.
Any international students who are selected must have an I-20 document authorized by the Center for International Programs in advance of starting the experience.
This grant may be considered taxable income by the IRS. It is the student's responsibility to determine if taxes are owed. Students should therefore consult a tax advisor regarding these grants.
SUNY New Paltz is not required to file (and will not file) a Form W-2 or Form 1099 for such grants.
Applied Learning Travel Grants are not available for the Summer 2025 term. Please refer back for deadlines for Fall 2025 applications.
Questions or need assistance?
Contact the Internship Funding Coordinator, Meredith Hamilton at hamiltom5@newpaltz.edu or 845-257-3627.
