Denison University Awarded $300,000 Grant for Paid Internships

The Great Lakes higher Education Guaranty Corporation selected Denison University to receive a Career Ready Internship Grant worth more than $300,000, according to a university announcement on Thursday, Nov. 5.

The university's Center for Career Exploration will administer the grant.

“Internships are a proven path into the professions,” said Richard T. Berman, dean of career exploration. “At Denison, we have students from across the financial spectrum. This grant will help those students who are least able to afford to take an unpaid internship the opportunity to explore a profession and grow their skills specific to any field or discipline. We are absolutely delighted that our students will have new opportunities to explore and grow along their career pathways.”

Denison University is a private coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences founded in 1831. Its campus is in Granville, Ohio, which is about 30 miles east of Columbus.