Financial Support

Students receive academic credit from their home institutions for a semester or summer spent interning through The Washington Center. Students pay a program fee to participate as well as a housing fee if they choose to stay in TWC-provided apartments. Some internship sites provide a small stipend to their interns for expenses; others may provide scholarship support to assist in tuition or housing costs. Financial support or payment is not required to hire TWC’s interns.

How Financial Aid Works

Financial support from The Washington Center is awarded separately and is not necessarily need-based. When a student is accepted, they will automatically be considered for any financial assistance for which they are eligible. Awards include support from internship sites, if any, plus state scholarships and private awards.

Some assistance (including program scholarships and any matches of state scholarships by TWC) must be applied toward TWC’s housing fees. Such awards are not cumulative. If a student is eligible for multiple awards, they will receive only the largest such award for which they are eligible.

Placement-provided assistance is first used to cover any housing assistance otherwise guaranteed by TWC, and then to cover any balance remaining on the student's bill. If the placement-provided assistance covers the full cost of a student's program and housing and provides a weekly stipend, the student will not be eligible for additional scholarships or state scholarships.