THE RICHMOND GUARANTEE
You’ve got big ideas—Richmond helps you make them real.
Through the Richmond Guarantee, every undergraduate has access to up to $5,300 to support an unpaid or underpaid summer internship or research project. Whether you want to work in a lab, curate an art exhibit, intern with a nonprofit, or dive into global issues, you don’t have to choose between your passion and your paycheck.
With eight different funding programs (UR Summer Fellowships), we can extend real flexibility. You bring the vision, and we’ll help you fund it. Here are just a few examples of what Spiders have done:
- Designed leadership programs in London
- Researched women’s healthcare trends
- Trained with professional dancers
- Studied malaria in the Amazon
- Built algorithms for imaging nanomaterials
Where will your Richmond Guarantee take you?
$4,200
AVG. FELLOWSHiP AWARD IN 2025
$2.5M+
TOTAL AWARDED IN 2025
600
students in SUMMER 2025
CAREER OPPORTUNITY FUND
Thanks to the generosity of donors, degree-seeking Spiders can apply for up to $250 in Career Opportunity funding each semester. These funds allow students access to career development opportunities during their career exploration and job search processes. In order to fund as many students as possible, students are limited to two funding opportunities per academic year while funding is available.
Travel Reimbursement
Students who have a career development opportunity such as (but not limited to) job, internship, or professional graduate school interviews; Health Preceptorship; Spider Shadowing; or Spider Road Trip may apply to receive funding to cover all or part of the travel expenses necessary to make the opportunity possible.
Qualifying for Funding
Professional Wardrobe Reimbursement
This funding provides reimbursement for one business professional outfit such as a suit, lab attire, scrubs, etc. that are a necessary part of career development and job search or graduate school interview processes.
Graduate/Professional School Application Fees
Request funding for graduate or professional school application fees or testing fees. Prior to requesting funding, we ask that you first seek a waiver from the university or testing agency to which you are applying.
- Students must qualify for need-based aid per the University of Richmond policies to be eligible for funding. If you are unsure of whether you qualify for need-based financial aid, contact the Financial Aid office.
- Students may be granted up to $250 for a single opportunity.
- This fund is primarily designed for degree-seeking undergraduates in the following schools: Jepson School of Leadership Studies, School of Arts & Sciences, School of Professional & Continuing Studies, and Robins School of Business.
- There is limited funding available for graduate and professional students in the following schools: School of Professional & Continuing Studies, School of Law, and The Richmond MBA.
FAQs
If you have questions about Career Opportunity Fund, please review our frequently asked questions.