The Morelle Legg International Internship This scholarship is awarded to a junior major in the Department of Business or the Department of Economics to allow the student to obtain work experience in a foreign country during the summer following his/her junior year. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses, and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship funded by an anonymous donor.
The Theodore William Eckels International Business Internships This scholarship is awarded annually to several outstanding sophomore or junior declared majors in the Department of Commerce and Business or the Department of Economics to allow the students to obtain work experience in a foreign country during the summer. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses (international business track courses), and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship named in honor of business leader Theodore Williams Eckels.
During the summer of 2015, Nick Cavin interned in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Julia Lovett interned in Urubamba, Peru; Alex Reeder and Hommy Zhu interned in Dublin, Ireland; and Eric Wong interned in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Wafsky Iskander International Internship This scholarship is awarded every one to two years to an outstanding sophomore or junior declared major in the Department of Economics to allow the student to obtain work experience in a foreign country during the summer. The selection committee considers factors such as overall and major grade point average, completion of relevant business courses (international business track courses), and language skills in evaluating candidates. This is a merit-based scholarship named in honor of Economics Professor Wasfy Iskander who taught at Rhodes from 1969-2000.
