Wharton Summer Public Interest Fund

Welcome to Wharton's Summer Public Interest Fund

The Summer Public Interest Fund (SPIF) supports first-year Wharton MBA students pursuing internships in the public and social sectors. Founded by students in 1998, SPIF is the biggest annual fundraiser among Wharton first-years.

If you want to apply for SPIF funding, you can download an application below. If you want make a donation to support your fellow students, you can do that here, too. In 2011, as in 2010, the Wharton Program for Social Impact is generously supporting SPIF with a $30,000 challenge grant, matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $30,000.

For Student Applicants

Read more about SPIF, learn about the application process and download the SPIF application (pdf).

For Student Supporters

Give to SPIF and help your fellow MBA students earn valuable experience in public interest internships.

Additional Information

Learn about SPIF

Frequently Asked Questions

Social Impact at Wharton

"I worked for the Schwab Foundation as a Summer Venture Associate and was staffed with a social entrepreneur named Albina Ruiz and her organization, Ciudad Saludable, in Lima, Peru. I was in charge of creating an economic model of Ciudad Saludable’s revenue and cost structure. I also performed value-chain and product-line profitability analyses to discover the key drivers of these revenues and costs for the organization."

Shreyans Parkeh, WG'10