The Wheaton Edge is a dynamic college experience that prepares students for success after graduation. It combines guaranteed access to internship funding with a highly personalized education in the liberal arts and sciences, innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum, and abundant opportunities to engage in and shape the campus community.
The Wheaton Edge is our graduates’ edge in a competitive global market. It’s a foundation that helps them find a career path, understand how skills, practice and passion intersect, and develop a network of friends and colleagues who understand their strengths and help them build on them.
The Wheaton Edge is what the liberal arts and sciences are meant to be: fuel for growth.
Hear in their own words how students spend the break gaining career experience
Check out a few of the funded opportunities students have enjoyed
2020, Political Science
Wheaton Edge Fellowship
Sayegh & Sayegh P.C., Westchester, NY
As a future lawyer, this internship gave me an opportunity to see how justice is served within my own community. It exposed me to the importance of the law as well as to the court system, legal documents and general ideologies that I will encounter in law school.
2021, Biochemistry
Mary Zygala Schleyer '74 Wheaton Fund Internship
Enable Life Sciences LLC, Worcester, MA
This research experience further developed my comfort and competency in a research lab setting. The hands-on work reinforced previously learned skills and provided exposure to new techniques.
2020, Computer Science
The Cronin Family Career Exploration Fund
Wheaton College Computer Science Department, Professor Michael Gousie, Norton, MA
My research experience reaffirmed my passion for computer science and introduced me to the fascinating world of data visualization.
2021, Hispanic Studies, Secondary Education
Patricia Dunn Grey ‘80 Endowed Fund for the Filene Center
Unidad Educativa Caluma, Caluma, Ecuador
Working in the field of education, I gained a better appreciation for the importance of the career I intend to pursue. Immersing myself in a Spanish-speaking community allowed me to improve my language skills while experiencing the rich culture of Latin America.