Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Brooks School of Public Policy
  • Architecture, Art and Planning
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Computing and Information Science
  • Engineering
  • Human Ecology
  • Industrial and Labor Relations
  • SC Johnson Business - Dyson
  • SC Johnson Business - Hotel

Class Year Eligibility:

  • First Year (undergrad)
  • Second Year (undergrad)
  • Third Year (undergrad)
  • Fourth Year + (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

Who should apply?

  • Previous field experience is not required.
  • Applicants must be in good academic standing. 
  • Seniors must be returning to ILR in the fall semester (December graduates) in order to be eligible to apply for this opportunity.  Seniors graduating in May are not eligible to apply.

Cornell undergraduates who . . .

want a meaningful summer experience with an innovative grassroots NGO, where you can try on a job in the growing nonprofit sector of the economy, and work hard in a team environment to help revitalize a great rust belt city.

Cornell undergraduates who . . .

want to live this summer immersed in the challenges and excitement of urban development, with opportunities for real community service, skill development and applied research, exploring the link between theory and practice in promoting the common good.