Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences

Class Year Eligibility:

  • Second Year (undergrad)
  • Third Year (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

GPA Requirements:

Minimum GPA: 3.00

Applications must include:

  • A professional resume
  • A faculty recommendation letter
  • Statement of interest including why this program aligns with your academic and career goals
  • In your statement of interest, please include which of the 3 key areas offered for this internship: Agrifood Economics and Policy, Statistics, or Food Loss and Waste you would like to work in.  

Applicants must meet the following eligibility:

  • minimum GPA of 3.0 at time of application.
  • currently enrolled in an undergraduate major in CALS.
  • successfully completed at least two years of college coursework by the start of the summer program (required). Three years is preferred. 
  • returning to Cornell for the Fall semester.
  • available to work for a minimum of a continuous eight-twelve-week period between May 15 and August 15
  • be open to discussing and exploring intercultural and global topics both outside and in direct relation to their own cultural identity.
  • No additional language requirements beyond English.  Working knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian plus Portuguese) is an asset.

Students who are accepted into the CALS Global Fellows Program will be required to complete 4 parts of the program:

  • An in-person 7-week, Spring (session 2) pre-engagement 1 credit course ALS 2300, focusing on health and safety, cultural awareness, logistics and more.
  • a continuous 8–12-week internship or research placement in an international setting
  • and a 7-week, 1 credit post-engagement course in the first half of the Fall semester (ALS/GDEV 3105)
  • Poster Symposium in the Fall. 

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