Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Brooks School of Public Policy
  • Architecture, Art and Planning
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Bowers CIS
  • Continuing Education
  • Cornell Tech
  • Engineering
  • Graduate School
  • Human Ecology
  • Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Law
  • SC Johnson Business - Dyson
  • SC Johnson Business - Hotel
  • SC Johnson Business - Johnson
  • Veterinary Medicine

Class Year Eligibility:

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

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

GPA Requirements:

Minimum GPA: 2.70

What you should know before applying

  • This internship is open to rising juniors and seniors (current sophomores and juniors). If you are a current senior who is completing their last semester on campus in Fall 2026, you are eligible to apply.
  • Students MUST be able to arrange/rearrange their schedule to take the 7-week 1 credit internship preparation course (HE2400; Thursdays 2:30-4:25pm) in the Spring in advance of their summer internship and a 7-week 1 credit internship reflection course (HE3301) in the Fall after their summer internship. If students are unable to add these courses into their class schedule, they cannot participate in the summer program. See Academics section for more information about classes.
  • Students who are studying abroad the Spring before the summer internship or the Fall after the summer internship will not be eligible to apply.
  • Applicants must be within good academic standing (GPA 2.7+).
  • Select applicants will be screened by CHE in NYC program faculty and then invited to interview with a partner site. Internship placement is dependent upon an offer from the partner site.
  • Preference is given to College of Human Ecology students.

Application process:

  • Complete application through portal. You will be required to upload cover letter, resume (2 pages max), unofficial transcript, and Spring class schedule.
  • Have two recommendation surveys completed. One must be from a professor.
  • Screening done by CHE in NYC faculty
  • Interview with one of the internship sites.
  • Receive an acceptance from an internship site.
  • Enroll and attend 7-week internship prep course in March.
  • Note: Based on the internship site, you may have to complete an additional external application. We will be in communication about this. 

Additional requirements for selected applicants:  

  • Enrollment in HE 2400 in the Spring prior to the internship and HE 3301 in the Fall after the internship (Internship Preparation and Reflection courses, respectively; 7 weeks, 1 credit each)