Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

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

Class Year Eligibility:

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

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students
  • Cornell Graduate/Professional Students

GPA Requirements:

Minimum GPA: 2.50

What you should know before applying:

  • Cornell students from all colleges and majors are welcome to apply!
  • Second semester Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are eligible to participate.
  • An internship is required. 
  • CIW is not an internship placement program. Participants secure their own internship with assistance from CIW. 
  • Program cost, dates and deadlines.
  • Before choosing any courses, be sure to check with you advisor or department about how credits and courses will apply to your major.
  • Undergraduate participants must live in the CIW building, Wolpe Center.

Application Process:

  • Complete application: provide Academic Information; Contact Information; an Official Transcript; a Resume draft
  • Receive acceptance into the program
  • Sign "Memo of Understand" committing to the program
  • Attend Pre-Departure Meeting
  • Complete Enrollment and Housing forms
    • PLEASE NOTE: If you require a disability-related housing accommodation, please submit a request to SDS by the following deadlines: Fall - June 1st, Spring - November 1st, Summer - April 1st. If you submit a request after the deadline, SDS and CIW can still work with you to try to identify an appropriate housing option, however availability will be more limited. We can put you on a waiting list to be reassigned to a room that meets your needs, but cannot guarantee one will become available. For more information on housing related accommodations please visit SDS’s website. 
  • Complete Pre-Arrival Documentation