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Tips for Finding an Internship

Helpful Links and Tips for Finding an Internship 

  • CAES Internship and Career Resources
  • CAES Career Resources and Job Board
  • UGA Career Center
  • The UGA Career Center maintains a list of advertised internship positions through Handshake. Sign up for Handshake here.
  • Attend a career fair
  • Do you already have a summer or regular school year job?  It may be possible to receive internship credit for a job you already have - check with your CRSS faculty mentor for more information.
  • Ask your personal contact (parents, extended family, family friends, social contacts, club contacts, team contacts, fraternity/sorority contacts, etc.) if they know about internship and (or) summer job opportunities.   

Internship Opportunities

  • AgCareers.com
    Intern with Tyson Foods, DuPont, Syngenta and more.
  • Go Government and UGA Jobs
    Go to these sites to find and apply for internships and jobs in the federal government (USDA-ARS, Department of Energy, etc).
  • GA Department of Natural Resources
    Go to this link and then click on the Division that you are interested in and search for internship opportunities.
  • NRCS Internship Program
    The Natural Resources Conservation Service is dedicated to fostering a workforce committed to conserving natural resources for future generations. Whether you’re a student, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a meaningful impact in the environmental sector, we offer a variety of opportunities to join our team. 
  • NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholars
    The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the scholars with hands-on, practical experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management, and education activities.
  • Georgia Seed Development and Georgia Crop Improvement
    Summer internships for rising junior or senior undergraduate students majoring in one of the plant or crop sciences, agribusiness, agricultural economics or a related discipline. The goal of the internship is to provide students an opportunity to learn about plant breeding programs and activities, cultivar development and commercialization, seed and turfgrass production, ornamental plant propagation, certification, and foundation seed and plant programs. Students will visit and be exposed to UGA plant breeders, regional seed companies, seed conditioning facilities, turfgrass farms, plant nurseries, and the Georgia State Seed Lab.
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
    Working for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida means working for an important issue — protecting our environment. 
  • Georgia County Internship Program
    The Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) offers first-hand internship experiences to undergraduate and graduate level college students in county government. Each summer, internships are offered across a broad spectrum of academic disciplines ranging from accounting to wildlife sciences in county government offices throughout the state.
  • Sustainable UGA
    The Office of Sustainability Student Internship Program, a collaboration with UGA’s Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, provides opportunities for experiential learning, leadership, and professional development while making a positive and tangible impact within the University of Georgia and Athens communities
  • National Center for Appropriate Technology-ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Internships
    ATTRA, or Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, is a trusted source of sustainable agriculture information and maintains a knowledge base of practical multimedia resources for farmers, ranchers, and educators. NCAT’s agriculture specialists work directly with farmers, ranchers, land managers, and others across the country to provide individualized technical assistance, offer practical learning opportunities, and facilitate meaningful connections among producers, experts, researchers, and industry professionals.
  • Good Food Jobs
    Look for meaningful food work in opportunities with farmers and food artisans, policy makers and purveyors, retailers and restaurateurs, economists, ecologists, and more.