Request for Internship Proposal applications from campus-based Faculty/Staff and field-based Extension faculty and staff open October 7th 2024
Request for Internship Proposal applications from campus-based Faculty/Staff and field-based Extension faculty and staff open October 7th 2024
Please complete your applications by December 6th at 11:59pm MST for full consideration. If you have any questions, please contact Kyla Davis (kylam.davis@colostate.edu).
- Internships requiring funding support from Extension will be part of a competitive selection process (Scored by an intern committee). Scoring details below. All applications are subject to review to ensure internship meets required components listed below.
- Applications will be scored according to the following criteria:
Required Components
(Yes/No) This is applied research that supports campus / field engagement
(Yes/No) This is an opportunity for a student's professional development and engaged learning
(Yes/No) There are identified connections to Colorado / community stakeholder needs
(Yes/No) There is an identified connection to a CSU Extension programmatic area
(Yes/No/Unsure) Includes at least one Campus Faculty/Staff (an engaged scholar, research-focused on-campus employee) and at least one field-based (regional or county-based) Extension Specialist (an off-campus engaged professional who works/lives in a community)
Scored Components (1-5) Overall Completeness and Quality of application 1=marginal 5=excellent (1-5) Clear Identified Community Need and is considered applicable research
(1-5) Internship ability to spend time and Engagement with Extension Field staff
(1-5) Shows Collaboration between Campus and Field mentors
(1-5) Student has opportunity to work with community members or stakeholders
(1-5) Shows depth of professional and educational development for the intern
(1-5) Ability for internship to produce deliverables/outcomes/impacts - 2025 internships are currently not funded for travel and housing expenses. If funding for these expenses becomes available later in 2025, applications will be taken at that time for disbursement of those funds.
- By submitting an internship application, if selected, you are committed to providing the best possible experience for students and will uphold the requirements and expectations of the program including but not limited to: supervision of student intern, completing all required paperwork, approving intern’s hours on a biweekly basis, attending all required mentor trainings between March and May of 2025, supporting intern and making edits to ensure a quality end-program poster, and more.
Important Dates
- Request for Internship Proposal applications from campus-based Faculty/Staff and field-based Extension Agents and Specialists open – October 7th, 2024
- Deadline to submit request for support finding a campus or field-based mentor partner – November 15th, 2024
- Internship Request for applications due – December 6th, 2024
- Student applications for internships open – January 13th, 2025
- Student applications due – February 10th, 2025
