About CSU Extension Internships

Internship proposal applications from campus-based faculty/staff and field-based Extension staff typically open in early October. Specific dates and deadlines are updated in late summer or early fall. Proposal applications are typically accepted until early December.

Student internship applications typically open in early to mid-January and close in early to mid-February. Specific dates and deadline change each year. Refer to the Interns page for details.

Each internship is ten weeks long (30 hours/week) and paid hourly. Undergraduate students can earn up to $5,000 for the summer. Graduate students can earn up to $7,000 for for the summer. Work culminates in a final Extension poster presentation on CSU’s main campus in the fall during CSU Extension’s Forum Week.

Housing and travel funds assistance may be available for some internship opportunities, but not all. Refer to the internship description or contact the lead mentor for more information.

Internships with CSU Extension take place in various locations across the state of Colorado and combine research, program delivery, and information dissemination efforts, with hands-on learning at the local/county level.

These internships are open only to current (and returning in the fall) CSU students.

Visit the Interns page for more information.

Internship projects range from agricultural field research to K-12 educational outreach, data collection and analysis, natural resource mapping, community and stakeholder engagement, economic development projects with local municipalities, and much more. Interns develop research skills with the support of their faculty and Extension mentors while also exploring new interests, improving their professional communications, strengthening community connections, and preparing for their careers after graduation.

The number of available internships varies annually but average around 60 per year. Since the program began in 2018, more than 430 internships have been awarded. Students from all eight CSU colleges and CSU Pueblo have participated in the internship program.