The undergraduate level CISC Summer Experience Internship | is a paid career readiness and workforce development initiative. It focuses primarily on increasing the number of socially and politically aware federal employees, financially astute agricultural/food/fiber entrepreneurs as well as agriculturally aware activists and policy advocates. In furtherance of these goals, students interface with various relevant professions and sustainability specialties during an eight-week period from early June through late July. Interns are assigned to farmers, agricultural specialists, cooperative extension agents, community-based organizations, and/or other relevant professionals to learn about different techniques, practices, and courses that are relevant in sustainable development.

First-year participants will work on-site at one of the CISC- managed sites in Macon, Montgomery, or Dallas counties. Returning participants will work off-site at partner sites both in and out of state based on their chosen career paths.

The Tuskegee University Carver Integrated Sustainability Center is now accepting applications for our June 2nd – July 25th, 2025 Summer Internship Experience program for Undergraduates. The 8-week program affords interns opportunities to gain practical experience in various specialties (depending on where they are assigned). Study locations and opportunities include those pertaining to Urban Agriculture , Operation/Management of Farmers Markets, Youth Development, as well as Cooperative extension activities pertaining to Agricultural & Natural Resources and Food and Consumer Sciences.

Summer interns work under the supervision of Tuskegee University faculty and staff with expertise that is relevant to their expressed professional interest(s). Participants are expected to participate in afternoon virtual program discussion sessions/presentations led by agricultural business professionals, agents of relevant federal agencies as well TU faculty and staff.