George Washington Carver Internship Program

"Young people, I want to beg of you always keep your eyes open to what Mother Nature has to teach you. By so doing you will learn many valuable things every day of your life".
-George Washington Carver

The George Washington Carver  (GWC) Internship Program is conducted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and consists of programs funded through different sources and tied to several colleges at Iowa State University (ISU).

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
The College funds a number of undergraduate and high school students who will enhance diversity at ISU. Since the program started in 1993, students have interned in every department in the College as well as in the Colleges of Human Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences and with the Agriculture Research Service of USDA and the USDA National Animal Disease Center.

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
From June 21 to August 2 is the six-week high school program for 2008. Mentors (or their departments) are expected to match half the high school stipends, $750, with the College. High School interns live and have meals at the residence hall.  They are expected to attend weekly seminars, complete a research project, prepare an abstract and written report, and present their work at the Research Symposium at the end of the program. 

High School students eligible for the GWC summer internship must be:

• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
•  3.0 or above student at his/her high school
• Age 16 or older
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in science