2025 NC State Extension Summer Internship Program

Imagine a career in which you can make a positive difference in the community every day. Visualize a career where you teach people, and your classroom is a farm, field, factory, forest, home, or community. You are invited to apply to the NC State Extension Summer Internship Program, an experience that will prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career! 

Interns will assist Extension Agents through programs such as Master Gardeners, crop protection, diabetes cooking classes, and 4-H livestock projects. Extension internships offer a first-hand view of Extension careers. For these internships, we are seeking students whose academic background is relevant to Extension, especially: agricultural and Extension education; agricultural and resource economics; animal science; applied ecology; biological and agricultural engineering; communications; crop and soil sciences; education; entomology and plant pathology; family and consumer sciences; food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences; horticultural science; plant and microbial biology; poultry science; public administration; youth development; and others. In 2025, 40 internships will be available across North Carolina.

• Northeast: Beaufort, Chowan, Dare, Halifax, Nash, and Washington
• Southeast: Bladen, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, and Wilson
• South Central: Catawba, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly, and Union
• North Central: Alleghany, Caswell, Chatham, Davie, Orange, Rockingham, Surry, and Vance
• West: Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Haywood, Henderson, Rutherford, and Transylvania
• Note: Washington and Duplin will each host two interns. Extension and research experts at North Carolina A&T State University will host two interns as part of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI).

Interns are compensated $4800 ($12 per hour, 40 hours per week, 10 weeks). Learn more about each specific internship and county by checking out our Internship Locations page. Our FAQ page includes information about qualifications, academic credit, and more. NC State students apply in ePack. The job title is “NC Cooperative Extension Summer Internship,” and the ID number is 216888.

Applicants must submit the following by February 21:

• A resume that includes their major and current GPA
• Contact information for two references
• Latest college or university transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
• A list of up to three specific county locations to which the applicant is applying

Students from other institutions should email complete application materials in PDF format to Desiree Mallon, ddmallon@ncsu.edu. Direct questions to Joseph Donaldson at 919-515-1758 or joseph_donaldson@ncsu.edu. Best wishes!