Professional Development Opportunities

Events and Conferences

2024 A2i Graduate Career Fair

Are you ready to accelerate your career? Join us at the A2i Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Fair on June 28th from 10am – 1pm! Explore exciting career opportunities, connect with industry leaders, and gain valuable insights into transitioning into industry. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network and take the next step towards your dream career!

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Internships and Fellowships

• Food-Inspired Resilience & Equity (FIRE) Paid Internship
  For undergraduate AND graduate students
  Learn more and apply here
  
• High Impact Internship & Research Experiences Symposium
  For undergraduate AND graduate students
  Do you have an exciting summer internship or research project? Join us at the High Impact Internship & Research Experiences Symposium (HI-RES) to share your summer experiences. You’ll have the chance to present your experiences to fellow students, college leaders, and industry professionals. You’ll inspire other students to pursue similar internships, and maybe even find a new internship or job opportunity through networking!
  Register here
  
• CEFS 2024 Sustainable Vegetable Production Registered Apprenticeship
  For undergraduates, graduate students and post-graduates
  Apply here
  

NSF I-Corps Program

The I-Corps Program at NC State offers a NSF training program aimed at helping scientists and engineers extend their ideas, research and inventions into the marketplace. This program consists of a four-session course focused on entrepreneurship and exploring the commercial viability of innovations.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Program Dates Vary 
*If accepted, your team will be placed in the next available cohort.
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SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program

Offers STEM students who are currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. a full scholarship, internships, annual stipends, and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense.

Applications Deadline: December 1 at 5:00 p.m. EST
The SMART Program accepts applications annually from August 1 to December 1.

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Student Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Enhance your expertise and collaborate with many of the nation’s leading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experts as you complete your research. Opportunities are available for current undergraduate and graduate students to participate as members of research teams at ORNL. All internships come with a stipend.

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Other Opportunities

• CASS Career Coaching Program
  For undergraduate students
  CALS Alumni for Student Success (CASS) Career Coaching is the college’s premier mentoring program where current CALS undergraduate students get paired with CALS alumni for a year of career mentoring and prep. Students in CASS get a chance to build impactful relationships with alums and industry experts that help build student success.
  Sign up here 

N.C. PSI Educational Outreach Opportunities

There are many ways to get involved with the N.C. PSI’s Educational Programs for K-12 students. Whether its developing activities from your research, talking with students about career paths, or getting hands-on in the demo lab, the possibilities are endless. Click the link below to learn about some of the ways you can help out!

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