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Our team is available to help Macdonald Campus undergrads interested in internships.
The McEwen Family Internship Program offers all undergraduate students at 9I制作厂免费's Macdonald Campus a flexible opportunity to complete an internship relevant to their studies, at any point in their degree.
We offer guidance on which internships to pursue, funding for related costs, and assistance with paperwork and applications, so that you can gain invaluable inspiration and hands-on experience.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this internship program, you must:听
- Be a听full-time听undergraduate student in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of听2.7听or higher
- Find an internship that is听谤别濒别惫补苍迟听to your field of academic study, with a听minimum duration of 10 weeks at 35 hours/week or equivalent
Academic credit
Once you secure an internship, you must register for an internship course: either / or /.
FAES 200/201 is a no credit course, which means at the end of your internship you will receive a pass/fail grade.
FAES 300/301 is a credited course (3 credits) and upon completion of your internship you will receive a final grade on your transcript.
students听may be able to count the FAES 300/301 internship course toward their Set D and should check with听.
Internship awards
The McEwen Family Internship Program offers several internship awards for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, established through the generous support of donors.
To be eligible for these awards, you must hold a summer internship through the听McEwen Family Internship Program.
Exact values of each award vary annually and depend on the student's financial needs.
We automatically consider applicants for all the awards listed below upon submission of the following online form.
List of available awards
- Alton and Dianne McEwen and Family Internship Awards (approximately $500鈥�$2000)
- Brown-Martlet Entrepreneurial Awards (approximately $500鈥�$1500):听Student placements should have an exclusive focus on entrepreneurship and innovation: creation, development, and management of a business venture, which includes undertaking all the necessary risks in order to make the venture profitable and the return gainful. This can include social entrepreneurship, an approach that applies business principles to deliver solutions to issues facing society and benefit the greater good.
- Class of '65 Internship Award听(approximately $500鈥�$1500)
- Class of '66 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship Award (approximately $500鈥�$1500):听Preference will be given to students working in industries and companies that are entrepreneurial or innovative.
- Harold Blenkhorn Internship Award (approximately $500鈥�$1500): Preference will be given to students in Plant Science.
- Iwanicki International Internship Awards (approximately $500鈥�$1000): Provides partial funding to assist with travel and expenses associated with an international internship. Preference will be given to students in Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
- Robert S. Broughton Student Internship in Agricultural Engineering (approximately $1000鈥�$2500): Preference will be given to students in Bioresource Engineering.
