The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is accepting applications for the International Agricultural Internship Program (IAIP) for the 2012 summer session. Since 2000, IAIP interns have gained valuable experience in international agricultural trade by working in one of the 90 FAS overseas offices. This will be a paid internship.

Eligibility Requirements

• A full or part time graduate student. Graduates whose internships would start within one year of graduation are eligible to apply. Students who have been accepted to graduate programs but who have not yet started are also eligible to apply.
• Students majoring in a business related agricultural field—for example, agricultural economics, international economics, international finance, business or marketing. Law school students, graduate students majoring in international studies or in an agricultural science related field are also eligible to apply.
• Minimum GPA of 3.3.
• A U.S. Citizen.
• Able to meet the requirements of a U.S. background and credit check (costs are covered by FAS).

NOTE: Students who are also U.S. government employees, regardless of their status, are not eligible for this program. If they apply and are accepted, they would have to resign the government position.

Please send the application requirements by email to internships@fas.usda.gov. On the subject line please put “2012 Summer Application.” On the subject line you should also indicate your region of preference: Western Hemisphere, North Asia, South Asia, Europe, or Africa & the Middle East. If you have no preference, please indicate “no preference.”

Applications will be accepted until January 20.

Further information at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/student/iaip/index.asp. If you have questions, please contact internships@fas.usda.gov.