The Agricultural Research Service, the main in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, runs a Student Internship Program that hires high school, college and trade school students as paid federal employees. High school interns must have completed their freshman year, keep a 3.0 GPA and be U.S. citizens, and they work at ARS research locations on agricultural science projects. Interns also attend an orientation in Washington, DC.
Offered by USDA Agricultural Research Service. Internship for high school students in Nationwide, USA. Format: In-person. Cost: Stipend. Grades 10–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.
Fields: Research, Biology, Career
Info checked November 2026.
No date is posted for the 2026-27 cycle yet. Check the official page for when applications open.
Yes, and it pays participants a stipend or award.
High school students in grades 10 to 12. It takes place in person in Nationwide. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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