4:41 p.m., March 2, 2009----Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Cooperative Extension Scholars Intern Program.

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This innovative program, open to rising juniors, seniors and graduate students at the University of Delaware, offers a 10-week experience of working, and making a difference, as an intern with University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.

Jan Seitz, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and director of UD Cooperative Extension, created the Extension Scholar Program in 2004 to give UD students an opportunity to become fully engaged in service learning, which has long been a hallmark of the Cooperative Extension Service.

“The work that Extension Scholars carry out each summer is integrated into their academic curriculum; meet the needs of local communities; provide structured time for reflection; and help foster civic responsibility,” Seitz said.

Past Extension Scholars have designed and delivered 4-H educational programs; fostered partnerships between Extension and other government and nonprofit organizations; worked with volunteers; pursued funding; evaluated program impacts; and conducted needs assessments. A capstone experience is part of the program.

Up to three Extension Scholars will be named. Scholars receive a stipend of $3,000 and, if needed, an allowance of $500 for job-related travel and/or housing.

Location of internships will be Extension offices on the UD campus and/or in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties. The application deadline is March 27. Selections will be announced by May 4.

To receive an application, or for more information, contact Alice Moore at (302) 831-2504 or [ammoore@udel.edu].