Opportunities

Cornell Opportunities and Resources

CALS has curated two certificate tracks based on current employer demand:

AI Track
• Generative AI for Productivity — 3 months, 6–8 hrs/week
• Agentic AI Architecture — 2 months, 8–10 hrs/week

Leadership Track
• Leadership Essentials — 4 months, 3–8 hrs/week
• Psychology of Leadership — 3 months, 4–6 hrs/week

These programs are flexible and primarily self-paced, making them a strong option for students balancing summer internships, research, jobs, or other commitments. While flexible, they are designed to be interactive and applied, students will complete projects, receive personalized feedback from expert facilitators, and engage with a cohort of peers.

Programs begin May 13 and are structured as a series of short courses with defined start and end dates. Students can begin after exams, but starting early will help them stay on pace with each two-week course.

Please note: these are eCornell professional certificate programs, not Cornell credit-bearing courses. They will not appear on a student’s transcript or count toward degree requirements. However, students will earn industry-relevant training and a verified digital credential that can be added directly to LinkedIn.

This opportunity is available exclusively to CALS students.

Students will be asked to provide their academic department (major) and advisor name to verify their CALS affiliation.

Thank you for helping us share this opportunity with students.

Questions? Contact ec_onlinepointsolutions@cornell.edu or call 1-866-326-7635.

Cornell In Washington (CIW) offers transformational semesters, world-class courses, and signature D.C. experiences through our DC Start and DC Connect programs. Students live and learn in the heart of Washington, D.C., while enjoying the support of our experienced residence life team.

REACH students provide tutoring and mentoring for K-12 students in Ithaca. The student-run program aims to make a meaningful, long-lasting impact on students in Ithaca and to engage Cornell students with their local community.

Through the Einhorn Center’s collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), since 2016, over 1,800 undergraduates have participated via CEL courses, research and internship placements. Under the mentorship of a Cornell faculty member and community-based supervisor from CCE, interns receive a $6,000 stipend to help support the projects, research or course connection and to expand relationships between CCE county offices and Cornell.

These opportunities have students explore CCE and the relationships with Cornell University by:

Supporting reciprocity between New York state communities and the university
Strengthening and supporting existing relationships between university faculty/students and communities throughout New York state
Creating opportunities for new community-university partnerships involving all disciplines and colleges
Expanding opportunities for students to engage with New York communities
Distinct from the traditional Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Summer Internship Program, which is solely for CALS and CHE undergraduates, Einhorn Center CCE interns are drawn from other Cornell undergraduate colleges to serve the expressed needs of Cooperative Extension offices. Mentoring faculty also received a $500 stipend to support the leveraging of this summer experience to impact their own work with associated community partners and students.

The Community Work-Study Program, sponsored by the Einhorn Center, enables Cornell Federal Work-Study (FWS) students to work for nonprofit organizations, schools and municipalities mainly in Ithaca and Tompkins County.

Opportunities exists in a variety of areas, including the arts, K-12 education, environmental programs, health services, legal services, programs for older people, public works and engineering, women’s organizations, and youth programs. The work must be designed to improve the quality of life for community residents, particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their needs. Learn more by reading What qualifies as Community Service?

Each year we place an average of 250 students in work-study positions in the local community during the academic year. Jobs affiliated with Cornell departments or organizations may qualify for CWSP funding if the student’s work benefits local residents or US residents.

External Opportunities for Undergraduates

Fellowships and Graduate Funding

Students must meet the following requirements to be considered for this scholarship:

Be an enrolled member or 1st/2nd generation descendant of the Navajo Nation or one of the nineteen Pueblo Nations in New Mexico. Documentation is required via a copy of Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CIB), Tribal membership card, OR a letter of enrollment/descendancy from the Tribal enrollment office.
Be enrolled part-time (min. 6 hours) at an accredited college or university.
Be pursuing a certificate, vocational trade, undergraduate (juniors and seniors only), or graduate degree.
Be pursuing a Vocational Trade OR a degree with a focus in a STEM or STEM-related discipline, Public Policy, Business Administration, Communications/Journalism, or Education.
Possess a minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 (undergraduate) or 3.5 (graduate).

AAUW’s proud tradition of funding women pursuing higher education is anchored in its American Fellowship – AAUW’s flagship initiative. The American Doctoral Fellowship, in particular, offsets scholars’ expenses during one year of their doctoral program and deepens AAUW’s impact by accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia. The American Doctoral Fellowship is open to women in all fields of study, though those engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, or those researching gender issues, are especially encouraged to apply. Established in 1888, AAUW American Fellowships are the oldest non-institutional source of graduate funding for women in the United States.

The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (formerly known as the APSA Minority Fellowship Program) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science.

Each fall, the DFP awards between 12-14 funded fellowships in the amount of $4,000 over two years to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. Each spring, the DFP offers fellowships to graduate students in the pre-dissertation stage of their doctoral program. The Spring DFP is a one time award of $2000, depending on funding availability.

Academic Employment Opportunities

Faculty Position - Open Rank (Associate or Full Professor in Native American and Indigenous Studies)

Adjunct Instructor - UAA Alaska Native Studies Program

Lecturer - Indigenous Studies

Conferences and Symposiums

The Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma City is an annual event that brings together Tribal leaders, legal experts, and policymakers to discuss critical issues affecting Native American communities. It provides a scholarly and cultural platform to explore tribal sovereignty through legal, artistic, economic, and cultural lenses. While heavily attended by OK-based Tribes, multiple non-OK Tribal leaders and staff also attend.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) National Tribal Health Conference is a week-long event that serves American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the space of health — behavioral and public health. The conference will showcase the interconnectedness of policy, advocacy, and Indian health best practices. Programming includes tribal listening and consultation sessions, hands-on training opportunities, plenary sessions, and workshops that cover timely topics such as funding for Indian Health, the business of medicine, health equity, Indigenous determinants of health, Tribal public health, behavioral health, culture, environmental health, and climate change. The conference also includes focus areas on Native youth, Tribal veterans, and elders, a fitness event, exhibit hall and marketplace, culture night, poster sessions, and gala celebration.

The 2026 AFN Annual Convention is scheduled for October 22-24, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska.

The annual convention serves as the principal forum and voice for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. The convention convenes thousands of official delegates and participants from membership organizations across the state.

At the Convention, delegates discuss strategic opportunities and challenges, listen to memorable keynote speeches, hear reports from political leaders and presentations from expert panels, and share stories of resilience, experiences, strengths, knowledge, and hope for the future. The resolutions passed by the voting delegates set the priorities for the year and guide AFN’s efforts. The Convention is the largest representative annual gathering of Native peoples in the United States.