USDA and LSU AgCenter Team Up for ASPIRE Internships

The LSU AgCenter is partnering with USDA to offer the ASPIRE [Agricultural Sciences Professional Internships in Research and Extension] Program during the summer of 2024. Undergraduate students (from any college or educational institution, including LSU) are encouraged to apply for various 10- week paid summer internships. There are internships focused in animal science, horticulture, 4-H, nutrition, entomology and aquaculture. Each intern will have the opportunity to engage with projects or research focusing on one of the six Farm Bill priority areas, with guidance from a faculty mentor. The priority deadline to apply is March 1st. The application will remain open after March 1st, but students who apply prior to the deadline will have “match” priority. Program details, along with the application can be found at LSUAgCenter.com/ASPIRE.