Winter/Spring 2025 OCN Host Form

Winter/Spring 2025 OCN Host Form

The Organic Career Network (OCN) is a program designed to support paid internships for under-represented, marginalized students in organic organizations and agencies. The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with organic certification, inspection, and farmer education organizations and agencies. This intern funding is supported by the Transitioning to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) and must support the goals of that program. In order to be eligible to host an intern, the majority of the projects and activities assigned to the intern must in some capacity serve organic-curious, transitioning, or certified organic farmers and/or professionals.
Program Support

The project will cover the cost of 150 working hours at a rate of $15/hour for undergraduate students ($2,250) and $18/hour for graduate students ($2,700). This is the minimum wage hosts must offer to be a part of the OCN. Additional hours will be covered by the Internship Host. OFA recognizes that hosting an intern is often time and resource intensive, especially for organizations with a very small staff. Acknowledging this challenge, OCN funds organizations a flat rate stipend to help subsidize the administrative and employee time-cost of hosting an intern.
Host Application & Timeline
Host Application Deadline EXTENDED- Friday, December 6, 2025 (the earlier you submit, the better!)

Hosts Finalized-Monday, December 2, 2024

Intern Applications Open- Friday, December 6, 2024

Intern Applications Close- Friday, January 10, 2025

Cohort Starts- Monday, January 27, 2025
Host Organization Information
Organization Name*
Intern Supervisor Name*
example@example.com
Intern Supervisor Email*
example@example.com
Have you hosted an intern through OCN before? If so, please select which cohort(s).*

No, we have not hosted an OCN intern beforeYes, Fall 2023Yes, Spring 2024Yes, Summer 2024Yes, Fall 2024
Describe your organization’s overall commitment to racial equity. How does this commitment impact your policies, operations, and engagement with the community?*
In what ways does your commitment to racial equity extend to early-career opportunities and internships, especially in creating inclusive and supportive environments for interns of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds?*
Internship Description & Information
Upload Job Description as a Google Doc. Please provide editing access in case there are requested revisions.*
To be eligible for funding, all internships must align with the goals of the TOPP initiative. Please select the priority areas that this internship opportunity will support:*

Mentoring services for transitioning and existing organic farmersTechnical assistance in organic agricultureCommunity building among organic farmers and industry professionalsWorkforce development in the organic sectorHosting or supporting farm field days, workshops, webinars, or networking eventsProviding resources on organic certificationPromoting participation in the TOPP program
This position is open to*

Undergraduate StudentGraduate StudentNo preference
Internship format*

Remote OnlyIn-Person OnlyHybrid OptionalHybrid Required
Upload Job Description as a Google Doc. Please provide editing access in case there are requested revisions.*

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Are you looking to hire an intern in specific state(s)?*

YesNo
If so, please indicate which states.
Does your organization have existing relationships with colleges and universities? If so, please list them.*
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Winter/Spring 2025 OCN Host Form

Program Support

Host Application & Timeline

Host Organization Information

Internship Description & Information