APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP
The first step to beginning an OC internship or apprenticeship is filling out the form linked below. Once completed, someone on our staff will reach out to you to discuss next steps.
Are you a collaborator looking to host or sponsor an intern?
WHAT IS AN OGALLALA COMMONS INTERNSHIP?
Our Community Internships are a unique work experience and hometown career exploration program that takes place in your local community, or a regional institution or business. Our program is a collaboration between Ogallala Commons and communities that create opportunities for high school students, college students, or adults in a continuing education program or career change. OC Community Internships provide experiences that illustrate both the key assets and the serious challenges present in rural areas. Interns receive an hourly stipend for their work, and internship lengths, though flexible, normally range from 8-10 weeks or a semester (125 to 240 total hours). These internships enable rural communities to constructively utilize the skills of their youth and adults, and to inspire home-grown talent to return in the future–to live, work, play and raise their families.
HOW DO I BECOME A COMMUNITY INTERN, APPRENTICE, OR A HOMECOMING COHORT LEARNER?
If you have any questions please contact Megan England via email. Megan will be happy to assist you or answer any questions you have regarding a Community Internship.
Because each internship will be different and needs to be tailored to the strengths and interests of the intern and to the needs and priorities of a collaborator, OC and collaborators will work together to select the best candidate through applications, interviews and recommendations.
HOW DOES A COLLABORATOR CREATE AN INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP?
OC Stories
Cheyenne Tracy, OC intern alum, resides in her hometown of Borger, Texas, with her husband Stetson, and two sons Kagen and Kolesen. Cheyenne received her graduate degree in May 2024 and now works as a Nurse Practitioner.
Scott Lass completed his OC internship as a college student in 2018 and now works as a Soil Conservation for the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service in Panhandle, Texas.
Tanley Andersen spent five years as an OC intern in Haxtun, Colorado. She now works as Content Creator for Gnarketing Marketing and as a Marketing Specialist for Uplink Robotics in Wyoming. Anderson also served as an OC intern mentor in 2022 and 2023.
Jacey Wideman completed her OC internship in 2023. After graduating from Fort Hays State University with a degree in Business Administration and Management, Jacey now works as a Human Resources and Payroll assistant at Minneola Healthcare in her hometown of Minneola, Kansas.
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