Field Study Internship

CAN field internships are rich learning experiences that allow students to make a difference as they learn. This experiential learning program offers university students the opportunity to live and learn in rural Mesoamerica. Interns work along side farmers and community organizations to become exposed to the realities of global trade systems.

• CAN provides an interdisciplinary curriculum to guide your field experience including resources for social action upon return.
• Academic credit can be arranged through the field study internship office at your university.
  
• Qualified non-students may also serve as interns or volunteers in CAN partner communities.      
  

We currently offer placements in

                      Yucatan, Mexico 
                      Agua Buena, Costa Rica
                      Matagalpa, Nicaragua

CAN is a non-profit organization, affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz. In addition to coordinating field internships and grassroots marketing of fair trade direct coffee, CAN hosts an internship program at UCSC. Campus interns work integrally in all of our activities in the United States.

Above right: Student intern performing an environmental education puppet show in Tacuba, El Salvador; Left:  Wanna intern in Costa Rica?  You'll be working with this guy, Didier, the Internship Coordinator.