National Great Rivers Intern

Each year, NGRREC hosts a summer internship program for college sophomores, juniors and seniors. This program is a paid internship opportunity and gives students a chance to gain real experience in a variety of environmental careers such as ecological research, fisheries science, education, social science, and policy. At the conclusion of this internship, students present their project results to their fellow interns, research advisors, and invited guests at a professional Intern Symposium. We are now accepting student applications to match qualified and motivated students with each of the projects selected.

Each 10-week paid internship is managed by an advisor who is responsible for instruction, supervision, and mentoring of the intern, as well as the design of the summer project. Students receive a $5,000 (pre-tax) stipend for full participation in the 10-week program. Additionally, funding up to $1,000 is available to help offset some of the summer housing and/or transportation costs to the internship location, as needed.

The Project Summaries document outlines each of the 2020 projects, including a summary, location, and intern duties and responsibility for each project. During the application process, students will select up to three projects of interest to assist in the matching process. Please note that students apply to the program, not a specific project, however the selection team works hard to match a student to one of their preferred projects.

ALL students encouraged to apply, including community and junior college students and international students. We are looking for students who may not have extensive research experience, but have shown initiative to gain experiences in science, through either volunteering or prior employment/ jobs, participation in clubs, etc. Students should be hoping to gain either their first focused research experience or to provide specific/targeted experience in order to achieve their outlined career goal.