Internship Options
Local Internships
Below are examples of local organizations that have provided previous internship opportunities for Environmental Studies students. For a listing of current internship postings see the Hart Career Center's Handshake Career Link. But don't let that limit you! Seek out opportunities you may be interested in, talk with other students who have interned, visit the IWU Hart Career Center, or make an appointment with the ES Program Coordinator Dr. Laurine Brown (lbrown@iwu.edu, 309-556-1067) for additional ideas.
City of Bloomington Public Works with Engineering & GIS
Ecology Action Center
Henry Brockman's Organic Farm
Illinois Environmental Council (Springfield IL)
Illinois EPA: Governor's Environmental Corps (summer only; Springfield and Champaign IL)
IWU Peace Garden
Miller Park Zoo
The Nature Conservancy
The Green Institute at Heartland Community College
Town of Normal with the Town Planner
Sugar Grove Nature Center
ParkLands Foundation (summer)
Greening the Campus Internship
Students interested in pursuing a project to implement environmental sustainability on the IWU campus should consult with the ES Program Coordinator or ES Program Director for more information.
See below for summer internships ideas in Illinois or nationally that are available
to students
but may not be eligible for academic credit.
Internship Directories (Regional/ National)
Association of Zoos and Zoo Aquariums
Cyber-Sierra
Environmental Career Opportunities
Green Dream Jobs
Idealist's Non-profit Internship Directory
Ohio State's Environmental Internship Page
Orion Grassroots Network Internship Services
Rochester Institute of Technology's Environmental Internship Directory
USA-JOBS (government internships)
Summer Internship Opportunities (Regional/ National/ International)
Alaska Conservation Foundation (several throughout AK)
Allerton Park (Monticello, IL)
Alliance for the Great Lakes
American Camping Association
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
Delaware Nature Society
Department of Energy Scholars Program
Environmental Protection Agency--various opportunities
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice
Girl Scouts
The Great Basin Institute
Horizons for Youth Environmental Education Center
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois EPA: Governor's Environmental Corps (Springfield and regional offices)
Illinois State Geological Survey
IWU Freeman Asia Internship Program
Land Between the Lakes
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Northern Arizona University--EPA and tribal internships
Project Vote Smart
Resources for the Future
Student Conservation Association
The Wilderness Society
The Wilds
US/State PIRGS
WorldTeach
Research Opportunities
Argonne National Lab--Undergraduate Education Programs, Chicago (year-round)
Cedar Creek Natural History Area Ecological Research--U of Minnesota (summer)Department of Energy Scholars Program (summer)
EPA's National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowships (summer)
EPA's fellowships and student programs listings
The Great Basin Institute
Konza Prairie Research Natural Area--U of Kansas
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Research Intern Program--Columbia University (summer)
National Science Foundation Research for Undergraduates Program (summer)
NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Research Fellowships
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Research Fellowships (summer)
Pacific Whale Foundation Research Internships (various locations)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (year-round)
Society of Toxicology Student Research Internships, throughout the U.S (summer)
University of Delaware Marine Sciences Summer Internship (summer)
University of Nevada, Reno Research Experience for Undergraduates (Summer)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Fellowships and Traineeships (summer)
World Wild Life Fund Conservation Science Internship