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INTERNSHIPS

GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE
 HIGH SCHOOL


GRADUATE

Chesapeake Bay Education Program

Program Description:

 The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office offers several summer internship opportunities in fisheries sampling/management, field research, restoration, communications, outreach and education. Field-based experiences offer a unique opportunity to contribute to large-scale, long-term ecological research critical to understanding Bay habitats and living resources. Education and outreach-based internships provide an opportunity to learn about and contribute to coastal marine habitats in southeastern Virginia, while communicating the value of these habitats to the public through special events and science summer camps.

Application Deadlines:

March 15th

Award:

 Paid summer internship

Dates of Opportunity:

May through August, flexible

Geographic Focus:

Chesapeake Bay Area, specifically Annapolis, MD; and southeastern Virginia

Contact Person:

 Ann Marie Chapman, Education Coordinator

Telephone Number:

 (757) 627-3823 x33

Email Address:

 AnnMarie.Chapman@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/internships.aspx

 

Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP)

Program Description:

The primary focus of the program is to provide work experiences and research opportunities to faculty, as well as graduate and undergraduate students who are pursuing degrees in the NOAA‑related sciences.  Appointments are made available on a year-round basis.  Appointments during the summer are generally for ten weeks.

Application Deadlines:

Applications accepted on year-round basis; January 31 for ten-week summer progra

 

Award:

 Paid internship ($550/wk for graduate students; $450/wk for undergraduates; $1200/wk for faculty

Dates of Opportunity:

10 weeks every summer; academic year appointments vary

Geographic Focus:

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Contact Person:

Helen Buggs or Larry J. Beat

Telephone Number:

 (301) 713-0500

Email Address:

 Helen.P.Buggs@noaa.gov or Larry.J.Beat@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10049

 

NOAA Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)

Program Description:

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for College Students with Disabilities is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. Employers seek to fill both temporary and permanent positions in a variety of fields.

Myths, stereotypes, and misconceptions about people with disabilities often stand in the way when people with disabilities look for jobs, resulting in a high rate of unemployment. Statistics show that people with disabilities from minority backgrounds encounter even greater difficulty in obtaining work. The WRP aims to eliminate this workplace discrimination one student, one employer, and one job at a time.

Application Deadlines:

The WRP operates on the following timeline:

  • By mid-September, the schedule of recruitment visits to schools is confirmed.
  • From late January through the end of February, recruitment visits, which include 30-minute personal interviews with individual students, are conducted.
  • By late March, a data base composed of student information gathered during recruitment visits is made available to employers in the public and private sectors.
  • Once the data base is released, interested employers make direct contact with students about temporary and permanent job offers. The data base is active for one year.

Award:

 Temporary and permanent employment

Dates of Opportunity:

On-going

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact:

Hope Hasberry (NWS), Rosemary Pettis (NESDIS)

WRP Coordinator at the Office of Disability Employment Policy at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-1303, Washington, DC 20210

Telephone Number:

(301) 713-0692 x200 (H. Hasberry), (301) 713-9210 x118 (R. Pettis)

(866) 633-7365 (WRP Coordinator)

Email Address:

Hope Hasberry (NWS), Rosemary Pettis (NESDIS)

WRP Coordinator

Website:

 www.dol.gov/odep

 


UNDERGRADUATE

Chesapeake Bay Education Program

Program Description:

 The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office offers several summer internship opportunities in fisheries sampling/management, field research, restoration, communications, outreach and education. Field-based experiences offer a unique opportunity to contribute to large-scale, long-term ecological research critical to understanding Bay habitats and living resources. Education and outreach-based internships provide an opportunity to learn about and contribute to coastal marine habitats in southeastern Virginia, while communicating the value of these habitats to the public through special events and science summer camps.

Application Deadlines:

March 15th

Award:

 Paid summer internship

Dates of Opportunity:

May through August, flexible

Geographic Focus:

Chesapeake Bay Area, specifically Annapolis, MD; and southeastern Virginia

Contact Person:

 Ann Marie Chapman, Education Coordinator

Telephone Number:

 (757) 627-3823 x33

Email Address:

 AnnMarie.Chapman@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/internships.aspx

 

CIMAS/Cooperative Unit for Fisheries Education and Research (CUFER) Internship Program

Program Description:

 Training opportunities in area of fishery management through the development of methods for improved quantitative assessment of fish populations and advice for resource sustainability.

Application Deadlines:


TBD

Award:
send inquires to the contact person

Dates of Opportunity:


TDB

Geographic Focus:

 Miami, FL

Contact Person:

 David Die

Telephone Number:

 (305) 421-4607

Email Address:

 ddie@rsmas.miami.edu

Website:

 http:\\cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/fishery.html

 

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Program Description:

 The purpose of the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program is to: (1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities; 2) to increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy; 3) to recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA.

Application Deadline:

January 30, 2009

Award:

 Awards include academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time study during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position ($650/week) during the summer at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000) for full-time study during a second 9-month academic year.

Dates of Opportunity:

Two Years

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact Person:

 Chantell Haskins

Telephone Number:

(301) 713-9437 ext.125

Email Address:

 chantell.haskins@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html

 

Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP)

Program Description:

 The primary focus of the program is to provide work experiences and research opportunities to faculty, as well as undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing degrees in the NOAA-related sciences. Appointments are made available on a year-round basis. Appointments during the summer are generally for ten weeks.

Application Deadlines:

Applications accepted on year-round basis; January 31 for ten-week summer program

Award:

 Paid internship ($440/wk for undergraduates; $450/wk for graduates; $1200/wk for faculty)

Dates of Opportunity:

10 weeks every summer; academic year appointments vary

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact Person:

 Helen Buggs or Larry J. Beat

Telephone Number:

 (301) 713-0500

Email Address:

 Helen.P.Buggs@noaa.gov or Larry.J.Beat@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10049

 

Miami Lab Summer Internship Program

Program Description:

 Research positions that provide on the job training experience for interested students.

Application Deadlines:

May each year

Award:

 varies depending on experience

Dates of Opportunity:

May through September

Geographic Focus:

National

Contact Person:

 Essie C. Duffie

Telephone Number:

 (305) 361-4237

Email Address:

 essie.c.duffie@noaa.gov

Website:

 No web site available

National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Internship Program

Program Description:

 Students from across the Nation are invited to participate.  Topics for investigation cover a variety of scientific areas.  Last year interns viewed over 25,000 web pages for 508 compliance.  The focus for the summer 2008 was on developing historical scientific displays.

Application Deadlines:

February 27, 2009 

Award:

 Paid summer internship (salary commensurate with experience)

Dates of Opportunity:

May 26, 2009 - July 31, 2009

Geographic Focus:

Asheville, NC  

Contact Person:

 Carmella Davis Watkins

Telephone Number:

 (828) 271-4105

Email Address:

ncdc-outreach@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/about.html


NOAA AAAS ENTRY POINT!

Program Description:

ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering Outstanding Internship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, and some fields of Business.

Application Deadlines:

 Applications are ongoing.  Our goal is to announce placements by April 30, 2009, or earlier

Award:

In addition to offering competitive salary stipends, the companies and agencies provide assistive technology and other reasonable accommodations. Travel funds and recommendations about accessible housing and transportation may also be provided to students who are relocating for the summer.

Dates of Opportunity:

Every Summer

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact Person:

Julie Peddy/Kathleen Jewett, Kevin Chu

Rosemary Pettis

Telephone Number:

(206) 860-3215 (J. Peddy)

(978) 281-9237 (K.Chu)

(301) 713-9210 x118 (R. Pettis)

Email Address:

 Julie Peddy or Rosemary Pettis or Kevin Chu

Website:

http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/

 

NOAA Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Internship Program

Program Description:

 Research positions at the Beaufort Laboratory that provide training opportunities in the area of remote sensing.

Application Deadlines:


March 1, 2007

Award:

 No Funding

Dates of Opportunity:

Annually

Geographic Focus:

Coastal North Caolina

Contact Person:

 Don Field

Telephone Number:

 (252) 728-8770

Email Address:

 don.field@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.eco.org/site/c.dn.JLKPNnFkG/B.983591/K.3965/Overview_of_Internship_Programs.htm


NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center Interns

Program Description:

 Research experience in a fisheries related discipline for students offered through Savannah State University.

Application Deadlines:

Rolling deadlines

Award:

 Paid internships and stipends

Dates of Opportunity:

Year- Round

Geographic Focus:

Savannah State University

Contact Person:

 Dionne Hoskins

Telephone Number:

 (312) 352-8925

Email Address:

 dionne.hoskins@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.ssufisheries.com/

 

NOAA Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)

Program Description:

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for College Students with Disabilities is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. Employers seek to fill both temporary and permanent positions in a variety of fields.

Myths, stereotypes, and misconceptions about people with disabilities often stand in the way when people with disabilities look for jobs, resulting in a high rate of unemployment. Statistics show that people with disabilities from minority backgrounds encounter even greater difficulty in obtaining work. The WRP aims to eliminate this workplace discrimination one student, one employer, and one job at a time.

Application Deadlines:

The WRP operates on the following timeline:

  • By mid-September, the schedule of recruitment visits to schools is confirmed.
  • From late January through the end of February, recruitment visits, which include 30-minute personal interviews with individual students, are conducted.
  • By late March, a data base composed of student information gathered during recruitment visits is made available to employers in the public and private sectors.
  • Once the data base is released, interested employers make direct contact with students about temporary and permanent job offers. The data base is active for one year.

Award:

 Temporary and permanent employment

Dates of Opportunity:

On-going

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact:

Hope Hasberry (NWS), Rosemary Pettis (NESDIS)

WRP Coordinator at the Office of Disability Employment Policy at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-1303, Washington, DC 20210

Telephone Number:

(301) 713-0692 x.200 (H. Hasberry), (301) 713-9210 x.118 (R. Pettis)

1-866-633-7365 (WRP Coordinator)

Email Address:

Hope.Hasberry@noaa.gov or Rosemary.Pettis@noaa.gov

wrp@dol.gov (WRP Coordinator)

Website:

 www.dol.gov/odep

Population Dynamics Recruiting Program - Undergraduate Workshop

Program Description:

The Population Dynamics Recruiting Program (PDRP) was developed to increase the number of highly qualified applicants for population dynamics positions with the Southeast Fisheries Science Center .

A combination of two factors led to the need for this program:

1) the wave of upcoming retirements at natural resource agencies across the country, and
2) the decline in university natural resource program enrollments.

The PDRP provides unique opportunities for top undergraduate students in the southeastern U.S. to learn about the field of marine resources population dynamics first-hand, all expenses paid, from some of the top experts in the field.

Students interested must enter the PDRP through a one week Undergraduate Workshop, held in early January, each year, in the Florida Keys . The highly competitive application process seeks students with a strong quantitative background and a basic understanding of ecology.

The second phase of the PDRP is the Summer Program where 4-8 of the top, PDRP Workshop participants spend part of their summers learning about current, important marine resource issues. A key part of the summer program is a two week tour where students meet with key university and agency scientists, managers, and policymakers to learn about the issues. The end product of the summer program is a student-developed, web-based case study which can be used in classrooms around the world to illustrate the complexity of the issues studied by the students.

The top students participating in the summer program are offered M.S. Graduate Assistantships with the NMFS RTR Unit at Virginia Tech, as funding allows. Students selected conduct research on a marine resource population dynamics issue of consequence to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center under the supervision of Virginia Tech faculty and NMFS scientists. The RTR Unit maintains excellent relationships with many other top southeastern universities including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the University of Miami, and Louisiana State University, among others, where outstanding students are also referred.

This is the first program of its kind in the country. For undergraduate students potentially interested in combining their interests in math, computers, ecology, and conservation, this program provides a tremendous opportunity to explore potential graduate school and career opportunities.

Application Deadlines:

Applications accepted by October 15, 2008

Award:

 All expenses will be paid for students selected; including travel, housing, supplies, etc.

Dates of Opportunity:

January 3-9, 2009

Geographic Focus:

 Southeastern U.S.

Contact Person:

Jim Berkson

Telephone Number:

 (540) 231-5910

Email Address:

 Jim.Berkson@noaa.gov or nmfs@vt.edu

Website:

 http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/sumprograms.htm

 

Population Dynamics Recruiting Summer Program

Program Description:

The Population Dynamics Recruiting Program (PDRP) now offers a new summer opportunity for undergraduate students, unlike any other in the country. Students learn about a current, important marine resource case study by meeting with the university and agency researchers, managers, stakeholders, and policymakers involved during visits to the universities, marine institutes, and agencies where they work. The 4-6 week program involves only 4-8 top undergraduate students, all who must have previously participated in a PDRP Undergraduate Workshop.

Students are responsible for learning the background of their issue, developing questions for the individuals they'll meet, and ultimately developing multimedia Case Study Websites based integrating all that they've learned. Students who participate learn about marine resources from the people involved at the locations that are impacted by the issue. The students go wherever they need, to understand the issue whether its visiting sports fishermen on a charter boat or meeting with field biologists on a sea turtle nesting beach.

The resulting case studies are then available for use in classrooms across the world, providing opportunities for the summer program students to share what they've learned. The students have to work incredibly hard to meet their deadlines, but along the way, they also have a great time, building new, long-term friendships.

The top students participating in the Summer Program may be offered Graduate Research Assistantships with the National Marine Fisheries Service - Recruiting, Training, Research Program (NMFS RTR) at Virginia Tech. The Program can also refer students to other top graduate programs in the southeastern U.S.

Application Deadlines:

Applications available to students who have participated in the Undergraduate Workshop.
Will be posted: December 2008

Award:

All expenses will be paid for those students selected; including travel, housing, supplies, etc.

Dates of Opportunity:

Summer

Geographic Focus:

Virginia Tech

Contact Person:

 Jim Berkson

Telephone Number:

 (540) 231-5910

Email Address:

 Jim.Berkson@noaa.gov or nmfs@vt.edu

Website:

 www.nmfs.vt.edu/workshops.htm


ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Program Description:

 Every summer the Alaska Fisheries Science Center provides exciting internship opportunities for matriculating undergraduates. Our internship projects may take you to Alaska onboard a survey vessel or to San Miguel Island, CA to study California sea lion life history. Our projects may also place you in our laboratories to learn how we use genetic techniques to study fish populations, or how to identify and differentiate larval fish. Multiple internship projects available per year.

Application Deadlines:

Spring of each year

Award:

Paid and unpaid internships are available.

Paid students are hired through the Student Temporary Employment Program.

Dates of Opportunity:

Summers

Geographic Focus:

Pacific northwest and Alaska

Contact Person:

 Contact Person:  Rebecca F. Reuter

Telephone Number:

 (206) 526-4249

Email Address:

 rebecca.reuter@noaa.gov

Website:

 www.afsc.noaa.gov/internships/overview.htm


Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Program Description:

 The goal of this program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in the targeted areas integral to NOAA's mission.  This program targets students who have completed their sophomore or junior year, attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and have recently declared, or about to declare a major in atmosphere, oceanic, or environmental science disciplines.

Application Deadlines:

February 2, 2009

Award:

Summer Internships -- Scholars select and are placed at NOAA offices and sites for 10-week paid summer internships.

Scholarships -- Scholars will receive a scholarship of $650/week during the summer internship periods.

Travel -- Scholars' travel costs to and from the NOAA sites will be covered.

Tuition/Fee Assistance -- A maximum of $8,000 per academic year is provided to each scholar to cover the cost of actual tuition and fees and other allowable expenses approved by the program sponsor.

Housing Subsidy  -- Students who live at least 50 miles away from their home residence during the summer internship periods will receive additional funding.

Dates of Opportunity:

Every Summer 

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact Person:

 Chantell Haskins

Telephone Number:

 (301) 713-9437 ext.125

Email Address:

 chantell.haskins@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://epp.noaa.gov/undergrad_scholar/welcome.html

 

HIGH SCHOOL

High School/High Tech (HS/HT)

Program Description:

The HS/HT program is a program for high school students with disabilities. This program has several goals: to motivate students to explore their own interests and potential in the sciences and technology and to explore careers in these areas. There are over 100 programs nationwide. Through this program students are provided internship opportunities, learn to write resumes, and are given public speaking and leadership skills. 

Application Deadlines:

Dates vary

Award:

 Employment—paid summer employment and internship opportunities that provide on-the-job experiences in high tech environments

Dates of Opportunity:

Year-round

Geographic Focus:

Nationwide

Contact Person:

Ms. Williams

Telephone Number:

(202) 693-7880 Voice, (202) 693-7881/TTY, or (202) 693-7888 /FAX

Email Address:

 csc.fellowships@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/hsht00/chapter1.htm or
http://www.weather.gov/eeo/StudentResearchOpportunities.htm

The MAST Academy

Program Description:

Starting in 1984 CIMAS has participated in a high school apprenticeship program that is made possible through NOAA funding. Students participate in a summer internship program at Atlanic Oceanographic and Meteorological (AOML) and Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). The program began as an “inner city” program. More recently the program is carried out through a Miami-Dade County “magnet” school, the MAST Academy (Maritime and Science Technology High School) which is located on Virginia Key, only a few hundred meters from Cooperative Institude for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and the NOAA laboratories.

Application Deadlines:

Dates vary

Award:

 Summer employment

Dates of Opportunity:

Every Summer

Geographic Focus:

Dade County Florida

Contact Person:

Essie C. Duffie

Telephone Number:

(305) 361-4237

Email Address:

 essie.c.duffie@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/outreach.html

 

NOAA LMRCS High School Intern

Program Description:

NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center internship program offered through Savannah State University for high school students interested in marine science careers. 

Application Deadlines:

Rolling Deadlines     

Award:

 Paid internship and stipend

Dates of Opportunity:

Year- Round

Geographic Focus:

Savannah State University

Contact Person:

Dionne Hoskins

Telephone Number:

(912) 352-8925

Email Address:

 Dionne.Hoskins@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.ssufisheries.com/


NOAA METCON Engineering and Science Career Orientation Summer Program

Program Description:

This 6-8 week summer program is designed to provide high school juniors within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with career awareness and technically-oriented work experiences at NOAA.

Application Deadlines:

APRIL 30, 2009

Award:

Internship $275 per week/40 hrs. per week

Dates of Opportunity:

 6-8 weeks every summer

Geographic Focus:

Washington, D.C. metropolitan are

Contact Person:

Helen P. Buggs (Program Application)

Telephone Number:

301-713-0500

Email Address:

 Helen.P.Buggs@noaa.gov

Website:

 http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~civilr/studprog.htm

 

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