Internship Mentoring
The first stop when students are considering summer internships within their field of interest, should be with the ES Coordinator, Lia Morris.  Lia is available for appointments to advise on resume building, selecting an internship that meshes with academic interests, help in connecting with various environmental agencies, amongst other non-academic advising.  You can find Lia in Diamond 208 or at lmmorris@colby.edu

Internship Announcements and Information
Read ES Newsletters with job and internship listings amongst lots of other information. If you want to receive the weekly ES newsletter regularly or get ideas to help jump-start your search, contact Lia Morris, the ES Program Coordinator.

If you are looking for internship opportunities, viewing past student experiences is a great place to start. Visit our archive.

Internship Stipends
The Environmental Studies Program has various endowed funds to support  several environmental internships

Lt. Gov. Murray (MA) announcing a grant for open space protection using a GIS map created by a Colby summer intern.

annually. The amount of money available for each stipend will depend on the nature of the internship, the anticipated budget and financial needs of the applicant, and the availability of other resources including the employer's ability to provide partial compensation. Applications should be submitted to the Environmental Studies Coordinator: Lia Morris, 208 Diamond, lmmorris@colby.edu.  Applications for Summer 2013 are due Friday, April 12.  The summer application deadline will be announced at a later time.  For more information on application process and requirements see Application Process and Requirements for ES Internship Stipends

The endowed funds include the following:

Thomas T. Tietenberg Environmental Studies Internship Fund
Jan Plan 2013
Keith Love '13- Tambopata Macaw Project, Peru
Lucy O'Keefe '14- Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME
Meagan Hennessey '14- Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME

Jan Plan 2012
Caitlin Curcurto '13- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, Australia. 
Garrison Beck '13- Biodiversity Research Institute, ME.

Kellie Fisher ('12) completed a summer internship with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Jason Klein Environmental Studies Internship Fund
Jan Plan 2013
Elizabeth Schell '14- Upland Holistic Development Center, Thailand.
Angela Cross '14- Global Vision International, Costa Rica.

Jan Plan 2012
Elizabeth Schneider '12- Fitchburg Fields, WI. 
Lydia Ball '13- Research position with Dr. Cathy Bevier, ME/Brazil.
Jillian Howell '12- Center for Community GIS, ME.
Katherine Murray '12- Boston Area Gleaners, MA. 
Elizabeth Schneider '12- Fitchburg Fields, WI. 

Summer 2011
Yiyuan Jasmine Qin '12- Regional Plan Association, NY.
Kelly Kneeland '13- MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, MA.

Alexander K. Buck Jr., Environmental Studies Internship Fund
Summer 2011
Kaitlyn Bernard '13- Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME.
Amanda Lavigueur '13- Kennebec Land Trust, ME.
Matthew Cheever '12- Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, ME. 

Gordon '64 Fellowships in Environmental Science
Summer 2012
Mackenzie Nichols '14, Lufa Greenhouses, Montreal Canada.

Summer 2011
Olivia Kefauver '12- Acadian Internship, Schoodic Education and Research Center, ME.
Kellie Fisher '12- Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, DC.

Hollis Internship Fund
Summer 2012
Lydia Ball '13, Church Forest Research with Dr. Travis Reynolds, Ethiopia, Africa.
Ellen Evangelides '14, Church Forest Research with Dr. Travis Reynolds, Ethiopia, Africa.

Michael D. Sullivan Research Fund
Summer 2012
Nina Hatch '13, Clean Water Action, MA. 
Catherine Raker '13, New England Aquarium, MA.
AJ Schweitzer '14, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, MA.
Amanda Lavigueur '13, Maine Coast Botanic Gardens, ME.
Victoria Abel '14, Beijing Normal University College of Water Sciences, China.

The Colby Career Center also has a variety of endowed funds for which ES students might be eligible:
http://web.colby.edu/careercenter/students/internships/endowedfunds/

Colby Career Services
Internship opportunities for JanPlan and the summer are posted regularly on the bulletin board in the Environmental Resources Corner in the Career Services Library in Eustis.

• Career Center Internship Page
• Career Center Resources
  

Environmental Internship Boards

• The Orion Society  
• Environmental Careers Organization