Internships

The Environmental Studies Department is committed to mentoring students on internship opportunities that relate to their studies and areas of research. We do this through providing in-house internship advising with our ES Coordinator, administering an ES internship stipend program, distribution of internship opportunities through our website and via our weekly newsletter, cultivation of internship opportunities with external organizations and Colby alumni, and maintenance of a database where past ES students have interned.

Internships Archive

The first stop when students are considering summer internships within their field of interest, should be with the ES Coordinator, Lindsey Cotter-Hayes. Lindsey is available for appointments to advise on resume building, selecting an internship that matches academic interests, for help in connecting with various environmental agencies, and other non-academic advising. You can find Lindsey in Diamond 110B or at [email protected].

Read ES Newsletters with plenty of job and internship listings. If you want to receive the weekly ES newsletter regularly or get ideas to help jump-start your search, contact Lindsey Cotter-Hayes, the ES Department Coordinator.

The Environmental Studies Department has funding to support domestic and international environmental internships during Jan Plan and summer break.  This opportunity is available only to Environmental Studies majors.  Each internship grant award amount will depend on the nature of the internship, the anticipated budget, the financial needs of the applicant, and the availability of other resources including the employer’s ability to provide partial compensation. Consistent with the Colby Career Center policy, the Environmental Studies Department funding is intended to help cover supplemental costs that students may incur (such as travel, housing, and food expenses) and not serve as a source for compensation. Funding cannot be used for academic field programs.  Funding applications for JanPlan internships are due the first Friday in November and the first Sunday in April for summer internships.  Applications should be sent to [email protected]  Applicants should include all materials in one PDf document except for your reference document.  For more information on the application process and requirements see Application Process and Requirements for ES Internship Grants. Davis Connects also has a variety of endowed funds for which ES students might be eligible here.

Jan Plan 2022  Elle Hankin ’23, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME Jan Plan 2021 Emily Cunningham ’21, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME Jan Plan 2020  Suzanne Singer ’20, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME Summer 2019 Emma Henderson ’22, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Maine Jan Plan 2019 Meghan Parker ’21, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine Jan Plan 2018 Caronline Winslow ‘18, Rocky Mountain Institute, CO. Helen Sears ‘20, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME. Willow Grinnell ’20, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME  Jan Plan 2017 Matthew Connolly ‘18, Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME. Teddy Simpson ‘18 Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME Jan Plan 2016  Alanna McDonough ’16, Cam Held Photography Summer 2015 Cara Goldfarb Conservation International, Arlington, VA  Summer 2014 Lidia Henderson ’16- Environmental Health Strategies Center, ME. Ben Semmes ’17- American Wind Energy Association, Washington D.C. Summer 2013 Jeff Meltzer ’15- Natural Resources Council of Maine, ME 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.

Jan Plan 2022 Sloane Hauck ’22, Environment America. Sophia Montague ’23, One Ocean Conservation Summer 2021 Sloane Hauck ’22, Engage Globally. Gwendolen Huo ’23, Falcon Project Consultants Jan Plan 2021 Makaylah Cowan ’22, Post-hurricane energy preferences: statistical analysis with Professor Bates Gabriella Kim ’21, Barriers to Climate Decision-Making in the Caribbean with Professor Robinson Summer 2020 Tynan Hewes ’21, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Will Seivwright ’21, Consortium for Energy Efficiency Jan Plan 2020 Baillie Stein ’20, Camp Tabonuco Summer 2019 Sarah Burke ’21, Schoodic Institute, Maine, James Burnett ’20, Maine Conservation Voters, Maine, Jackie Florman ’22, Schoodic Institute, Maine, Emma Henderson ’22, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Maine, Mariel Ferragamo ’20, Capitol Hill House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Washington, DC Jan Plan 2019 Christopher Coughlan ’19, Greenhouse Capital Partners, California, Thomas Haut ’21, Bolivian Gas Conflict Research Project, South America, Sara Pipernos ’19, The International Small Group and Tree Planting Organization (TIST), Kenya, Summer 2018 Mariel Ferragamo ’20 With Minnesota Senator, Tina Smith, Washington, DC Meghan Hurley ’20 Schoodic Institute, Maine Katherine E. King ’19 MASSPIRG, Boston, MA Elli Mapstone ’19, Boston Public Market, Boston, MA Julia Nelson ’19 Small Planet Institute, Cambridge MA Jan Plan 2018 Allyssa Kullberg ‘18, EcoMinga Foundation, Ecuador Emily Geske ‘18, Freedom Story, Thailand; Thomas Kiffney ‘18, Mook Sea Farm, Maine Jan Plan 2017 Brian Kim’18, University of Waikato, New Zealand Julia Nelson’19, Appalachian Mountain Club; Rebecca Chmiel ‘17, University of Texas Marine Institute, ME & TX Sarah Backstrand ‘18, Food and Water Watch, NY Jan Plan 2016 Alexander Churchill ’17, South African Foundation for the Conservation of Seabirds, Molly McGavick ’18, Environmental Business Council of New England Summer 2015 Jessica Batchelder ’17 The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter Jan Plan 2014 Guillermo Sapaj ’14,  Conservacíon Patagonica, Chile Shannon Oleynik ’16, Spanish Creek Rainforest Reserve, Belize Michelle Burt ’14, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Management Department Noma Moyo ’15, Environmental Management Agency, Zimbabwe Jeff Meltzer ’15, Small Planet Institute, Massachusetts Summer 2013 Molly Cox ’15, Blue Green Alliance, Washington, D.C. 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.

Jan Plan 2022 Chloe Shader ’24, Maine Conservation Voters Jan Plan 2021 Margaret Baker ’21, 7 Lakes Alliance Summer 2020 Mara McDonough ’20, NRCM, Ellie Batchelder ’22, Natural Resources Council of Maine Jan Plan 2020 Mara McDonough ’20, NRCM, Bronya Lechtman ’20, MOFGA, Melody Larson ’20, Maine Conservation Voters Summer 2019 Lilli Garza ’20, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Law Program, Massachusetts, Hania Lincoln Lenderking ’20, Broad Arrow Farm, Maine, Caroline Wren ’20, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Maine Jan Plan 2019 Mariel Ferragamo ’20 Natural Resources Council of Maine, Augusta, Maine Summer 2018 Lily Wong ’21, High Peaks Initiative Jan Plan 2018 Jared Fong ‘20, GreenTrACS, Dartmouth, NH Monica Colmenares ‘19, Schoodic Institute, ME Summer 2017 Amy Andreini ‘19, Maine Lakes Resource Center, ME Thomas Kiffney ‘18, Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network Program, Maine Katherine Cole ‘20, Appalachian Mountain Club; Catherine Haut ‘18, B.GOOD on Hannah Farm, MA Jan Plan 2017 Barlow Peelle ‘18, Schoodic Institute, ME Thomas Kiffney ‘18, Schoodic Institute, ME  Jan Plan 2016 Wes Zebrowski, Maine Audubon, Hannah Twombly ’16, Natural Resources Council of Maine Summer 2014 Andrew Newcomb ’15,  Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Aquatic Plant and Water Quality, ME Kiana Kiramure ’17,  Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Aquatic Plant and Water Quality, ME Summer 2013 Natalie Cecere ’15, Tufts Veterinary School, Wildlife Recovery Program, Massachusetts Andrew Newcomb ’15, Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Aquatic Plant and Water Quality, ME Summer 2012 Jack Mauel ’13,  Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Aquatic Plants and Community, ME 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. [/tboot_accordion_section] [tboot_accordion_section title=”Gordon ’64 Fellowships in Environmental Science”] Summer 2021 Elijah Bertan ’23, Environment Texas Jan Plan 2021 Madeline Brodrick ’22, Gender in Maine Fisheries with Professor McClenachan. Tessa Houston ’21, Schoodic Institute Summer 2020 Emily Gallagher Oceana Jan Plan 2020 Emilie Pilchowski ’22, WWOOF- Lahaina and Wailele Farms, Grace Oh-Willeke ’20, San Diego River Park Foundation, Mae Sefransky ’20, WWOOF- Kolea Farm Summer 2019 Eleonor Bauwens ’20, Oceana, Washington DC, Lena Martin ’20, Living Roots Farm, Indiana Jan Plan 2019 Eleonor Bauwens ’20, One Ocean Diving, Hawaii Summer 2018 Catherine Fraser ’19, Oceana, Washington, DC Henry Locke ’19, Schoodic Institute, ME Lena Martin ’20 Trust for Public Land, ME Kabir Singh ’20, Trust for Public Land, ME Jan Plan 2018 Katherine Berry ‘20, Ocean One Conservation, HI Summer 2017 Emma Howard ‘18, Schoodic Institute, ME Joelle Young ‘18, Franklin Park Zoo, MA Jan Plan 2016 Rebecca Chmiel, Stream and River Ecology Lab at Notre Dame University Summer 2015  Ben Semmes ’17, VT Energy Investment Corporation, Burlington, VT; Cameron Barner ’16, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA; Peter Craig ’16, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA; Sophia Samuels ’16, Green Building World Wide, New York, New York; Sara LoTemplio ’16 Chazy Orchards, Chazy, NY;  George Voigt ’17 Round River Conservation Studies, British Columbia Jan Plan 2014 Grace Reville ’14, Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Anna Hess ’14, Community Water Solutions, Ghana, Africa Serena Haver ’16, Community Water Solutions, Ghana, Africa Summer 2014 Elizabeth Sull ’16,  Colby Environmental Studies Program Internship, ME Summer 2013 Kellie Walsh ’15, Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket, Massachusetts Angie Cross ’15, Belize Zoo, Belize Mackenzie Nichols ’14, Field Researcher with Mississippi State University Faculty, Michigan Helaine Linden ’14,  Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Environmental Education Sarah Large ’14,  Colby Environmental Studies Program Internship, ME Summer 2012 Grace Reville ’14, Colby Environmental Studies Program Internship, ME Mackenzie Nichols ’14, Lufa Greenhouses, Montreal Canada Elizabeth Anderson ’14,  Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Environmental Education, ME 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.

[Summer 2022 Sonia Griffen, Jan Plan 2021 Benjamin Abramson ’22, Historical Hurricane Activity in the Caribbean with Professor Robinson. Conall Butchart ’22, Recent advances/efforts in developing hurricane-resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean. Charlotte Del Col ’21, Tidal Energy with Professor Bates. Mykela Patton ’22, How prominent conservation societies are addressing their white supremacist histories with Professor Sullivan Summer 2020 Jackie Florman ’22, WWOOF- Lahaina and Wailele Farms, Teddy Storrs ’22, Perry Institute for Marine Sciences, Eana Bacchiocchi ’21, Environment Texas, Gabriella Kim ’21, Environment Texas Jan Plan 2020 Jackie Florman ’22, WWOOF- Lahaina and Wailele Farms Summer 2019 Benjamin Abramson ’22, North Forest Canoe Trail, Maine, James Burnett ’20, Maine Conservation Voters, Maine, Sihang Chen ’20, NASA DEVELOP, Arizona, Jared Fong ’20, Cultivating Communities, Maine, Lilli Garza ’20, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Law Program, Massachusetts, Keturah Stinson ’21, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Maine, Shengyan Zhuang ’20, The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), China Jan Plan 2019 Catherine Fraser ’19, Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Pipeline Research Project, Minnesota, Eli Hanschka ’19, Avalanche Science and Forecasting in Maine Research Project, Maine & Colorado, Bronya Lechtman ’20, Jewish National Fund (JNF), Israel, Ian Peterson ’21, Variations in Front Range Snowpack Research Project, Colorado Summer 2018 Isa Berzansky ’19, Environmental Health & Strategy Center, Portland, ME Helen Sears ’20, National Science Foundation Katie Senechal ’19, Cultivating Community, Waterville, ME Skylar Tupper ’20, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Bend, OR Anna Van Dreser ’20, National Ecology Observation Network, Alaska Jan Plan 2018 Sarah Backstrand ‘18, Biodiversity International, Uganda Katie Cole ‘20, National Tropical Botanical Garden, HI Hudson McNamee ‘18, TIST & Bioversity, Uganda Brian Kim ‘18, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Summer 2017 Hudson McNamee ‘18, Associated Earth Sciences, Inc., WA Zachary Mondschein ‘18, Root Capital Inc., MA Reggie Huang ‘19, International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability, Shanghai, China  Jan Plan 2017 Joanna Keel ‘19, TechnoServe, Swaziland, Africa Jan Plan 2016 Casey Ballin ’16, Killimanjaro Coffee Plantation, Brian Kim ’18, Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences Summer 2015   Samantha Lovell ’16, Oceana, Washington D.C.; Emily Walker ’16, Oceana, Washington, D.C.; Jack Sears ’17, National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C; Chase Goldston’ 18, Cape Eleuthra Institute, Bahamas; Alexa Junker ’16, Friends of the Earth, Germany, Bund, Germany; Shannon Oleynik ’16, Environment Maine, Portland, Maine; Jeff Tucker ’16 Oregon Natural Desert Association, Bend, OR Summer 2014 Sara Miller ’15- Wildlife Conservation Society, NY Liz McCormack ’15- Environment Maine, ME Kellie Walsh ’15- adidas Group, Sustainability Division, MA 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. [/tboot_accordion_section] [tboot_accordion_section title=”Michael D. Sullivan Research Fund”]Jan Plan 2020 Jared Fong ’20, Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative Summer 2019 Sihang Chen ’20, NASA DEVELOP, Arizona, Colleen George ’21, Utila Dive Center (UDC), Honduras Jan Plan 2019 Arunika Bhatia ’19, DC Office, Congressman Scott Peters, Washington DC, Cindy Nguyen ’20, Environmental Coalition of South Seattle, Washington Summer 2018 Carolyn Kwak ’19, Mills College, Oakland, CA Jan Plan 2018 Mara McDonough ‘20, City University of New York, NY Adrienne Tracy ‘20, City University of New York, NY Summer 2017 Sarah Backstrand ‘18, Biodiversity International, Rome, Italy Jan Plan 2017 Carmen Wu ‘19, World Resources Institute, China Summer 2015  Clea Harrelson ’16 Sebasticook Regional Land Trust, Unity, Maine; Taylor Schlichting ’16, Audubon, Portland, Oregon; Altinay Karasapan ’16, American Wind Energy Association, Washington, D.C. Summer 2014 Katherine Rizk ’15- PDX Wildlife, WA Hannah Twombley ’16- Gulf of Maine Research Institute, ME Xuan Du ’16- Better Farm, NY Summer 2013 Taylor Witkin ’14, NOAA Fisheries Science Center, Hawaii Olivia Avidan ’15, Environment Maine 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.

Summer 2014 Maddie Johnson ’15- Urban Beekeeping Lab, MA Grace Fowler ’17-  Rocky Mountain Biological Lab, CO