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WLW-ECOS Internships

The WLW-ECOS听Internship听program provides College of Science undergraduate students with real-world experience working at approved non-profit and governmental environmental organizations. This paid听internship听program enables students to apply their academic knowledge in professional settings while building valuable skills and connections in the environmental field.听Internships听may be in-person, remote, or hybrid, and students may work successively at different organizations.听

Compensation: $22 per hour (maximum $7,500 per student)听

Eligibility听

  • Full-time degree-seeking College of Science students听
  • Junior or senior status听
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0听
  • Must complete either Course IDS 3941 (Science Internship Course) for credit or Course IDS 3949 (Professional Internship Course) for zero credit during first semester of internship听
  • Faculty letter of recommendation required听(requested after application)
  • Final selection by internship organization听
  • Non-COS students are ineligible听听

Important Dates听

  • Rolling Application Window: Apply for fall or spring
  • Starting Date: Approximately one month from acceptance of offer letter

Application Requirements听

Before you apply, you will need to write three 500-word limit essays. You will also need to select the organizations that you wish to work with. Please use this template for both requirements:听

Personal statement consisting of three essays (500-word limit each) describing:听

  1. Your completed environmental science coursework and relevant volunteer, research, and work experience,听
  2. The impact you would like to make in your career, and听
  3. An obstacle and how you overcame it听

Documents that are听required:听

  • Three personal essays听
  • Resume with relevant experience听
  • 国产自拍 transcript (unofficial)听
  • Faculty letter of recommendation听

Internship听Requirements听

  • Submit final internship report for each organization (1,000-word limit)听
  • Attend an ECOS Expo听
  • Present internship experience at ECOS Expo OR to two COS classes (with permission of course instructor)听
  • Provide photographic or video content for ECOS social media听

Current WLW-ECOS Funded Internships and other internships are all posted in 国产自拍's Handshake system. Students must apply through 国产自拍's Handshake system. To find all environmental-related internships, search "environment", search by your major, and search "ECOS".听

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