Environment & Sustainability

A career in environmental sustainability intersects most industries. Imagine creating technology, developing programmatic solutions to reverse years of environmental deprivation, developing new and clean energy sources, or even designing/implementing sustainability policies and programs to preserve the planet’s natural resources for current and future generations. Sounds exciting? You've come to the right place!

Consider exploring these links to see internship, fellowship, volunteer, networking and career opportunities that may be of interest.

• On Campus and External Resources

  Here are some links for those interested in careers related to the environment.

  On-Campus Resources

  Center for Environmental Studies

  CES has hundreds of summer internship and research postings for local and national positions here. CES also has a library full of materials on environmental organizations, policy issues, and alumni activities. They host Log Lunches that bring alums to campus to speak about their careers and the issues about which they care the most.

  Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives

  The Zilkha Center researches investigate, supports promotes, and implements sustainability programs and educational initiatives.

  External Resources

  Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

  Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration (CRWI)

  Earth Institute at Columbia

  Engineering News Record

  Environment America Job Board

  Environmental Law Institute

  Environmental Policy and Management Grad Schools, US News and World Report

  Environmental Defense Fund

  Environmental Career Opportunities

  Good Food Jobs

  Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC)

  Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA)

  Natural Resources Defense Council

  The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

  Orion Magazine

  Society of Environmental Journalists

  Sustainable Business Jobs

  U.S. Green Building Council

  U.S. Department of Agriculture

  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Careers

  U.S. PIRG Board

  Water Environment Federation The Water Quality People

  Water Quality Association (WQA)

  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

  Society of Environmental Women Professionals

  International Society of Sustainability Professionals

  National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP)

  Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC)

  SustainUS – U.S. Youth for Sustainable Development

  American Planning Association

• Key Environmental Consulting Institutions

  • Arcadis
  • Jacobs
  • Ramboll Environ
  • Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
  • European Environment Agency
  • Strategic Sustainability Consulting
  • Marstel Day
  • Stantec
  • SWCA
  • Tetra Tech Inc.
  • TRC

• Summer Opportunities

  Several Locations

  • *Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
  • **U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Career Discovery Internship Program (CDIP)
  • *USDA Wallace-Carver Fellowship

  California

  • *Ceres Summer Internships
  • *Marine Physical Laboratory Summer Internship Program

  Hawaii

  • *Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Young Scientist Opportunity 

  Mid-Atlantic

  • *Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program 

  Midwest

  • *The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) Internship Program

  New England

  • Nature Conservancy GLOBE internship
  • *Ceres Summer Internships
  • *WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program
  • *Forest Foundation Internship Program

  New York and New Jersey

  • **MADRE Internship 

  The South

  • *Summer Environmental Education Internship
  • Houston Zoo Internships
  • *Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Internships and Projects
  • *Fisheries Management Summer Internship Program

  Washington D.C.

  * indicates a paid opportunity
  ** indicates a partially paid or funding-dependent paid opportunity
  *** indicates some other benefit is provided, such as housing
  NOTE: unpaid opportunities may be eligible for the Alumni Sponsored Internship Program.

  • *WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Internships
  • *Piedmont Environmental Council Fellowships

• Post-Grad Opportunities

  Several Locations

  * indicates a paid opportunity
  ** indicates a partially paid or funding-dependent paid opportunity
  *** indicates some other benefit is provided, such as housing

  • **SCA (Student Conservation Association) Gap Year Opportunities
  • *Peace Corps
  • *Arnold W. Fritz Scholarship
  • *AMS Graduate Fellowships
  • *Evolving Earth Foundation Student Grants
  • *Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organization
  • *Saltire Scholarships
  • *Kirchner Food Fellowship
  • *Healthline & Feeding America Stronger Scholarship

  California

  • *Ceres Jobs and Internships for Graduate Students
  • *Climate Corps Fellowship

  Mid-Atlantic

  • University of Delaware Minerals, Materials and Society Graduate Certificate
  • *University of Delaware Post Grad Fellowship Wind Energy
  • *Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Internship

  New England

  • *Ceres Jobs and Internships for Graduate Students
  • * Harvard Forest Summer Research Program

  New York and New Jersey

  • XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement at NYU GSAS

  Southwest

  • *ACES Summer Naturalist Programs

  Washington D.C.

  • *American Rivers Internships
  • *Rachel Carson Council Fellowship Program

  The West

  • *Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

• Diversity & Inclusion

  • Brown and Caldwell Minority Scholarship
  • Katharine H. Putnam Fellowship in Plant Science
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship