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Research with Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talk with any of the Environmental Studies faculty members about opportunities to work with them on research projects and develop your own independent research projects.\u00a0 To start, contact our director of undergraduate studies\u00a0Dr. Victoria Campbell-Arvai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Internships<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the summer opportunities offered by the ENST Program, ENST also offers internship opportunities for course credit through our\u00a0ENST-492: Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship\u00a0<\/a>course that is offered every Fall and Spring semester. Other internships are available with many organizations and government agencies.<\/p>\n

External programs to explore:<\/p>\n

AECOM fall\/summer internships (Los Angeles)<\/a><\/p>\n

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Citizens Cimate Lobby Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Los Angeles Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

ClimateBase job listing site<\/a><\/p>\n

County of Orange Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

C-StREAM<\/a>: internship program that supports students that identify as a person of color or first generation college student in environmental protection and restoration in the Chesapeake Bay watershed<\/p>\n

Environmental Defense Fund Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Greening Youth Foundation<\/a>: organization that connects underrepresented youth and young adults to conservation careers.\u00a0 Multiple internship and fellowship opportunities in places like the Park Service, Forest Service, Fish & Wildlife Service and more.<\/p>\n

Gulf of Maine Research Institute REU program<\/a><\/p>\n

Latino Heritage Internship Program (National Park Service)<\/a><\/p>\n

Los Angeles County Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Maryland Sea Grant REU program<\/a><\/p>\n

National Geographic Externships<\/a><\/p>\n

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) student opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

National Resources Defence Council Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (mulitple sites)<\/a><\/p>\n

REEF Marine Conservation Internship<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientists in Parks Fellowship<\/a>: placement within the National Park Service for work on natural resources projects.<\/p>\n

Sierra Club Environmental Law Internship<\/a><\/p>\n

Sierra Club Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Student Conservation Association (SCA)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nature Conservancy<\/a><\/p>\n

United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office of North America Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Department of Energy Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Student Summer Employment Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Green Building Council<\/a><\/p>\n

White House Council on Environmental Quality Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

World Wildlife Fund Internship Programs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nResearch and Internships - Environmental Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/research-and-internships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Research and Internships - Environmental Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/research-and-internships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Environmental Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-17T17:41:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/research-and-internships\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/research-and-internships\/\",\"name\":\"Research and Internships - 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