Student Internship Program
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals offers Internship Programs for Native American college students during the summer and during the academic year.
Meet our interns and learn about their projects.
Students:
Air Quality Internship (SSI) Program. Learn about paid 8-week summer internship and academic year internship opportunities for Indigenous college students
The Student Summer Internship (SSI) program is an 8-week program. The Academic year internships are over the course of your academic calendar. The purpose of this internship program is for students to gain hands-on skills and
experience with EPA or other governmental and tribal environmental offices in managing and monitoring air quality. The internship program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Water Resources and Land Management Internship Program. Learn about paid summer and academic year internship opportunities for Indigenous college students.
The Water and Land Summer Internship program is an 8 to 10-week program. The purpose of this internship program is for students to gain hands-on skills and experience with tribal organizations, state and federal agencies, and
water or land management NGO’s. The internship program is funded by the Catena Foundation, Mighty Arrow Foundation and the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy
Hosting an ITEP Intern:
Air Quality Internship:
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is seeking intern host sites for the Air Quality Internship Program. Tribal environmental offices, EPA offices, and other tribal environmental organizations that are
selected as host sites, will host a college student for eight weeks during the summer or thirty weeks throughout the academic year. We are considering applications for a virtual, hybrid or in-person internships.
Water Resources and Land Management Internship:
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is seeking tribal, federal or state agencies or NGO’s located within a Colorado River Basin state who are working on tribal water and land management efforts to host a college student
for an 8 to 10-week summer internship, or thirty weeks throughout the academic year. Entities with the ability to supervise and mentor internships in these areas are encouraged to apply. You are welcome to submit applications for both virtual,
hybrid, and in-person projects. The projects should focus on addressing water or integrated water and land management and policy issues relevant to tribal communities in one of the 9 Colorado River basin states in the US or Mexico.