Water Resource and Land Management Internship Program

This program provides the opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills with tribal environmental offices or other organizations managing water and land resources.

The internships are designed to give current college students an opportunity to:

Enter water and land management professions and to build their professional skills and experience.
Receive a salary while studying water and related natural resources topics.
Increase the awareness of water resources issues and management perspectives for land and water management professionals and students.

Eligible students must meet the following:

Be a US Citizen.
Possess at valid driver's license. (Not required for all internships).
Be a full-time student during the current academic year (12 hrs undergrad, 9 hrs grad) with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
Be majoring in an environmental or related field like science (biology, chemistry, ecology), engineering, planning, policy, law, Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Planning, Public Policy, Law, Agricultural Sciences.
Positions open to all students.

Application Deadline:
2025 - 2026 Academic Year Internship Applications are due July 20th, 2025. Online Application
Summer 2026 Applications will be available in December 2025.

Application Process:

Complete registration
Review potential host site descriptions.
Be prepared to upload the following documents to your application. Please be sure your name is in each file name.
- A current resume (with your name as the file name)
- Please ask two references to complete the reference at this link: ITEP Internships Recommendation. References may also email recommendation letters directly to Kim.Shaw@nau.edu.
- Unofficial college transcript(s)
- A one-page (do not exceed 1 page) essay on your interest in environmental careers and working on tribal water and land resource issues. (Make sure essay has your name on it.)

This internship program is funded by the generosity of the Catena Foundation, Mighty Arrow Family Foundation, Resolution Copper, and SRP.

For more information, please contact:
Kim Shaw,
Kim.Shaw@nau.edu