NOAA internships are a great way for college students to explore potential career paths. Our summer interns work with NOAA experts for roughly 12 weeks during the summer. They contribute to NOAA’s mission, gain valuable experience, boost their resumes, and try out a potential science career.
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office teamed up with the Chesapeake Research Consortium to offer five Chesapeake-focused internships through two separate internship programs in summer 2024. These paid internships will ran from mid-May through mid-August. Applications were due by January 28, 2024.
Be sure to check out more NOAA Fisheries internships and other opportunities outside the Chesapeake Bay, too!
Chesapeake-Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring Program
Chesapeake-Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring is an internship program intended for students who identify as a member of underrepresented and underserved groups in science. These include students who identify as people of color, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQAI+ community, persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and first-generation college students. These internships are for undergraduate students who will enter their sophomore, junior, or senior year of college this fall. They are also open to recent college graduates, including graduate students. We offered two internships through the Chesapeake-Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring program.
Fish Ecology Intern
This internship was a field-based experience. The intern supported our fisheries-related survey operations and will work on independent projects that include analyzing fisheries data. They were based out of the Cooperative Oxford Lab in Oxford, Maryland.
Environmental Literacy—Workgroup Intern
This intern worked with the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Education Workgroup. They convened listening sessions that explore and document perspectives among diverse communities about the environment, health, and related topics. This internship could be based in either Annapolis or Oxford, Maryland.
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Summer Internship Program
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Summer Internship Program engages college students in working and learning about science, policy, and education. These internships are for students who will enter their sophomore, junior, or senior year of college in the fall. Applicants for these positions must reside in and/or attend college/university in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Field Technician Intern
This intern will work with our field team, supporting operations on the water and on land. Tasks will include fish community monitoring, bathymetric survey work, and buoy systems operation and maintenance. This internship could be based in either Annapolis or Oxford, Maryland.
Environmental Literacy—Climate Intern
This intern helped develop and implement environmental literacy programs focused on climate change. They worked independently and as part of a team to create tools and programs that support environmental literacy efforts. This internship could be based in either Annapolis or Oxford, Maryland.
Partnerships and Engagement Intern
This intern collaborated with organizations in the Choptank Habitat Focus Area on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in the Middle Peninsula Habitat Focus Area on Virginia’s Western Shore. They also engaged with communities including tribal nations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This intern was based in Annapolis, Maryland.
We enjoyed working alongside our 2024 summer interns. It was a great opportunity for interns and our NOAA experts alike!
