Rice Students' Environmental Experiences - learn about internships, jobs, volunteering opportunities, research projects, and other experiences that other Rice students have undertaken.

Study Abroad

If you are a Rice student and plan to do an off-campus program you must speak with Rice Academic Advising to arrange for a leave of absence and transfer of credit. Academic Advising can also help you locate the program that best meets you interests.

• Rice Study Abroad Office
• Rice Office of Academic Advising
• Sea Education Association - Sea Semester program
• Denmark International Studies Program - Programs in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Arctic Biology, Architecture and more!
• University of Costa Rica
• Institute for Central American Development Studies
• School for Field Studies
• StudyAbroad.com - Large number study abroad programs on one searchable site!
• AmerSpan Unlimited - Will place you in an internship or volunteer position that matches your area of interest in a Spanish speaking country .

Environmental Internships & Careers

Rice Undergraduates can contact the Center for the Study of Environment and Society for assistance finding an environmental internship.

The Student Conservation Association has new internships for the Spring and Summer. For more information, click here.

• Rice University Career Services
• Rice Alumni Contacts in Environmental Fields (Rice only)
• Student Conservation Association - Offers summer and year-round conservation internships. For more information contact Ashley Hansen [AHansen@thesca.org].
• Orion Grassroots Network - Internships with environmental nonprofit organizations
• The Environmental Careers Organization
• Environmental Careers World
• Environmental Protection Agency Internships
• Institute for Central American Development Studies - Internships in a variety of areas including the environment
• Internships with the Smithsonian Institute
• National Science Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
• Center for Environmental Citizenship
• Morris K. Udall Native American Summer Congressional Internship Program
• U.S. Department of Energy - Internship program
• Lawrence Livermore Laboratories - Internship Programs
• Boston Science Museum - Internships in science education
• Earth Vision's Job Board
• NCSE's Jobs and Internships
• Environmentalcareer.com
• EcoEmploy.com's Environmental Jobs and Careers
• Colgate's Environmental Career and Internship resources
• Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) - For general information about working for a PIRG, click here or visit their website at http://www.pirg.org/jobs/. For information on becoming a Campus Organizer, click here. For information on the PIRG Fellowship Program, click here.
• Global Park Exchanges - Promotes a range of pioneering internship positions throughout Mexico's National Parks and protected areas. Now seeking interns for three months to one year starting in September. Must be at least 21 years of age.

Scholarships

• The Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship - Undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships available for students in environmental fields
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Scholarships and fellowships for study in cultural affairs and the performing arts, population, conservation and the environment, and in public affairs
• US Department of Energy - Scholarships, fellowships, and internship/research opportunities
• National Security Education Program - Undergraduate scholarships for study abroad and Fellowships for Graduate study
• National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Fellowship Program - Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships