Internships at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has an ever-increasing need for well
trained, qualified professionals in science, technology,
and finance to meet the environmental needs of the future. Region
5 has a proud tradition of protecting the environment
in the Midwest and our staff has met challenges for over
25 years to make our air, land, and water resources much
cleaner than ever before.
With the establishment of an Academic Relations Program
in Region 5 in 1992, we promote the understanding and involvement
of issues related to the protection of the environment by
providing graduate and undergraduate students with the opportunity
to work with environmental professionals in developing high-quality
studies on priority environmental and program management
issues and providing students with basic environmental research
work.
Region 5's Academic Relations Program has resulted in its
eighth successful year in mentoring the "best and brightest" students
throughout the Nation in Region 5. We have supported nearly
500 students from over 40 universities and colleges in the
United States, with students also from Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Academy Colleges and
Universities.
Each of our intern's projects have been developed as a training
assignment to enhance their educational awareness in protecting
human health, preservation of natural resources, to identify
environmental problems that await us in the 21st century,
to offer solutions to solve these problems and to ultimately
inspire these students to consider environmental careers.
Students have participated fully and assisted EPA staff in
the development of many of the activities and/or events scheduled
in the Region that address our environmental priorities and
EPA's national program priorities.
Interested students are to forward their resume with a letter
of introduction to The Environmental
Careers Organization (ECO) located at 179 South Street
in Boston, MA 02111. Over 85% of the students who participate
in our intern program are recruited from ECO's database for
full/part-time, summer, and year-round internships.
ECO/EPA internships are open to enrolled college undergraduates,
recent graduates (not to exceed from a 3 month period from
the student's graduation date), and enrolled graduate and
law students. ECO and EPA specifically seeks students with
academic majors or experience in natural resource management,
physical and life sciences, engineering, environmental sciences,
computer science and technology, etc.
Intern salaries range from $10.00 to $18.75 an hour. Some
interns also receive a travel allowance if their projects
requires them to travel. We recruit for summer interns in
March/April and make selections in May/June. For additional
information on ECO student internships at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, contact:
Ethel Leonara Crisp
Regional ECO Intern Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waste, Pesticides and Toxics Division
77 West Jackson Boulevard, DM-7J
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Phone (312) 353-1442 (direct line)
Fax (312) 353-6519
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