To undertake an internship, students, often in consultation with a faculty mentor, identify a sponsoring organization and supervisor within that organization. The student, supervisor, and faculty mentor agree to a program of work and complete the department’s internship agreement form (docx). Students are expected to complete 40 hours of work over the semester for each academic credit earned (typical 3-credit internships are 120 hours over the 15-week semester or summer period). Internships completed during the academic year can earn credit as GEOG 3991 and GEOL 3991: Internship. The College of Arts and Sciences also offers the option to complete summer internships and earn credit as CAS 2991. Considering one of these internship options? Speak to your advisor and check out the excellent internship resources for all students in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Previous geography students have interned at Northern Cartographic, Population Media Center, US Senate offices, Burlington Housing Authority, The Nature Conservancy, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Vermont Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Weather Service, to name a few.

Glass Internship Program

This merit-based scholarship offers geography majors the opportunity to subsidize an unpaid internship experience. These scholarships are awarded each spring semester to students who have identified a sponsoring organization supervisor and faculty mentor. To apply, see the Career Center Internship Scholarship to begin the application process. Additional eligibility details for Geography funding (PDF) are available under “Award Details.” In addition, the student should request that a letter of support from one Geography faculty member, who will serve as their faculty mentor for the internship, be submitted to geography@uvm.edu after the initial application.