The Perennial Summer Internship Program at the Rubenstein School strives to provide valuable internship opportunities for you, Rubenstein School students, and to build and strengthen relationships with environmental companies, organizations and agencies working on critical issues. This is a competitive internship program and these 12-week, paid, credit-bearing internships range from part-time to full-time.
Most of the Perennial Internships are located in Vermont, while others may be located elsewhere in the Northeast. Rubenstein School students currently in their sophomore and junior years are eligible to apply for Perennial Internships. Students graduating in May 2026 are not eligible to apply for Perennial Internships.
Students who have been awarded a Perennial Internship in the past are eligible to apply for a new position with a new employer. They are not eligible to apply for the same or similar position with their past Perennial employer.
Apply
Perennial Internship openings are posted each December and applications are due in early February. Rising Juniors and Seniors in the Rubenstein School can apply for up to three positions. Students graduating in May 2026 are not eligible to apply.
The 2026 Perennial Internship postings are now live!
Our Internships
2026 Perennial Internship Descriptions
- ECHO Tourism Operations Intern
- Fitzgerald Environmental Consulting Water Quality Intern
- Middlebury Area Land Trust Land Stewardship Intern
- Mad River Valley Invasive Species Field Technician Intern (2 positions)
- Nantucket Land & Water Council Waterkeeper Intern
- New Village Farm Summer Camp Educator Intern
- Shelburne Stormwater Treatment Compliance & Implementation Intern (2 positions)
- South Hero Land Trust Place-Based Educator & Land Steward Intern (2 positions)
- The Nature Conservancy (Montpelier) Stewardship Assistant Intern
- Westport 101 Hospitality Intern
- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Environmental Scientist/Technician Intern
- Vermont Adaptive Sports & Recreation Instructor Intern (2 positions)
- VAAFM Agricultural Water Quality Research & Communications Intern
- Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Conservation Stewardship Intern
- UVM Adair Lab Forest Ecology & Soil Carbon Field/Lab Technician Intern (2 positions)
- UVM D'Amato Lab Forest Research Assistant Intern
- UVM Extension Forestry Climate Resilience Intern
- UVM Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program Assistant Intern
- UVM Limnology Lab Field Intern
- UVM Limnology Lab Phytoplankton Phenology Intern
- UVM Office of Sustainability CSP Implementation Intern
- UVM Research Forests Steward Intern (2 positions)
- UVM Research Vessel Deckhand Intern
- UVM Spatial Analysis Laboratory UAS Intern
More Internship Resources
There are many resources available from the Rubenstein School and the UVM Career Center for finding and applying to internships within and beyond the Perennial Internship Program.
Rubenstein School Internship Resources UVM Career Center Guide to InternshipsContact us
