Environmental Studies Internships
Start doing what you’re studying by taking advantage of internship opportunities in government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and businesses in New York City. Incorporate hands-on learning in your course work. Internships in your career track give you an edge in employment and graduate school applications.
Internship Search Sites
Search "environmental," "sustainable," "conservation," etc.
Search "environmental," "sustainable," "conservation," etc.
Fordham University Internship Programs
Career Services Internships (use Handshake search tool)
Serving the City (paid internships only for Fordham students)
Project True (paid Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo internships only for Fordham students)
Student Research Program (grants available for research projects linked to internships)
Louis Calder Center (ecological research internships, contact Assistant Director, Alissa Perrone [email protected])
Fordham's Environmental Studies program has working relationships with many of the following organizations at which students have interned in the past. If a link does not go directly to the internship/volunteer page, search the site for volunteer/internship, jobs, or contact us.
NYC Government Offices
State and Federal Agencies, NYC offices
NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
US Environmental Protection Agency
National Park Service
NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
US Environmental Protection Agency
National Park Service
Gateway National Park (NYC)
National Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Geological Survey
National Science Foundation
National Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Geological Survey
National Science Foundation
United Nations, NYC Offices
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (Climate Change/Sustainable Development)
NYC Conservation and Education Institutions
Wildlife Conservation Society (zoological parks and aquarium, see internship/volunteer pages of particular locations)
Wildlife Conservation Society (general internship search site)
Prominent Environmental Organizations in NYC
Bronx River Alliance
Sustainable South Bronx
Audubon Society
Student Conservation Association
Center for Humans and Nature
New York Restoration Project
The Gaia Institute
NYC Million Trees Project
Human Impacts Institute
Sustainable South Bronx
Audubon Society
Student Conservation Association
Center for Humans and Nature
New York Restoration Project
The Gaia Institute
NYC Million Trees Project
Human Impacts Institute
Urban Green Council (Design, Energy Efficient Building)
NYC Parks, Community Gardens, and Green Space
Green Development, Sustainable Real Estate
(search "Sustainable Real Estate" or just "Sustainability")
Environmental Consulting/Renewable Energy Businesses
Environmental Justice Organizations NYC
Urban Agriculture Organizations NYC
The Edible Academy (NY Botanical Garden)
The Edible Academy (NY Botanical Garden)
Public Health Offices and Organizations NYC
Sustainable Businesses NYC
Fordham University Responsible Business Coalition (contact: Michael Pirson)
Green Strategies, Inc.
Great Forest Sustainability Solutions
Karbone, A Renewable Energy and Environmental Markets Firm
Great Forest Sustainability Solutions
Karbone, A Renewable Energy and Environmental Markets Firm
(Also search "sustainable businesses NYC" or search for NYC branches of large firms, e.g. Whole Foods)
K-12 Education NYC
The Edible Academy (NY Botanical Garden)
Education Programs at NYC Deptartment of Parks
Education Programs at above-listed conservation organizations and zoos
Search Handshake for tutoring/internships
Search Environmental Schools + NYC borough
Environmental Consulting/Renewable Energy Businesses
Summer Research Internships (paid), NYC area and elsewhere
NSF REU Program
Fordham University Louis Calder Center (Armonk, NY)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, NY
NSF REU Program
Fordham University Louis Calder Center (Armonk, NY)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, NY