Undergraduate Intern Programs
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Internship Programs give students a chance to gain meaningful experience in a variety of careers with projects spanning from ecological research, education, outreach and policy, to the social science fields.
Year-round Internship Program
Each year NGRREC hosts quarterly internship programs for college sophomores, juniors and seniors. This program is a paid internship opportunity and gives students an opportunity to gain real experience in a variety of environmental careers such as ecological research, education, social science and policy. National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Internship Programs give students a chance to gain meaningful experience in a variety of careers with projects spanning from ecological research, education, outreach and policy, to the social science fields.
This program is open exclusively to students enrolled in colleges and universities within the greater St. Louis area or residing in one of the seven counties within the Lewis and Clark Community College district. Each intern is managed by an advisor who is responsible for instruction, supervision and mentoring of the intern, as well as the design of the internship project. At the conclusion of this internship, students present their project results to their fellow interns, research advisors and invited guests at a professional Intern Symposium.
Applications are now open for summer 2022. Click here if interested in applying.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Wetland Science in a Modern World is a summer REU program supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Our REU program focuses on a modern integrative approach to studying wetlands using recent technological and theoretical developments with a goal of unifying wetland science across scales. More information is available at www.ngrrec.org/REU/.
Intern Program Information
How Projects Are Selected
A Call for Proposals is distributed to potential advisors each quarter. The proposals are reviewed and selected by a panel, and the list of available projects is posted on this page.
Applications
An application process is available online. This is a competitive program - we receive more than 130 applications per year. More info available at www.ngrrec.org/reu/apply/
Who May Apply?
The school year internship program is only open to students from select local colleges but the summer internship program is open to all current college students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with preference given to students currently in their sophomore and junior years. All college students are encouraged to apply, including community college and junior college students and international students.
Internship Locations
Locations differ each year according to where the advisors are located. Placement locations are offered primarily throughout Illinois but often stretch into the Midwest.
When you are considering a project, please consider factors such as transportation (Ex. Do you have a car for placement in a remote location?).
To see examples of previously supported projects, please download one of our Intern Symposium Proceedings which include abstracts and posters from each project.
For questions please email us at ngrrecintern@lc.edu.
Intern Symposium
Due to statewide restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Intern Symposium was presented virtually. A recording of the proceedings is available below or online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKy8sEk12qs.
Presentations
