Previous Interns Who Can Share Their Experiences:
| Caitlyn Carpenter | caitlyn_carpenter@brown.edu | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School |
| Allyssa Foster | allyssa_foster@brown.edu | RI DEM Office of Air Resources (OAR) |
| Daniel Graves | daniel_graves@brown.edu | RI TNC - Coastal Restoration |
| Will Malloy | william_malloy@brown.edu | RI TNC - Coastal Restoration |
| Amira Haileab | amira_haileab@brown.edu | Univ. of Miami School of Law Cntr for Ethics |
| Shannon Feerick-Hillenbrand | Shannon_feerick-hillenbrand@brown.edu | Univ. of Miami School of Law Cntr for Ethics |
| Faith Griffiths | faith_griffiths@brown.edu | Orion Magazine, Digital Communications |
| Kylie Brewer | kylie_brewer@brown.edu | RI DEM Bureau of Natural Resources |
| Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum | miapw@brown.edu | RWP Botanical Cntr, City of Providence Parks Dept |
Internship Partners in 2024
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Stormwater Innovation Center
- City of Providence Parks Department, RWP Botanical Center
- George Wiley Center
- Orion Magazine
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management,Office of Natural Resources
- The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island
- Coastal Restoration Project
- Climate & Government Relations
- Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
- University of Miami School of Law, Center for Ethics and Public Service, Community Equity Lab
Eligibility
You may apply if you meet ALL of the following criteria:
- You are an active Brown undergraduate student (May 2024 graduates are not eligible).
- Student must file an I9 and present HR with TWO original unexpired documents in order to be able to receive a summer stipend
- You must be taking courses on campus in Spring 2024. Students currently studying abroad have “away from campus” status, and are thus ineligible to apply.
- International students are eligible to apply, but may be subject to tax withdrawals if their nation of citizenship does not have treaty benefits with the U.S. - please contact the Brown Payroll Office if you have questions regarding this matter.
Program Expectations
- Students are expected to complete a minimum of 320 hours of supervised work (8-12 weeks). Experience is for the summer only, so work has to be completed by August 31, 2024.
- Students must collaborate with their supervisors to develop and submit a work plan to Dawn_King@brown.edu (cc to jeannel@brown.edu) by April 30, 2024.
- Provide a one paragraph mid-summer check-in.
- Create a short video about your experience that can be used to inform others about the program. We’re looking for something with a format similar to a TikTok post - recordings should have a vertical format, and be about a minute or less in length.
- Selected students and the organizations they work with will be required to submit feedback forms at the end of the internship experience
How to Apply
- We will be accepting online applications via Handshake
- Application deadline is Monday, February 19, 11:59pm EST
- Students are strongly encouraged to bring their resume and cover letter to the Center for Career Exploration or The Writing Center for review before submitting their application.
- Hiring organizations will directly contact potential candidates they wish to interview.
- Applicants should send inquiries to jeannel@brown.edu, instead of personally contacting organizations.
- Students will be notified of selection status by the end of March
Restrictions:
- These awards may not be combined with other funding from Brown, such as UTRA, Voss Fellowships, IBES ENVS Concentrator Summer Research & Internship Awards, Royce, or Link awards.
Applications must include the following:
- Cover Letter explaining your interest in the opportunity and how you believe this experience will benefit you academically & professionally.
- Current Résumé; you can visit the Center for Career Exploration site for résumé & cover letter tips.
- Provide your Banner ID number on references page, and the contact information for at least one reference (preferably a Brown faculty member, though not required). DON’T send letters of recommendation, just info on how to contact a reference in case organization chooses to ask them about you. Click here to download Reference Contact Information Form.