Multiple $8,500 Paid Summer Internships/Fellowships for ES majors! Application Deadline Feb 4th
Eric Zimmerman
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Below are some AMAZING Summer Fellowships for
undergraduate students through
the UCSB
Bren Environmental Leadership (BEL) program. It offers a number of paid
summer
fellowships ($8500 stipend) for pairs of undergraduate and
graduate
students (Bren MESM & PhD)
to work on environmental science projects.
The program includes a wide range of projects each year, including
both
academic environmental science research and internships with
Bren-UCSB partner
organizations. The mission of this program is to increase the
number of
first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented students
working towards
careers in the environmental field and natural sciences. The
10-week
intensive summer program provides fellowship support, networking,
and training
opportunities for BEL Fellows through connection with learning
communities,
career skills workshops, and presentation opportunities.
Program Details
- Undergraduate students receive direct support from a Bren graduate student mentor, and graduate students gain valuable mentoring and project management experience
- Summer program includes weekly professional development workshops and community building events during summer quarter
- Project teams prepare short, flash-talk style
presentations to the BEL community at the end of the summer and
are invited to
participate in the Mantell
Symposium in Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation in
Fall
Summer 2025 Opportunities Include:
The BEL Program is accepting applications for 5 summer internship
positions! These positions are only open to first-year MESMs and
continuing PhD
students and provide a $8500 stipend for a 10-week position. The
graduate
intern will provide mentorship for their partnered undergraduate
intern. The application deadline is February 4. Additional
details about the projects and application are provided in the
attached
documents.
The
White Buffalo
Land Trust: This internship will focus on leveraging remote
sensing
datasets to inform the implementation of rotational grazing, a
management
practice that involves the frequent movement of livestock between
pastures.
Monterey
Bay
Aquarium: This project will conduct a comprehensive customer
discovery
process consisting of interviews with key stakeholders in a
variety of roles
within seafood supply chains. The goal of this project is to
elicit the
information needs and pain points these stakeholders have in
producing and
procuring more sustainable seafood.
Tillamook: The graduate intern will work with Tillamook's Stewardship team on environmental projects and provide mentorship for their partnered undergraduate intern. They will research and vet MMRV (measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification) external consultant/software programs, integral to our Climate Action Plan and goals. The intern will also help the organization assess readiness for upcoming sustainability regulations, benchmark competitor and customer sustainability programs and goals, conduct background research on lead NGOs, and assist with other projects as identified.
Bren
Comm: To
bring Women Doing Science to classrooms, we will develop an online
R-based “Shiny”
app dashboard that
repurposes Women Doing Science posts for schools. The
undergraduate will lead
the curriculum side while the graduate student will lead the data
science side
(with crossover based on interest).
805 UndocuFund: This project addresses the compounded challenges faced by undocumented farmworker communities in our region, and will particularly focus on the disproportionate health and environmental risks these residents experience due to climate-induced wildfires. Because publicly available data often lacks information about undocumented workers, particularly concerning their health and economic vulnerabilities, the Graduate Student Mentor (Mentor) will develop interview and survey questions that 805 UndocuFund will use to understand disparities in health impacts, economic losses, and access to resources and disaster relief during and after wildfire events.
More information about this program is online
here.
Applications should include:
- A brief statement (2-3 paragraphs) describing your interest in this project and how your experience and qualifications make you a good fit. We welcome insights into how your experiences or perspectives might shape your contribution to the BEL community.
- A resume or CV, including any relevant coursework and previous experience.
You can apply directly to the projects that interest you.
Applicants must be
full-time continuing UCSB undergraduate students with at least 2
quarters
remaining before graduation at the time of application. The BEL
program is open
to students from all majors and backgrounds. Check back here for
available
positions, or keep an eye out on Handshake and campus listservs.
For questions from students or organizations interested in joining
the program,
please contact BEL Program Director, Dr. Krystal Onyekwuluje (kry...@bren.ucsb.edu)
-- Eric D. Zimmerman (he/him) Student Services Manager, Lecturer Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara To schedule a Zoom advising appointment visit: https://tinyurl.com/8nrcckds "Work Hard ~ Play Harder!"