Overview
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's (SERC) Internship Program offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education. This program enables students to work on specific projects under the direction of SERC's professional staff and is tailored to provide the maximum educational benefit to each participant.
With the funding, along with generous donations from the Smithsonian Women's Committee, we are able to provide internship opportunities to qualified undergraduate students looking to further their knowledge in the sciences.
Our Projects
Projects include terrestrial, atmospheric, and estuarine environmental research within the disciplines of ecology, biology, chemistry, microbiology, botany, zoology, mathematics, and physics. Projects are also offered in environmental education and environmental information management (See Project Menu). Although students will become familiar with all the research being conducted by a particular staff member and with much of the research of SERC in general, individuals will devote most of their time to a project and content area of particular interest to them. Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in a selected field of study and to learn a variety of research techniques through firsthand experience. At the conclusion of the internship, student participants will be expected to present the findings of their independent projects in a formal seminar to the SERC community.
Eligibility and Appointment
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center will consider applications from currently enrolled undergraduate and beginning graduate students, or students who have recently graduated from an undergraduate or Masters program. Applicants must be in a position to commit fully to the completion of a project. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement to participate in this program.
Selection is based upon the student's academic credentials, extent of relevant training or experience, letters of recommendation, and the congruence of the student's expressed goals with those of the internship program. The Smithsonian does not discriminate on grounds of race, creed, sex, age, marital status, handicap, or national origin of any applicant.
The specific dates and duration of the internship appointment are arranged between the supervisor and the student. However, internship appointments are generally fulltime (40 hours per week), 10 to 16 weeks in length, and coincide with the usual academic semesters and summer terms.
Academic Credit
The Smithsonian awards no academic credit for studies conducted at the Institution. However, the Office of Fellowships is eager to assist in establishing mechanisms for universities to award credit upon satisfactory completion of projects. Representatives of colleges and universities wishing to develop formal agreements of this nature with the Smithsonian may contact the Office of Research Training and Services or SERC. In lieu of this, students are encouraged to work out arrangements directly with their advisors and departments.
Financial/Living Arrangements
Selected candidates will receive a stipend of $425.00 per week. Limited on-site dormitory space may be available for $75.00 per week. SERC does not supply board, although cooking facilities and utensils are available. The dorm can accommodate up to twelve residents at double occupancy. SERC is located in a semi-rural area seven miles south of the nearest public transportation lines, therefore it is strongly recommended to bring a vehicle for personal transportation, if possible. References may also be available for room rentals in the local area; personal transportation would be necessary for this option.
Multiple internships available year-round. Summer deadline: February 1, 2010
Contact
Internships and Fellowships
Dan Gustafson
443-482-2217
gustafsond@si.edu
Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center
P.O. BOX 28
647 Contees Wharf Road
Edgewater, Maryland 21037-0028
PHONE: 443-482-2200
FAX: 443-482-2380
WEB: http://www.serc.si.edu
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this internship
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's (SERC) Internship Program offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education. This program enables students to work on specific projects under the direction of SERC's professional staff and is tailored to provide the maximum educational benefit to each participant.
With the funding, along with generous donations from the Smithsonian Women's Committee, we are able to provide internship opportunities to qualified undergraduate students looking to further their knowledge in the sciences.
Our Projects
Projects include terrestrial, atmospheric, and estuarine environmental research within the disciplines of ecology, biology, chemistry, microbiology, botany, zoology, mathematics, and physics. Projects are also offered in environmental education and environmental information management (See Project Menu). Although students will become familiar with all the research being conducted by a particular staff member and with much of the research of SERC in general, individuals will devote most of their time to a project and content area of particular interest to them. Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in a selected field of study and to learn a variety of research techniques through firsthand experience. At the conclusion of the internship, student participants will be expected to present the findings of their independent projects in a formal seminar to the SERC community.
Eligibility and Appointment
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center will consider applications from currently enrolled undergraduate and beginning graduate students, or students who have recently graduated from an undergraduate or Masters program. Applicants must be in a position to commit fully to the completion of a project. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement to participate in this program.
Selection is based upon the student's academic credentials, extent of relevant training or experience, letters of recommendation, and the congruence of the student's expressed goals with those of the internship program. The Smithsonian does not discriminate on grounds of race, creed, sex, age, marital status, handicap, or national origin of any applicant.
The specific dates and duration of the internship appointment are arranged between the supervisor and the student. However, internship appointments are generally fulltime (40 hours per week), 10 to 16 weeks in length, and coincide with the usual academic semesters and summer terms.
Academic Credit
The Smithsonian awards no academic credit for studies conducted at the Institution. However, the Office of Fellowships is eager to assist in establishing mechanisms for universities to award credit upon satisfactory completion of projects. Representatives of colleges and universities wishing to develop formal agreements of this nature with the Smithsonian may contact the Office of Research Training and Services or SERC. In lieu of this, students are encouraged to work out arrangements directly with their advisors and departments.
Financial/Living Arrangements
Selected candidates will receive a stipend of $425.00 per week. Limited on-site dormitory space may be available for $75.00 per week. SERC does not supply board, although cooking facilities and utensils are available. The dorm can accommodate up to twelve residents at double occupancy. SERC is located in a semi-rural area seven miles south of the nearest public transportation lines, therefore it is strongly recommended to bring a vehicle for personal transportation, if possible. References may also be available for room rentals in the local area; personal transportation would be necessary for this option.
Multiple internships available year-round. Summer deadline: February 1, 2010
Contact
Internships and Fellowships
Dan Gustafson
443-482-2217
gustafsond@si.edu
Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center
P.O. BOX 28
647 Contees Wharf Road
Edgewater, Maryland 21037-0028
PHONE: 443-482-2200
FAX: 443-482-2380
WEB: http://www.serc.si.edu
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this internship
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