Environmental Policy Internships
Our students build on the professional curriculum offered at the Monterey Institute over the summer and during the academic year by participating in internships at a variety of government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private businesses.
We have developed relationships with a variety of local organizations where students work at paid and unpaid internships throughout the year. Special programs such as the International Professional Service Semester and the Development Project Management Institute Plus provide opportunities for students to earn a semester’s worth of academic credit while working full-time with leading environmental organizations. All of these internships help students gain professional experience, make valuable contacts in their field, and often lead directly to job offers.
Explore Past Internships
In recent years, environmental policy students have interned for a wide variety of local, national, and international organizations. Below you can browse a cross-section of these organizations within four subject areas:
- Business, Sustainability, and Development
- Energy and Climate Change
- Marine and Land Conservation
- General Environmental Policy and Planning
Business, Sustainability and Development
Local
- Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA)
- Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Sustainability Intern
- Sustainability Academy
- Sun-Plugged
National
- Environmental Protection Agency, Lean and the Environment Initiative, Washington, D.C.
- Sierra Nevada Alliance
- World Bank, Environmental Economics and Development Policy, Washington, D.C.
International
- American Environmental and Agricultural, Inc, Beijing, China
- The Becky Fund, Peru
- Choice Humanitarian
- International Institute for Environment and Development, Sustainable Markets Group, London
- World Conservation Union (IUCN), Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, Gland, Switzerland
Energy and Climate Change
Local
National
- Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
- California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA
- Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainable Water Infrastructure, San Francisco, CA
- Global Green, Climate Change Section, Washington, D.C.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program, Washington, D.C.
- Oregon Natural Desert Association, Climate Program, Bend, OR
Marine and Land Conservation
Local
- Big Sur Land Trust
- Blue Ocean Film Festival
- Center for Ocean Solutions
- Elkhorn Slough Foundation
- Friends of the Sea Otter
- Hilton Bialek Habitat
- Monterey Bay Aquarium – Seafood Watch
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceana
- Ocean Champions
- The Otter Project
- Surfrider Foundation
National
- Conservation International, Center for Conservation and Government, Arlington, Virginia
- National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
- United States Dept. of State, The Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science, Washington, D.C.
- WWF, Washington, D.C.
International
- Ecodecision, Quito, Ecuador
- Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The Nature Conservancy, Marine Programs, Bali, Indonesia
- World Conservation Union (IUCN), Species Trade and Use Unit, Cambridge, UK
General Environmental Policy and Planning
Local
- Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- Denise Duffy & Associates
- Monterey Regional Waste Management District
National
- NASA Office of External Relations, Washington, D.C
International
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Chemicals, Waste, and Environmental Governance, Geneva, Switzerland
- Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland
