Internships

A wide array of internships provide students with opportunities to apply principles learned in their coursework, explore career options, and make links with potential employers. The WEC Internship Program places students with conservation and management agencies throughout Florida. Other students participate in faculty research at UF or national internship programs such as those sponsored by the Student Conservation Association.

Federal Internships

• Student Conservation Association
• Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)
• US Forest Service

National Internships

• American Zoological Association
• The National Council for Science and the Environment
• Chicago Botanic Garden Internships

International Internships

• InternAbroad

Policy Internships

• Loop Legislative Internship Program
• The Washington Center
• The Wildlife Society

Florida Internships

• Northwest Florida Water Management District
• St. Johns River Water Management District
• South Florida Water Management District
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Suwannee Water Management District

NGO Internships

• Conservancy of Southwest Florida
• Conservation International
• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
• National Wildlife Federation
• The Nature Conservancy (by region)
• World Wildlife Fund
• University of Florida Career Resource Center (internships database)

International Programs

By participating in field studies abroad, many WEC students gain first hand experience with unique ecosystems, international conservation issues, and local cultures in diverse systems such as the tropical forests of Costa Rica, savannas of Africa, and coral reefs of Australia. Credits for courses taken abroad through the international programs at UF (and many other institutions) can be applied toward your degree.

UF International Programs