Summer Intern Program for Environmental Justice Community Organizations

Posted by on November 8, 2002

Summer Intern Program for Environmental Justice Community Organizations
http://www.epa.gov/oeca/ej

Since 1992, the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has sponsored a Summer Intern Program through a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO), a non-profit organization located in Boston. Approximately, 2,000 students from all parts of the U.S., from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and all academic levels (undergraduate, graduate and doctoral) have participated in this educational program. The students have received training on challenging science, engineering, management, education and policy-related projects at EPA. In 2000, OEJ initiated the Community Intern Program, through which more than 40 students have experienced environmental protection at the grassroots level. Because of the success of this initiative and the overwhelming response of organizations, the Community Intern Program will be available annually and will place 30 interns with local community organizations.

Preference will be given to community organizations that were not selected the previous year. Students must be citizens of the United States, its territories, or possessions, or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

If your organization would like to participate in this opportunity to receive a student this summer, your project description must be received by January 31st for placement that summer. Your project must be to develop research, or be of a research nature, (i.e., conducting a survey, doing research, collecting and analyzing data) which will be used to expand scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied.

If you know of a student who would be interested, send his/her resume at the same time you send your project description form to: Jing Yang, Attn: Community Intern Program, ECO, 179 South Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111; E-mail to lcavano@eco.org; yang@eco.org; by fax to 617-426-8159.

Each student will receive a stipend of $450 a week. Location of housing is the responsibility of the student.

Students must register with ECO to participate. If you know of students in your community that would be interested in this opportunity and who are currently enrolled in a college or university, even if not being proposed for your project, you may have them send a resume to Jing Yang.

For more information, you may contact Jing Yang, Intern Coordinator for ECO at 617-426-4783, Ext. 129 or Renee Goins, EPA/ECO Intern Program Coordinator, (202-564-2598), E-Mail: goins.renee@epa.gov, or fax to: 202-501-1106.

An Organization Must Complete the Project Description Form To Be Able To Participate. All Project Forms Must Be Received By January 31,2003