Community Engaged Intern

Maryland Sea Grant is offering a 10-week summer internship for 2025. The intern will engage with the Watershed Stewardship Academy program, which works with local partners to raise community awareness and enable individuals to take action to improve the quality of local waterways. The intern will work with members of Maryland Sea Grant’s Extension and communications teams to contribute to a new module for watershed steward programs. While working on this project, the intern will have opportunities to engage with communities, attend site visits, and explore watershed restoration efforts underway in Maryland alongside experienced Extension specialists.

Location, Stipend, and Support

The internship will start after Memorial Day and is based in Baltimore County, Maryland. The internship will be hybrid, with time spent onsite in the office, working remotely, and visiting sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 10-week internship includes a stipend of $6,000. 

Eligibility

You must be a current undergraduate from a Maryland or District of Columbia college or university seeking a degree in natural, social, or environmental sciences, environmental policy, or communications/writing fields. 

Networking and Professional Development

The intern will join a network of students participating in similar programs across the country. As part of this internship, the intern will attend an in-person field experience (all expenses paid) from July 20-24 in North Carolina, where they will network with other community engaged interns and learn about coastal and marine science projects and programs. Interns will be connected to additional professional development opportunities to expose the participants to career opportunities throughout the internship period.