Geography Internship Opportunities - Metropolitan Washington Area
Below is just a partial list of internship opportunities near Fredericksburg.
Included are positions and programs suited for students wishing to develop
their knowledge and skills in any area of geography - economic, environmental,
social, historical/cultural, and geographic techniques. If one or more
of these interests you, do not hesitate to talk with any member of the
faculty to get more information and to help you set up your internship.
Federal Government Internships
- Bureau
of Land Management
http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/explorers/joinin/sca.html
http://www.or.blm.gov/OR953/SEEP/Career%20Intern%20Announcement.htm - Central Intelligence Agency
- Coast Guard
- Congressional Offices (contact Senators' and Representatives' offices for intern information)
- Congressional Research Service
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) (Department of Justice)
- Department of Justice (General internship information)
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Defense Intelligence Agency (look under Special Programs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Forest Service
- Library of Congress
- National Park Service
- Smithsonian Institution
- United States Geological Survey
- United States Agency for International Development:
Summer Internships (Africa)
USAID Volunteer student interns - White House Internship Programs
- A-Z Index of all government departments and agencies
Sustainable Development, Environmental and Nature Internships
- The African Wildlife Foundation
- Alliance to Save Energy
- Beyond Pesticides
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Fairfax Releaf
- Friends of the Earth
- Land Trust Alliance
- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- People for the American Way
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- The Pinchot Institute for Conservation
- Resources for the Future
- Save America's Forests
- Sierra Club
- Society of American Foresters
- Wilderness Society
- World Resources Institute
Social Justice, ECONOMIC DEVELOPment, and Public Interest Organizations
- ACCION
- Alliance for Justice
- American Red Cross
- Ashoka
- Aspira (supporting Latino youth)
- Business Executives for National Security
- Center for Community Change
- Center for Public Integrity
- Center for Public Interest
- Child Welfare League of America
- Cultural Resource Diversity Programs
- Fonkoze
- Fund for Peace
- Heritage Foundation
- Human Rights Watch
- The Institute for Policy Studies
- Immigration and Refuge Services of America
- Institute of Cultural Affairs
- International Campaign for Tibet
- International Justice Mission
- Kiva
- Microfinance Gateway
- National Public Radio
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- People for the American Way
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- POGO (Project on Government Oversight)
- Public Citizen
- Refugees International
- Taxpayers for Common Sense
- TransAfrica Forum
- U.S. Committee on Refugees
- Visions in Action (Volunteers in International Development)
- Voices for America's Children
- WAVE (Work, Achievement, Values, and Education):
- World Bank
Internship Clearing Houses
- Environmental Careers Organization
- Everett Pubic Service (extensive!)
- Federal Government Internships and Summer Job
Local Governments
Most local government organizations do not have information on internships available on their website. Try calling an office directly - for example: planning, economic development, human resources, social services, police/fire/emergency disaster management, public works, schools, library etc)
- Caroline County
- Fairfax County Park Authority
- Fairfax County Public Library
- Fairfax County Human Services
- Fredericksburg City (call any office of interest)
- King George County (call any office of interest)
- Orange County Virginia (call any office of interest)
- Spotsylvania County (call any office of interest)
- Stafford County
(call any office of interest):
http://www.co.stafford.va.us/personnel/ - Prince William County
(call any office of interest):
http://www.co.prince-william.va.us/
Fredericksburg Area Non-Profit and Community Groups, State Agencies
* Call directly for information on internship/volunteer opportunities.
- Catholic Charities - Fredericksburg Office
- Central Rappahannock Regional Library
- Downtown Greens
- First Nations Development Institute
- Fredericksburg Area Food Bank
- Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services, Inc.
- Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
- Fredericksburg City Schools
- Fredericksburg
Sister City Association
http://fsca.communitypoint.org/newslet.html - Friends of the Rappahannock
- Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity
- Historic Fredericksburg Foundation
- National Organization for the Advancement of Hispanics
- Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging
- Rappahannock Area Community Services Board
- Rappahannock Area Development Commission
- Sirenian International (manatee advocacy group)
- Sister Cities
- SPCA of Fredericksburg
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Program (Spotsylvania Office)
- Virginia Corps
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (Richmond, VA)
- Virginia Natural Heritage Program (Richmond, VA)