Bren School Student Internships

The Bren School places a strong emphasis on professional experience. All students are encouraged to gain experience through internships, part-time positions, professional memberships, conferences, fellowships, group projects, site visits, and practical class assignments. All Bren students are expected to complete an internship during the summer between their first and second year.

Professional experience allows students to learn about a particular field, develop contacts, and apply what they have learned in the classroom to real world situations.

Coming out of a professional school with no practical experience and/or no internship experience is unacceptable to most employers. Practical experience ranks at the top of the list of what employers would like to see in job candidates. Don't let your Bren School education go to waste because you failed to get involved in external professional activities.

What is Professional Experience?

Internships
Volunteer Work
Part-time Work Experience
Full-time Work Experience
Group Projects
Practical Class Projects
Fellowships

Other ways you can get involved in a particular field, meet people, and develop excellent resume material include:

Become a member of a professional environmental association
Attend conferences
Visit companies and field sites
Work with a mentor
Attend job seminars and workshops
Write articles for environmental publications
Enroll in UCSB Extension courses

Below is a list of internships, professional associations, and certificate programs to help you gain professional experience and develop important connections:

General Internship Information
UCSB Counseling & Career Services
Colorado College Career Center
UCLA Career Center
University of Virginia Internships
Quintessential Careers
CollegeGrad.com Internships
Internweb.com
Intern.net

Bren Internships (Restricted)

Environmental Internship Information
Environmental Careers Organization
Environmental Internship Page
EcoVolunteer
Environmental Career Opportunities
Everett Public Service Internship Program
EnviroLink
Student Conservation Association
Enviro-Web of Rice University

A+ Summer Jobs

EcoEmploy.com

Green Dream Jobs

Environmental Internships by Subject

Air California Air Resources Board Clean Air Council Coalition for Clean Air	Education National Environmental Education & Training Foundation Outward Bound Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Energy Aera Energy LLC US Department of Energy Southface Energy Institute California Energy Commission	Wildlife National Wildlife Federation The Wildlife Society US Fish and Wildlife Service Defenders of Wildlife
Water California Department of Water Resources City of Santa Barbara Water Resources Division County of Santa Barbara Water Resources Division Water Wise Goleta Water District Project Clean Water	Marine California Coastal Commission Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Oregon State University - Marine Resource Management Sea Grant Mid-Atlantic WHOI Sea Grant Marine Careers
GIS ESRI GIS Lounge	Sustainability Rocky Mountain Institute Sustainable Communities Leadership Program
Policy Institute for Policy Studies New America Foundation Political Economy Research Center United Nations Resources for the Future	Parks and Recreation California State Parks National Park Service Yosemite National Park Santa Barbara County Parks National Parks Conservation Association
Conservation Conservation International American Forests American Rivers California Tahoe Conservancy Catalina Island Conservancy Earth Island Institute National Wildlife Federation National Parks Conservation Association The Nature Conservancy	Law and Policy Earthjustice National Resources Defense Council Environmental Defense Environmental Defense Center

International Internships

Secure International Internships
International Volunteer Conservation Internships
International Organizations
Center for International Policy
Conservation International
Global Service Corps
British Council - USA
The World Bank Group
University of California Education Abroad Program

Non-Profit Internships
Idealist.org
Earthwatch Institute
Friends of the Earth
National Parks Conservation Association
Peace Corps
Rainforest Action Network
Sierra Club
The Nature Conservancy
Keep Tahoe Blue

Government Internships
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
National Parks Service
National Science Foundation
Presidential Management Fellows Program
US Chamber of Commerce
US Department of Energy
USDA Forest Service
US Department of Agriculture
US Geological Survey
California
California Air Resources Board
California Coastal Commission
California Bay-Delta Authority
California Conservation Corps
California Department of Water Resources
California Energy Commission
California Environmental Protection Agency
California State Parks
Local
City of Santa Barbara
City of Goleta
County of Santa Barbara
City of Ventura
City of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County

Fellowships
UCSB Graduate Division Fellowships
Congressional Science Fellowship
Environmental Leadership Program
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Professional Associations
Air & Waste Management Association
American Chemical Society
American Fisheries Society
American Forest & Paper Association
American Geological Institute
American Horticulture Society
American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Institute of Hydrology
American Management Association
American Planning Association
American Water Works Association
Association of California Water Agencies
National Association of Environmental Professionals
Foreign Policy Association
Audubon
Geological Society of America
Wildlife Conservation Society
Water Environment Federation

Extension Programs
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Los Angeles
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
UC San Diego