Internships
Students may get academic credit for an internship by enrolling in the BL399 course. However, the student is responsible for arranging an off-campus placement and an on-site supervisor. The links below can be a good starting point to find a position. Please contact Professor Marie Lau to discuss an internship during the fall or spring semesters. Summer internships are possible, but a student additionally needs to find a Loyola professor to serve as their faculty sponsor (in addition to the on-site supervisor) and must pay tuition (3 credit hours) to receive course credit.
Some Biohealth major may take MK499 in addition to BL399.
Academic Year
Environmental Internship Opportunities
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Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Internships |
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Kansas Geohydrology Internship Program Contact: Sam Zipper, co-director, samzipper@ku.edu |
Health Internship Opportunities
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APTAGEN Labs Pre-Apprenticeship & Micro-Internship Deadline: Rolling |
Summer
Environmental Internship Opportunities
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Program Duration: 12 weeks, flexible May start-date Contact: Patricia Levasseur levasseurp@si.edu The Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is seeking a field assistant starting May 2026. The field assistant will support multiple components of a research project that examines the responses of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) population to an active island restoration project. The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island (Poplar Island) presents a unique opportunity to understand how large-scale ecological restoration projects affect terrapin populations. The two focal components of the project are (1) evaluating the current terrapin population on Poplar Island and how the population responds as the Poplar Island’s restoration progresses, and available habitat increases and (2) continue the Terrapin Education and Research Partnership (TERP), which places hatchlings into local classrooms and evaluate the success of released hatchlings into the population. The intern will support the project by participating in field work including (1) field capture and release of diamondback terrapins using fyke nets and modified crab traps, (2) marking individual captured terrapins using Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and collecting morphometric data on adult and hatchling terrapins (3) conducting terrapin nest surveys, protecting intact nests and collecting emerged hatchlings and (4) capturing eastern kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula), eastern rat snakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) and common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) when encountered and collecting morphometric data including marking with PIT tags. Other responsibilities may include organizing and cleaning gear for field work, entering data and working with volunteers or other interns, and communicating project activities. The field assistant will have the opportunity to develop a broader understanding of diamondback terrapin ecology and conservation, obtain field experience working on a long-term monitoring project, learn about research design and methods for ecological data collection, gain hand on experience handling reptiles. We are seeking applicants with some (but not necessarily all) of the following:
A mutually agreeable start date will be determined with the selected applicant. We anticipate a start date in early May 2025. This will be an in-person internship with field work taking place on Poplar Island, Maryland. The candidate will be transported via boat to Poplar Island from Tilghman Island. The candidate will need own transportation to and from the boat and will need to find housing within the Easton, St. Michaels, Tilghman Island areas. A stipend up to $1,000 per month will be available to offset housing cost. |
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Sea Grant Maryland, Baltimore Harbor Environmental Communications Intern Program Duration: June 1-August 7, 2026 Contact: Annalise Kenney akenney@mdsg.umd.edu` |
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Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) Undergraduate Summer Internships Program Duration: June 8-August 7, 2026 Contact: IMETsummer@umces.edu |
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Kansas Geohydrology Internship Program Contact: Sam Zipper, co-director, samzipper@ku.edu |
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Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Internships |
Health Internship Opportunities
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APTAGEN Labs Pre-Apprenticeship & Micro-Internship Deadline: Rolling |
Research Internship Opportunities
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Woodwell Climate Research Center: Research Assistant Intern (EVOME) Program Duration: 8 weeks with start date May-June |
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Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSURP) Program Duration: May 26, 2026-July 31, 2026 Contact: summerresearch@nemours.org |
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program Program Duration: 11 weeks with start date of May 11, May 18, May 26 or June 1, 2026 |
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Program Duration: June 1, 2026-July 30, 2026 Contact: TRACAHWFB@advocatehealth.org |
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine: Cardiovascular Sciences Summer Research Program Program Duration: June 1, 2026-July 30,2026 Contact: EICSAHWFB@Advocatehealth.org |
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Contact: Ola Awad, PhD, SUMMIR program coordinator, Oawad@som.umaryland.edu |
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The Jackson Laboratory: Summer Student Program (SSP) Program Duration: May 30, 2026-August 7, 2026 |
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Contact: education@cancer.ufl.edu |
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Data Science and Informatics (DSI) Scholars Program Contact: NLMDSI@nih.gov |
Abroad Opportunities
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DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics Field Courses in Costa Rica Program Duration: Contact: conservation@danta.email |
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Semliki Chimpanzee Project Field School: Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course in Uganda Program Duration: July 15, 2026-July 31, 2026 Contact: kdingess@semlikichimpanzee.org |
Postgraduate Opportunities
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Chesapeake Conservation & Climate Corps Contact: Emily Stransky, program manager, estransky@cbtrust.org |
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Contact: Jaren Baluyot, program coordinator, jbaluyot@cbtrust.org |
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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) Animal Care Internship Program Duration: Spring: February 1-August 27, Fall: August 15-February 12 Contact: Emily McCormack, animal curator, emily@tcwr.org |
Volunteer Work
Environmental Opportunities
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| The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks, including greeting tourists, teaching students, assisting maintenance workers, and doing wildlife surveys. Volunteering is more than just work; expect to meet new people and participate in social activities. To get involved, fill out a volunteer application and email Diana Ogilvie. |
| Volunteers may help the National Park Service conserve and defend our national parks. You can volunteer for a day or all year; on your own or with friends and family; near home or abroad. Click here to see which parks have volunteer opportunities. |
| The City Nature Challenge is a collaborative effort involving cities all over the world to identify as many
wildlife species as possible in their urban setting over a 4-day period using the
iNaturalist platform. The National Aquarium is the regional coordinator for the City Nature Challenge
for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. The 2025 challenge takes place from Friday, April 25th through Monday, April 28th. |
Health Opportunities
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General Opportunities
| BioBus is an organization that uses a mobile research lab to enable K-12 and college students explore and study science around New York. Take advantage of BioBus open teaching volunteer opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to engage with students remotely or in New York City, including Harlem and the Lower East Side. If you want to sign up, please visit the website. |