Internship and REU Opportunities

• American Meteorological Society Internship Board
• The William M. Lapenta NWS Student Internship Program
• LinkedIn Internship Opportunities
• REU Opportunities
  
• NWS PATHWAYS and USA Jobs Internships 
  

  NOTE check this site often as deadlines to apply are usually very short. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/ 

2024 Internships 

• Posted 5/17/2024:  Atmospheric Observatory Post-Master's Internship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.  The Field Instrument Deployment and Operations (FIDO) Team in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has an immediate opening for a post-master's student intern to support our project management and technical teams. Join FIDO's mission to serve the international climate research community by deploying field research laboratories and equipment all over the world!
• Posted 5/16/2024:  Summer 2024 Energy Trading Intern - Meteorology - e360power, Austin, TX.  This internship is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.  Please direct any questions and applications to Thomas Nedunthally ([email protected]). 
• Posted 4/12/2024: Summer 2024 NOAA Intern Program for Student Trainee in Physical Science.  There are vacancies in Fort Collins, CO, Lanham, MD and Suitland, MD.  Students with questions may reach out to Lauren Lamb ([email protected]) or Tamla Ransford ([email protected]).  Apply by April 22, 2024
• Posted 4/3/2024: Summer 2024 Developer Intern for Commocity Weather Group, remote.  Apply by April 16, 2024.
• Posted 4/1/2024: Summer 2024 Vaisala Internship, hybrid or onsite in our Louisville, CO or Minneapolis, MN office.  We are looking for junior, senior level students, or recent graduates (B.S. or M.S.) of a Meteorology or Atmospheric Science program.  Apply by April 22, 2024.
• Posted: 3/8/2024:  Summer 2024 WeatherWorks Internship, Hackettstown, NJ.  This internship is mostly for juniors heading into senior year, and will focus on forecast creation and communication.  Apply by March 17, 2024.
• Posted 2/28/2024:  Summer and Fall 2024 NWS State College Student Volunteer Program, State College, PA.  Apply by March 15, 2024.
• Posted 2/27/2024:  Gray Television Future Focus Intern Summer 2024 - WVVA, Bluefield, WV.
• Posted 2/26/2024:  Baltimore USGS 2024 Hydrology Internship; Dover, DE, Frostburg, MD, Baltimore, MD.  This student trainee position is open to undergraduate and graduate students.  Apply by March 1, 2024.
• Posted 2/21/2024:  PG&E Operational Meteorology Group 2024 Summer Internship, San Ramon, CA. Internship is open to students earning their Bachelor's or Master's degree in Meteteorology/Atmospheric science.  Apply by March 11, 2024.
• Posted 2/16/2024: Sinclair Broadcast Group Summer 2024 Internships.  Various US cities.
• Posted 2/16/2024: SESCO 2024 Summer Internship.  This internship is open to undergraduate or graduate students.  Apply by February28. 2024.
• Posted 2/6/2024: Aces 2024 Summer Internship, Carmel, IN.  ACES is a nationwide energy management company that helps its owners and customers buy, sell, and manage energy more efficiently and with less risk.  Students may direct questions to Max Vido [email protected] and apply Here.  Applications are being taken now.
• Posted 2/6/2024: 2024 NWS Student Volunteer Program, Grand Rapids, MI.  Apply by February 29. 2024.
• Posted 2/6/2024: 2024 NWS Student Volunteer Program, Binghamton, NY.  Apply by February 25, 2024.
• Posted 2/6/2024: Mount Washington Observatory Internship, Mount Washington State Park, NH. Interning at Mount Washington Observatory provides the opportunity to gain real-world experience while living atop the Northeast’s tallest peak at one of the most famous weather stations in the world. Apply by March 5, 2024.
• Posted 2/6/2024: Washington State University Summer 2024 REU, Pullman, WA.  Apply by February 25, 2024.
• Posted 2/6/2024:  Spring 2024 Gray Television Future Focus Intern - KTTC, Rochester, MN.  Apply by april 21, 2024
• Posted 1/30/2024: NWS Cleveland, OH is seeking two motivated students that desire to learn more about the operations in a local weather service office while conducting research that benefits National Weather Service operations. This is an in-person and unpaid internship located at our office in Brooklyn Heights, OH.  Questions can be addressed to Salix Iverson or Alexa Maines.  Apply Now.
• Posted 1/19/2024:  Summer 2024 CHEER Summer Scholars Program, Greenville, NC. Community resilience to hurricane wind and flood damage remains challenging to achieve in practice, especially when considering the issues of equity, economic prosperity, and climate change. The National Science Foundation-funded Coastal Hazards, Equity, Economic prosperity, and Resilience (CHEER) Hub has been established to address this challenge. Apply by Friday, March 15, 2024
• Posted 1/11/2024:  Summer 2024 AccuWeather Forecasting Internship, State College, and Wichita, KS.  Apply by Early February.
• Posted 1/11/2024:  Summer 2024 NWS Student Volunteer Program, Pittsburgh, PA.  Questions can be sent to Jason Frazier, Student Volunteer Program Manager, at [email protected] or to Matthew Kramar, Science & Operations Officer at [email protected].  Apply by Friday, February 16, 2024.
• Posted 1/2/2024:  Summer 2024 NWS Student Volunteer Program, Baltimore/Washington office in Sterling, VA.  Apply by January 14, 2024.
• Posted 1/2/2024:  Bonneville Power Administration 2024 Summer Internship, Portland, OR and Spokane, WA. We received the following announcement from our colleague and alumnus Erik Pytlak regarding internships at Bonneville Power Administration this summer. Applications are open through Wednesday, January 10. He included a lot of links and detailed information in the link above – please review it all and feel free to reach out to Erik [email protected] directly if you have any questions.  Apply by January 10, 2024.
• Posted: 12/21/2023:  2024 Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) Summer Internship at the Scripps Insitution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA.  The MPL Summer Internship program is a paid ten-week research program where students complete their own individual research project under the mentorship of some of the most notable scientists in the world. In addition to their research, students will attend weekly seminars, participate in hands-on activities, and more. Undergraduate college students majoring in oceanography, applied mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology and related majors are encouraged to apply.  Apply by January 24, 2024.
• Posted 12/18/2023:  NWC Summer 2024 REU Program at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Apply by February 4, 2024.
• Posted 12/15/2023:  The Northeast Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences(NEPARS) Summer 2024 REU, Geneva, NY.  Apply by February 15, 2024.
• Posted 12/15/2023:  Spring 2024 Gray Television Internship, Savannah, GA.
• Posted 12/1/2023:  2024 Summer REU Program in Marine Science  at the University of Delaware, funded by the NSF.  The program will take place from June 3 to August 9, 2024, at the University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp campus in the beach community of Lewes, located on the shores of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.   Apply by February 9, 2024.
• Posted 12/1/2023:  Spring 2024 Sinclair Broadcast Group Paid Internships, Harrisburg, PA, Wilkes Barre, PA.  Participants  will work approximately 15 hours a week for 10 weeks, beginning in January 2024.
• Posted 12/1/2023:  Summer 2024 NWS Student Volunteer Program, Wilmington, OH.  You may contact [email protected], [email protected] with any questions about the volunteer program.  Apply by January 15, 2024.
• Posted:  11/28/2023: 2024 Maryland Sea Grant Summer REU.  Are you looking for a summer research internship studying ocean, coastal or environmental science?  Check out the Maryland Sea Grant Summer REU program. We bring upper-level undergraduate students to the Chesapeake Bay to conduct individual research projects with a scientist-mentor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. We select undergrads in many disciplines, including engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, ecology and marine and environmental science. Our program runs for 12-weeks from May 19 to August 10, 2024. In particular, we encourage students from colleges and universities where access to marine science and to research opportunities is limited and who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math.  We anticipate an in-person program for the summer of 2024.  Apply by February 13, 2023.
• Posted:  11/12/2023: 2024 NCAR Earth System Science Internship is now accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students.  The NESSI program is hosted by NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development and offers students interested in the Earth system sciences an opportunity to conduct research with NCAR scientists from across all labs on a wide range of topics including but not limited to atmospheric science, computational science, engineering, and solar & space physics. Please see our NESSI webpage for more details. Also, visit NCAR|UCAR's webpage for information about all of our programs for students and postdocs. If you have any questions about the NESSI or any of our student programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jerry Cyccone [email protected].  Apply by January 6, 2024
• Posted 11/6/2023:  Summer 2024 Savannah River National Laboratory.  Students may apply through the Department of Energy's Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI).  These are the eligibility requirements.  Apply by January 9, 2023.
• Posted 10/31/2023:  Spring 2024 NWS Student Volunteers.  The goal of our Student Volunteer Program is to allow the volunteer to gain experience in the operations of the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center and the NWS State College Weather Forecast Office.  Appply by November 3, 2023.
• Posted 10/19/2023:  RV Weather Internship - Looking for an Intern (METEO 495C – Spring semester) who would additionally be compensated as a contractor.  Initial duties would be from 9-27 December 2023, inclusive. Training would take place in November 2023.  There will be follow-on employment and internship opportunities if the December period works out for both parties.  Apply by November 6, 2023. 
• Posted 10/17/2023:  Spring 2024 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commision Internship.  This position is 99% virtual with a few meet ups at the PTC (to pick up equipment), PEMA and NWS.  Apply by October 25, 2023.
• Posted 10/10/2023:  Summer 2024 Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program at the Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA.  This 10 week program is open to both undergraduate (who currently have 31 or more college credits and are enrolled at a 4 years U.S. college or university) and graduate students.  Apply by November1, 2023.
• Posted 9/28/23:  Summer 2024 Southwest Internship.  Please note it may be likely that only seniors and possibly some juniors will be eligible based on the classes they need to have completed, but you may email Rebecca Schrom or Barbara Becker with any questions you may have.  Apply by October 15, 2023.
• Posted 8/28/23: Delta Co-Op, Meteorology (spring 2024), Atlanta, GA.

2023 Internships 

• Posted 5/10/23:   Summer 2023 UL Solutions Renewables Power Production Forecasts Intern (Remote in the U.S.).  Are you interested in a career in renewable energy? Come join the Grid Solutions team within the Renewables group at UL and learn about what it takes to predict the generation from renewable energy projects before they are constructed and during their operation. 
• Posted 4/12/23:  GBE Energy Internship, BC, Canada.  This is a remote position that can be either part-time or full-time.
• Posted:  3/22/23:  Summer 2023 Delaware River Basin Commission Water Resource Planning Internship, West Trenton, NJ.  This is a paid internship from May-September 2023.  Apply by March 31, 2023.
• Posted 3/20/23: Summer 2023 SageSure Insurance Internship, Jersey City, NJ.  This is a 10 week paid internship in Catastrophe Risk (R&D).  This position is open to someone with undergraduate or graduate education in atmospheric/climate science and/or engineering with an anticipated graduation date in 2023 or 2024.
• Posted 2/21/23:  Summer 2023 Delaware River Basin Commission Internship; West Trenton, NJ.  This is a paid postion as a Water Resource Planning Intern.  Apply by March 31, 2023.
• Posted 2/20/23:  Summer 2023 Pennsylvania Sea Grant Internships.  Interviews will begin after March 6, 2023.
• Posted:  2/20/23:  Summer 2023 NOAA Internships.  Apply by February 27, 2023
• Posted:  2/20/23: Summer 2023 Organon Internship - Analytical Sciences; Lower Gwynedd Township PA.
• Posted 1/30/23:  Summer 2023 Guy Carpenter Catastrophe Internship Program; Dallas, Minneapolis, NYC or Philadelphia.
• Posted 1/27/23:  2023 NCAR Earth System Science Internship (NESSI), Boulder, CO.  The NESSI program is hosted by NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development and offers students interested in the Earth system sciences an opportunity to conduct research with NCAR scientists from across all labs on a wide range of topics including but not limited to atmospheric science, computational science, engineering, and solar & space physics. Our program is designed to support and promote Earth system science through research, mentoring, and community building. And visit UCAR/NCAR's website for all of our programs for students and postdocs. If you have any questions about the NESSI or any of our student programs please don't hesitate to reach out. Apply by February 12, 2023.
• Posted 1/27/23:  Summer 2023 AccuWeather Forecasting Intern, Wichita, KS.  Apply by February 8, 2023.
• Posted 1/27/23: Summer 2023 AccuWeather Forecasting Intern, State College, PA.   In this role you will work side by side with full-time Meteorologists.  This internship for the summer of 2023 will feature a combination of forecasting responsibilities and projects to allow you to gain invaluable knowledge and hands-on experience.  Apply by February 8, 2023.
• Posted 1/24/23:  Summer 2023 NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP 2023).  This is an 8 week summer internship.  SARP is seeking 52 students who will have the opportunity to acquire hands-on research experience in all aspects of an airborne scientific campaign. Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to study surface, atmospheric, or oceanographic processes. Apply by January 30, 2023 5 pm PST
• Posted 1/24/23:  Summer 2023 NWS Student Volunter Program, Buffalo, NY.  Apply by March 15, 2023.
• Posted 1/13/23:  Summer School in MM-Wavelength Radar Observations of Cloud and Precipitation, Stony Brook University, NY.  Apply by February 10, 2023.
• Posted 1/13/23:  Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes 2023 Undergraduate Internship Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA.  Apply by February 12, 2023.
• Posted 1/10/23: Summer 2023  NWS Student  Volunteer Program, Pittsburgh, PA. Apply by January 24, 2023.
• Posted 1/5/23:  The Institute for Defense Analysis 2023 Summer Associate Program, Alexandria, VA.  The IDA Summer Associate Program provides students unique opportunity to use their quantitative and analytic skills to work on challenging real-world national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise.  Apply by January 17, 2023.
• Posted 1/4/23:  2023 NWS Summer Student Volunteer Program, Charleston, WV.  Any person selected for the program will work with the staff of our office to learn about the National Weather Service.  They will gain knowledge about the job tasks that the Meteorologists/Forecasters in the National Weather Service complete.  They will also complete some of the required training that anyone hired at the NWS will complete. Last, but not least, they will be involved in a project working with someone at our office.  

      While being selected for this program does not guarantee employment with the NWS, it is highly considered in the hiring process.  Any question may be sent to Jeffrey Hovis at [email protected].  Apply by February 1, 2023. 

• Posted 12/20/22:  2023 Department of Energy/Bonneville Power Administration Student Trainee (Operations Research Analyst), Portland,OR.  This position is located in the Power Student Development (PD) organization within Power Services (P), of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).  The position involves periods of pertinent formal education and periods of employment in the operations research analysis occupational field as a part of a formal student employment program.  Apply by January 4, 2023.
• Posted 12/16/22: 2023 NWS Baltimmore/Washington Summer Student Volunteer Program, Sterling, VA.  This unpaid competitive program provides students with the experience of performing a mentored meteorological/hydrological research or data project while assisting in operations at a NWS forecast office.  Apply by February 5, 2023.
• Posted 12/8/22:  2023 Summer Internship in the Marine Physical Laboratory at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, in La Jolla, CA.  This 10 week paid internship is a great opportunity for undergraduates contemplating a career in scientific research and development.  Apply by January 13, 2023 4 p.m. Pacific time.
• Posted 12/5/22:  2023 Summer Internhip at the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO).  The NYISO invites applications for a full-time summer intern on the Demand Forecasting & Analysis team. This is a 12-week internship starting in late May 2023.  Applied M.S. students and recent graduates entering an M.S. program are a good fit. A passion for working with data, transforming it into actionable information, and a drive to working on great visualizations is a must! 
• Posted 11/15/22:  Summer 2023 NASA Student Airborne Research Program.  This is an 8 week paid internship for current undergrad juniors.  Apply by January 30, 2023.
• Posted 10/25/22: Sesco 2023 Paid Internship, Monroeville, PA.  Apply by December 1, 2022
• Posted 10/24/22: 2023 American Modern Summer Internship -  Portfolio Management.  Start building your career with a team of Insurance Experts with this 12 week internship in Amelia, OH.
• Posted 10/19/22:  NASA 2023 Summer Internships.
• Posted 9/30/22: Summer 2023 Southwest Internship is a full-time paid internship from May 23 - August 11,2023.  Apply by October 15, 2022.
• Posted 9/30/22: The 2023 William M. Lapenta - NOAA Student Internship Program is a paid internship for students enrolled in an undergraduate (sophomore and junior status only) or graduate program, the program will run from June 5 - August 11.   Apply by January 5, 2023.

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Can't find an internship above?  Check out some of the internships that were offered in a previous year.  Many firms offer the same internships each year.

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