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Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Did your last summer job leave you feeling unfulfilled? Need help finding a local community organization that needs your help? Or maybe you're just looking to find some substantial experience to add to your college admissions resume? Then these sites are just what you're looking for!

 

National

  • CampusAccess (Internships)
    http://www.campusaccess.com/index.htm

    • Campusaccess.com provides a national list of internship programs in business, medical, technology, environmental, and humanitarian fields (includes contact information, websites, and mission statements) that need interns and volunteers.
  • Internjobs.com (Internships)
    http://www.internjobs.com

    • Internjobs.com is a national database for students and recent graduates. Internship seekers can search the online database by key words or location.
  • The Environmental Careers Organization (Internships)
    http://www.eco.org/

    • Jump start your career with a environmental paid internship. Hundreds of listings posted, with job description, task requirements, qualifications, salary, and length of contract.
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Internships)
    http://www.epa.gov/epahome/intern.htm

    • The EPA has developed a directory of programs and resources to provide interesting opportunities for new talent.
  • The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (Internships/Volunteer)
    http://www.sca-inc.org/

    • SCA is your chance to join the more than 5,000 people who each year enjoy exciting and challenging work and service opportunities in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, urban greenways, and wildlands managed by nonprofit conservation organizations.
  • Habitat For Humanity (Volunteer)
    http://www.habitat.org/

    • Help build homes for families in need all over the country or check out Austin's local branch to volunteer in Central Texas. Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization dedicated to build simple, decent, affordable, houses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter.

Local (Austin, TX)

  • Austin Chamber of Commerce (Internships)
    http://www.austinchamber.org

    • Check out the website for the next Greater Austin @ Work High School Career Fair. The annual Career Fair is sponsored by the City of Austin, Travis County, the Chamber and its workforce arm, the Capital Area Training Foundation, as well as the Capital Area Workforce Development Board and 25 area educational institutions. Its purpose is to acquaint students early with work experience so they can make intelligent choices about high school courses and higher education pathways.
  • Intern Austin (Internships)
    http://austinatwork.com/internships.htm

    • Let the e-recruiter take the hassle and cost out of setting up a great summer internship in central Texas, specifically for high school students (Ages 16-18 ONLY)! The online recruiter, which is free to both students and employers, was developed by Hire.com, the Austin-based company that developed the AustinAtWork.com electronic recruiter for the Austin American Statesman.
  • Austin City Connection (Volunteer)
    http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/vol_opty.htm

    • Daily, weekly, monthly/quarterly, and seasonal volunteer opportunities with the parks and recreation department.
  • The University of Texas at Austin Volunteer Center (Volunteer)
    http://www.utexas.edu/depts/dos/uvc/

    • Although aimed at UT students, the site has a searchable database of agencies looking for volunteers.
  • The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Volunteer)
    http://www.wildflower.org/

    • Get your hands dirty while maintaining the trails or help out behind the scenes with event planning. Volunteers are the backbone of the wildflower center so lend a hand!
  • Austin Sierra Club (Volunteer)
    http://texas.sierraclub.org/austin/volunter.html

    • Join in helping to maintain trails (and more!) at Wild Basin Preserve.

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