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## Internships and Fellowships

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Collectively, the following programs are designed to provide current students and recent graduates with practical hands-on job experiences that can lead to established careers within government service.

Many internships involve work in wildlife- or visitor services-related fields that include monitoring and assessing threatened or endangered species and habitats, conducting urban conservation outreach programs, general maintenance and management or cultural/historical resource management.  

Our internships fall into two categories: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal internships and internships offered through nongovernmental partner organizations.

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### **Federal Pathways Program for Students and Recent Graduates **

The Pathways Program offers federal internship, fellowship and employment opportunities found on USAJobs.gov. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service appoints interns or fellows through the three Pathways Program components. 

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                        - The  Internship Program  targets current students enrolled in high school, college or technical school at least half time. 
                        - The  Recent Graduates Program  targets individuals who apply within two years of graduation (longer for veterans).  
                        - The  **Presidential Management Fellowship Program (PMF)**  is for students and recent graduates with an advanced degree (e.g., a master's, Ph.D. or J.D.).    

Explore more information on Pathways. Candidates become non-permanent employees through all three of these Pathways Programs with the opportunity to be converted to a permanent, term or temporary employee at the end of the program.   

### **Partner Internships for Students and Recent Graduates**

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also partners with nongovernmental organizations to provide internship or fellowship opportunities for students and graduates. The partners help us promote and build a robust and diverse applicant pool for our conservation positions. Some partner internships can earn Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority if candidates meet certain eligibility and the internship fulfills PLC requirements.

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                        - Our  Career Discovery Internship Program  opportunities are designed for college freshman and sophomores to introduce them to conservation careers and prepare the next generation of wildlife professionals.   Read more.
                        - The  Directorate Fellows Program (DFP)  is our direct-hire program to increase diversity by recruiting females, people of color and other students from underrepresented populations among our staff. Candidates receive direct-hire authority for 2 years after students successfully complete a rigorous 11-week paid fellowship and their related college or graduate degree requirements. Fellowship opportunities are available in biological science, natural resource management, outreach and urban conservation, information technology, conservation law enforcement and related fields. For information about the Directorate Fellows Program, please email us  connect@fws.gov .
                        - The  Public Lands Transportation Fellows (PLTF) Program  opportunities advance the transportation workforce by attracting  our next generation of public stewards to the field of transportation— through facilitating transportation planning or implementation projects for transportation solutions that preserve valuable resources and enhance the visitor experience.  Read more.
                        - These programs and many  other individual internship opportunities  are recruited for and hired by our collaborating partners. You can search for partner internships below.

### Questions?

Questions about our internships, fellowships or the application process? Email us at connect@fws.gov.  

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