This program provides undergraduate and graduate students with career enhancing field, laboratory, and research experience through participation in USGS activities as interns. The program is a collaborative effort between the USGS and the National Institutes for Water Resources in selected States.
Interns are employees of participating universities and colleges.
This internship program was established by Water Resources Division Memorandum 95.25 which provides a detailed description of the purpose of the program and the procedures to be followed in obtaining and utilizing interns. An abbreviated description of the procedure to be followed and forms used in establishing and completing an internship are also available. Information about the availability of the Internship program in a State may be obtained by contacting the USGS representative or Institute Director in the State.