This list includes some of the many internship opportunities available to Geography & GIS undergraduates. Students can earn academic credit in conjunction with their internship, by enrolling in GEOG 392 - Geography & GIS Internship. Please contact ggis-advisor@illinois.edu for more information.
Geography-related Internships
Physical Geography
Environmental Systems Research Institute (esri)
Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Governor's Environmental Corps
National Great Rivers Research & Education Center | Applications due January 18th
Natural Resources Defense Council
Student Conservation Association
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Human Geography
The Carter Center | Due 3/01 for summer, 6/15 for fall, 10/15 for spring
Institute of Government and Public Affairs - Wolff Memorial Internship
U.S. Department of State | Due March 2nd
U.S. Intelligence Community - NGA Student programs | (Apply in Fall due to duration of background checks)
American Planning Association (APA) | internships on page currently
R1 Planning Association (Rockford MPO)
Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago)
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Geographic Information Science
Central Intelligence Agency | Due 10/15 or 11/1 for summer
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Illinois GIS Association (ILGISA, pronounced ill-JIS-uh)
American Planning Association (APA) | internships on page currently
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
R1 Planning Association (Rockford MPO)
Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago)
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
General Geography
American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Resources for the Future | Due in February for summer
U.S. Department of Energy | Due 12/31 for summer
U.S. Department of the Interior
City of Chicago (multiple different departments for geography and planning)
General Scholarships Available to Geography Majors
Organization | Scholarship |
Amount |
Deadline |
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$1,500 |
Dec. 1 |
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$2,000 |
Dec. 1 |
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$1,000 |
Dec. 1 |
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$1,000 |
Dec. 1 |
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$3,000 |
Dec. 1 |
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Cartography and Geographic Information Society Annual Map Design Competition |
$500 |
late Jan. |
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$2,000 |
Feb. 10 |
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<$15,000 |
Feb. 2 |
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$500/$1,000 |
Dec. 31 |
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$5,000 |
Mar. 2 |
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$1,000 |
Feb. 1 |
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$5,000 |
Apr. 16 |