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 Environmental Protection Agency, Governor's Environmental Corps
National Great Rivers Research & Education Center
Natural Resources Defense Council
Student Conservation Association
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Human Geography
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)
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)
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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 |
| American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | ||
| Ta Liang Memorial Award (travel) | $1,500 | Dec. 1 |
| Kenneth J. Osborn Memorial Scholarship | $2,000 | Dec. 1 |
| Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Dec. 1 |
| John O. Behrens ILI Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 | Dec. 1 |
| Francis H. Moffitt Memorial Scholarship | $3,000 | Dec. 1 |
| Cartography and Geographic Information Society Annual Map Design Competition | $500 | late Jan. |
| Garden Club of America Scholarships | $2,000 | Feb. 10 |
| Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Truman Scholars | <$15,000 | Feb. 2 |
| Illinois Lakes Management Association Scholarship | $500/$1,000 | Dec. 31 |
| Morris and Stewart Udall Foundation | $5,000 | Mar. 2 |
| National Environmental Health Association | $1,000 | Feb. 1 |
| U of I YMCA Fred S. Bailey Scholarship | $5,000 | Apr. 16 |