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
Forest Preserve District of Will County
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)
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Chicago MPO) | internship applications open
American Planning Association (APA) | internships on page currently
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
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
Lake County, IL GIS Internship
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
U.S. Department of Agriculture Environmental Reporting Service (ERS) | Deadline February 6th
Illinois GIS Association (ILGISA, pronounced ill-JIS-uh)
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Chicago MPO) | internship applications open
American Planning Association (APA) | internships on page currently
R1 Planning Association (Rockford MPO)
Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago)
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
General Geography
American Association of Geographers (AAG)
City of Naperville, IL | Due March 15th
Illinois Department of Transportation
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)
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD) | Inquire about possible transit internships if you plan on staying in C-U over the summer.
General Scholarships Available to Geography Majors
Organization | Scholarship |
Amount |
Deadline |
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American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
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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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$2,500-$10K |
late fall |
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Cartography and Geographic Information Society Annual Map Design Competition |
$500 |
late Jan. |
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Garden Club of America Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship |
$2,000 |
Feb. 10 |
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<$15,000 |
Feb. 2 |
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Illinois Lakes Management Association Robert Esser Student Advancement Scholarship |
$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 |
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