The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) strives to increase diversity in its workforce by providing internship opportunities to qualified ethnically diverse and disabled students through its Diversity Intern Program. This program offers students the opportunity to merge academic study with practical applications in relevant fields of study. It also provides a professional experience that will enable them to make educated career choices in the future.

Since its inception in 1994, the DOI Diversity Intern Program has been very successful. Over 650 talented and hardworking interns have had the opportunity to explore careers related to their specific fields of study at various DOI bureaus and offices across the nation.

Benefits

• Students work in specific bureaus or offices according to their field of study
• Students earn academic credit for the 15-week fall and spring semester programs. (Students do not receive credit for the 10-week summer semester.)
• Students receive a weekly stipend ($420- $520/week) and an allowance for travel to and from their internship locations. Special orientations, workshops, field trips, and counseling may also be provided as specified by the DOI

Requirements

• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Students must be currently enrolled students of sophomore or above standing
• Students must be permanent legal residents or U.S. citizens

Diversity Internship Schedule

Spring:      January; -May (final selections made in mid December)
Summer:   June -August (final selections made in early May)
Fall:           August- December (final selections made in early August)

Major Fields of Study

Accounting; Advertising; Anthropology; Biology; Business Administration; Civil Engineering; Communications; Computer Science; Criminal Justice; Earth Science; Education; Electrical Engineering; English; Environmental Sciences; Finance; Geography; Geology; History; Journalism; Law; Liberal Arts; Marketing; Mass Media; Mathematics; Microbiology; Native American Studies; Natural Resources; Political Science; Professional Writing; Public Administration; Recreation; Russian; Sociology; Survey Engineering; Telecommunications

If you are an ethnically diverse or disabled student studying in any of the major fields of study listed above, and you are interested in an employment opportunity in the Diversity Intern Program at DOI, please contact Carolyn Cunningham at (202) 208-3866 or carolyn_cunningham@ios.doi.gov for information on application procedures. If you are interested in working at a specific bureau or office, please contact that office directly using the contact information provided below for more detailed information.

Thank you for your interest in the DOI Diversity Intern Program, and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Bureaus/Office Liaisons for DOI Diversity Intern Program

BUREAU/OFFICES	LIAISONS
OFFICE OF THE SECREATARY	Departmental Coordinator
	Office of Educational and
	Community Partnerships
	1849 C St,NW MS 5221-MIB
	Washington, DC 20240
	Phone: (202) 208-3866
	Fax: (202) 208-3620
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	EEO Office
	3701 N.Fairfax Dr,
	Suite 260,MS-260
	Arlington, VA 22203
	Phone:(703)235-0655
	Fax:(703)235-1033
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE	EEO Office
	381 Eldon St, MS-2500
	Herndon, VA 22070
	Phone:(703) 787-1314
	Fax:(703) 787-1601
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE	EEO Office
	1849 C St,NW MS 2727-MIB
	Washington, DC 20240
	Phone:(202) 208-3090
	Fax:(202) 208-219-2301
U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY	Office of Human Resources
	508 National Center
	Reston, VA 20192
	Phone:(703) 648-7395
	Fax:(703) 648-5200
US. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE	Office of Human Resources
	4040 North Fairfax Drive
	Arlington, VA 22203
	Phone:(703) 358-2567
	Fax:(703) 358-2030
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING	EEO Office
	1931 Constitution Ave,N.W.
	MS 101-SIB
	Washington, DC 20240
	Phone:(202) 208-2997
	Fax:(202) 219-3109
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT	1879 C Street, N.W.
	MS 5543-MIB
	Washington, DC 20240
	Phone:(202) 208-1570
	Fax:(202) 208-6893
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION	PO Box 25007, Bldg. 67
	Denver, CO 80225
	Phone:(303) 445-2658
	Fax:(303) 445-6384

AS OF: 04-17-02

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