Science to policy
Ways to support
Ways to support
NGRREC is home to a highly successful undergraduate research program that has hosted over 480 interns from 41 academic institutions since its inception in 2003. Our interns work directly with a scientist mentor who instructs and supervises the intern while they complete a research project they design in collaboration with their mentor. The projects can include field work, lab work or often a combination of both. The internship program runs every fall, spring and summer semester and concludes with the interns presenting their projects at a professional Intern Symposium hosted at the Jerry F. Costello Field Station.
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National Great Rivers has been fortunate to receive funding for our internship program from several sources, including the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, The Monticello Foundation, The National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program and the Maxwell-Hanrahan Foundation.
Amy Monroe, Intern Programs & Special Projects Coordinator
NGRREC/L&C
One Confluence Way
East Alton, IL 62024
ngrrecintern@lc.edu
Phone: (618) 468-2910
Each year, NGRREC hosts quarterly internship programs for college sophomores, juniors and seniors. This program is a paid internship opportunity and gives students an opportunity to gain real experience in a variety of environmental careers, such as ecological research, education, social science and policy. National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Internship Programs give students a chance to gain meaningful experience in a variety of careers with projects spanning from ecological research, education, outreach and policy to the social science fields.
This program is open exclusively to students enrolled in colleges and universities within the greater St. Louis area or residing in one of the seven counties within the Lewis and Clark Community College District. Each intern is managed by an advisor who is responsible for instruction, supervision and mentoring of the intern, as well as the design of the internship project. At the conclusion of this internship, students present their project results to their fellow interns, research advisors and invited guests at a professional Intern Symposium.
Wetland Science in a Modern World is a summer REU program supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Our REU program focuses on a modern integrative approach to studying wetlands using recent technological and theoretical developments with a goal of unifying wetland science across scales. More information is available at www.ngrrec.org/REU/.
