HMEI Established Positions
Summer 2021 internship opportunities are posted below (by topic). Eligible Princeton first-year students, sophomores and juniors may apply for up to three positions. Please send any questions to envintern@princeton.edu.
Students currently on a leave of absence for the 2020-21 academic year are ineligible to apply for HMEI summer 2021 internships.
Please note: Due to COVID-19, allowable activities related to HMEI internships are subject to change based on University policy. Internship opportunities posted on this site describe the feasibility of a remote alternative should COVID restrictions remain in place for the upcoming summer. HMEI will continue to monitor the situation and keep applicants abreast of announcements as they relate to specific opportunities.
To learn more about past interns’ experiences, visit our Past Interns page.
Summer 2021 – Important Dates:
- November 23, 2020 – Applications open in Global Programs System (GPS)
- January 8, 2021 (11:59 pm EST) – Application deadline for Established Internships
- February 4, 2021 (11:59 pm EST) – Extended Deadline for SELECT Internships
- February 18, 2021 (11:59 pm EST) – Application deadline for Student-Initiated Internships via Student Funding (SAFE)
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Biodiversity and Conservation
Climate and Environmental Science
Food and Agriculture
Organization/Research Group Name | Internship Title | Application |
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Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) | Aquaculture and Marine Food Systems Intern | Apply |
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) | SSF Hub Community Intern | Apply |
Metcalf Lab | How Will Climate Change Drive Plant Pathogen Evolution and Epidemiology? | Apply |
Rubenstein Research Group | Farm Project Field Assistant | Apply |
Health and the Environment
Organization/Research Group Name | Internship Title | Application |
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Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) | Hospital Acquired Resistant Infection Global Mapping Project | Apply |
Metcalf Lab | Poultry Farming and Newcastle’s Disease in Antananarivo: Sustaining Diverse Income Streams in an Urban Setting | Apply |
Myneni Research Group | Predicting Exposure of Children to Environmental Pollutants Using their Deciduous Teeth Deadline: February 4, 2021 |
Apply |
Innovation and a New Energy Future
Urban Systems and Planning for a Sustainable Future
Organization/Research Group Name | Internship Title | Application |
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The Architectural League of New York | Urban Omnibus Project Assistant | Apply |
GCAM Group | Extreme Model Railroad and Contemporary Architecture Museum Project | Apply |
Kay Research Group | Religious Environments in Roman Britain | Apply |
NYC Parks, Division of Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources (FHNR) | Habitat Connectivity in NYC Saltmarshes | Apply |
Sustainable Urban Systems Lab | Cities, Sensors, Satellites & Sustainability: Mapping Cities and Urban Infrastructure Through Data Science | Apply |
Sustainable Urban Systems Lab | How Happy are People in Different Cities in the US & India? | Apply |
US Architects Declare | US Architects Declare Working Group | Apply |
Water and the Environment
Organization/Research Group Name | Internship Title | Application |
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Complex Fluids Group | Cooperative Effects of Foulants in Water Systems | Apply |
Datta Lab | Developing Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels for Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Apply |
Interfacial Water Group | Water in Environmental Materials | Apply |
NITSAN Sustainable Development Lab, Tel Aviv University | Data Intensive Analysis of the Climate-Water Crisis in India | Apply |
The Watershed Institute | Water Quality Data Analysis Project | Apply |
To keep up with the latest internship updates and other HMEI undergraduate opportunities, please join our Facebook group or e-mail list. For more information, e-mail envintern@princeton.edu.
Student-Initiated Positions
- February 18, 2021 – Application deadline for Student-Initiated Internships via Student Funding (SAFE)
For more information on how to apply, visit the How To Apply page.