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National Geographic Geography Internship Program, 2017

Applications are invited for National Geographic Geography Intern Program for the year 2017. Applicants must be junior or senior undergraduates or graduate students majoring in geography or cartography at the time of application. Interns are paid $460 per week and receive a one-time $500 travel allowance.  All application materials must be received by April 8, 2016.

Field of Internship: The program is designed to give students an opportunity to apply knowledge and techniques learned in the classroom to practical publication procedures or other geographic outreach projects at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Course Level:
Internship
Internship Provider: The National Geographic Society 
Internship can be taken at:
USA (Washington, D.C.)

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Eligibility: Applicants for the Geography Intern Program should be:
-junior or senior undergraduates or graduate students majoring in geography or cartography at the time of application
-well-rounded students who have a breadth of interests and work experiences
-motivated students with excellent organizational and research skills, as well as strong attention to detail
-students who have effective written and oral communications skills
-students who possess the professionalism needed to interact with all levels of management
-students with the capacity to work with minimal daily supervision.

Internship Open for International Students: US applicants are eligible to apply for this internship programme.

Is this paid internship? Interns are paid $460 per week and receive a one-time $500 travel allowance.

Internship Description: The National Geographic Society established its Geography Intern Program in 1981 to furnish qualified students with a professional learning experience. Over 30 years later, more than 800 university and college juniors, seniors, and master’s students majoring in geography or cartography have participated in the program by interning on various projects aimed at the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. The program is designed to give students an opportunity to apply knowledge and techniques learned in the classroom to practical publication procedures or other geographic outreach projects at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Internship Duration: National Geographic is excited to offer two 12-week paid internship semesters in 2016.

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: The mode of application is online.

Internship Application Deadline: All application materials must be received by April 8, 2016.

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