A paid summer high school internship run by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance since 2012 to prepare students for college and environmental careers. Interns work in the park alongside horticulturists and restoration staff, take nature-focused field trips and meet natural resource professionals. First-year interns can earn a tuition-free, three-credit SUNY ESF course in climate justice, and returning interns have tracked invasive Japanese knotweed and the Asian jumping worm.
Offered by The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. Internship for high school students in New York, USA. Format: In-person. Cost: Stipend. Grades 11–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.
Fields: STEM, Environment
Info checked October 2026.
No date is posted for the 2026-27 cycle yet. Check the official page for when applications open.
Yes, and it pays participants a stipend or award.
High school students in grades 11 to 12. It takes place in person in New York. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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