Student Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships in Energy
Here you'll find resources about energy-related internships, fellowships, scholarships, and other career-oriented opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students.
EERE Volunteer Student Internships
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) offers exciting student volunteer opportunities throughout the year in its Washington, D.C., headquarters. Interns would assist with research and program-related projects, and would attend hearings and briefings. Internships with the federal government may transition into a full-time paid position after graduation.
DOE Career Experience Program
Features information about the U.S. Department of Energy's intern program, an effort for DOE to build its workforce.
DOE Community College Institute
A program that places students from community colleges in paid internships in science, engineering, and technology at U.S. Department of Energy laboratories.
DOE Pre-Service Teacher
Program places students—who have decided on a teaching career in science, math, or technology—in paid internships at U.S. Department of Energy laboratories.
Education Web sites at DOE Labs and Facilities
Links to all the education programs at U.S. Department of Energy laboratories and facilities, many of which offer student internships and fellowships.
Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships
A program that places students in paid internships in science and engineering at any of several U.S. Department of Energy facilities.
Hydro Research Foundation: Internships
Lists internships available in the hydropower industry.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships
Provides a list of links to information on scholarships, internships, and fellowships for students and teachers that have an interest in hydrogen energy-related and fuel cell studies, careers, and research.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Student Internships
Internship opportunities currently available at the Lab for undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time in a U.S. college or university.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Mentored research internships and fellowships at the Lab for undergraduate students.
Renewable Energy Policy Project Internship Program
Provides experience in effective research, analysis, and synthesis of renewable energy and energy efficiency topics relating to clean energy policy.
The Solar Energy Institute
Offers a one-week summer program in Arizona that gives high school students the opportunity to learn about the solar energy field through lectures, tours, and hands-on research.
The Solar Living Institute Internship Program
Has internship opportunities in Hopland, California, at its Solar Living Center—a 12-acre demonstration site powered entirely by renewable energy systems and featuring the use of sustainable building technologies.
Solar Now: Summer College Intern Program
Matches undergraduate and graduate students with mentored sites at renewable energy industries and research laboratories, as well in energy policymaking and teaching settings.