![]() NPS Future Park Leaders of Emerging Change (FPL)Intern projects address needs associated with the management of natural, cultural, or historic resources, park infrastructure, visitor use, or interpretation and education efforts in a future of novel, rapid, and/or large landscape change. Who can apply: Graduate or upper-level undergraduates students Geoscientists in the Park (GIP)www.nps.gov/subjects/geoscientistsinparks Matches college students and recent graduates between 18-35 years old with short-term, paid internships with the National Park Service. Who can apply: Undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates Great Basin Institute (GBI)www.thegreatbasininstitute.org Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP)Offers internships rooted in a variety of disciplines from community outreach and communications to architecture and underwater archeology at National Park Service sites located throughout the nation. Who can apply: Latinx undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates ![]() NPS Conservation CorpsAmerican Conservation Experience (ACE)Provides a range of voluntary service programs for both American and international participants. Take a look at their NPS Academy too. Who can apply: Conservation Corps 18-25, Conservation Internship 18-35 Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC)Empowers individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities and the environment and operates conservation service programs across the southwest region that engage youth, young adults and veterans on public lands. SCC works to foster inclusive opportunities and collaborative partnerships for positive growth through development of knowledge, leadership, and compassion towards our lands and communities. Who can apply: Open to the public, youth and young adults ages 18-25 Southwest Conservation Corps - Ancestral Lands (SCC-AL)www.sccorps.org/ancestrallands Rooted in the culture and heritage of local tribal communities and engages Native youth and young adults in meaningful conservation projects on Native Lands with the National Park Service. The SCC-AL provides opportunities to Native youth to explore career opportunities while engaging in conservation work in with the National Park Service. SCC-AL also aims to incorporate traditional culture and language as part of crew lifestyle and project work. Who can apply: Native American youth and young adults ages 18-25 ![]() NPS Community Volunteer Ambassadors Program (CVA)cvainternships.org
Visit the NPS Youth Programs site for even more opportunities here in the Southwest and nationwide. |
Last updated: April 29, 2025