Local Opportunities | Funded Internships | Non-Funded Internships & Courses | Internship/Career Databases & Resources
Many internship and career opportunities are available for students studying marine biology. Students who supplement their coursework with hands-on learning opportunities build their skills as scientists and add to their resumes. Internships also are an excellent way to make connections with potential employers and prepare for graduate study. Many of the internships listed below have formal application processes, but students can also contact various marine stations and facilities on their own and ask about internship and research opportunities.
Local Opportunities
- Beam Reach Externships
- Cascadia Research Volunteer Internships
- COASST Marine Conservation Internships
- Friday Harbor Laboratories Apprenticeships
- Friends of the San Juans Summer Conservation Internships
- Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group Internships
- JISAO Summer Research Internships
- NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Internships
- NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center Internships
- People for Puget Sound Internships
- Puget Soundkeepers Volunteer Program
- Seattle Seal Sitters Volunteers
- Seattle Aquarium Volunteer Program
- WSU Kitsap County Beach Watchers
Funded Internships
West Coast
- Friday Harbor Laboratories Apprenticeships, Washington
- Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon
- JISAO, Washington
- NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Internships, Washington and Alaska
- NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center Internships, Washington
- Scripps Institute of Oceanography STARS program, California
- Shannon Point Marine Center, Washington
- University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska
East Coast
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine
- Duke University Marine Laboratory, North Carolina
- Darling Marine Center University of Maine
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia
- Grice Marine Lab, South Carolina
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida
- James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory NOAA, New England
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Maine
- Maryland Sea Grant
- NOAA Coastal Services Center, South Carolina
- Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Jersey
- Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Whitney Laboratory of the University of Florida
Gulf Coast
Non-Funded Internships & Courses
National
- Bimini Biological Field Station, Florida
- Blakely Marine Station, Washington
- Florida Marine Research Institute
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida
- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Maine
- Dolphin Research Center, Florida
- Duke University Marine Laboratory, North Carolina
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, California
- Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida
- Petersburg Marine Mammal Center, Alaska
- The Whale Center of New England, Maine
International
- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Vancouver Island, Canada
- Bermuda Biological Station for Research
- CIEE Research Station Bonaire in the Southern Caribbean
- Oceans Research Marine Stations in Southern Africa
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, England
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
- TETHYS Research Institute in Italy and Greece
- Umee Marine Sciences Center, Sweden
- UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway
Internship/Career Databases and Resources
- Hopkins Marine Station Career Information and Internship Listings
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Search
- Ocean Careers Internships and Resources
- Sea Grant Marine Careers and Internship Listings
- UW Biology Department Internship Listings
- UW Center for Career Services
- UW College of the Environment Career Blog
- UW's EnviroLink Blog
- UW's Marine Biology Facebook Group
- UW Undergraduate Research Program Listings
Photos from top: Cameron Carter interning at Northwest Fisheries Science Center, by Emily Beyer; Cameron measuring salmon, by Emily Beyer; Sophie Pierszalowski interning for National Marine Mammal Lab, by Sally Mizroch; Humpback calf Stencil, NMFS Permit No. 782-1719, by Sophie Pierszalowski; Hollis Kenney with plankton tow at Friday Harbor Labs; Hollis emptying tow, by Emily Beyer; Friday Harbor Labs' C/V Centennial, by Emily Beyer