Remote Environmental Nonprofit Paid Internship Summer 2025

Join us. Do work that matters!

The Building Capacity, Careers, & Community Internship Initiative, which is part of The VirtualIntern Platform, offers a paid remote internship where college students partner with a nonprofit, co-design a meaningful project, and make an impact. This internship provides a unique opportunity to take ownership of a project, build professional skills, and gain mentorship while addressing real-world challenges. Learn more...

The internship is paid and requires a full time 8-week commitment, with the internship starting on June 9th, 2025 and ending on August 1st. Stipends are between $650-900 a week for the program, depending on academic level. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner with a Nonprofit – Work with a nonprofit of your choice to develop a project that aligns with their mission.


• Design and Lead a Project – Focus on one of these key areas:
  
  
  
  • Sustainability & Environmental Justice
  
  
  • Community Engagement
  
  
  • Project Management
  
  
  • Marketing & Fundraising
  
  
  • Data Analysis & Technology
  
  
  • And More!
  
  
  
  

• Collaborate & Execute – Work 36 hours per week on project tasks, applying leadership and problem-solving skills.


• Engage in Professional Development – Dedicate 4 hours per week to mentorship, workshops, and cohort learning.


• Track & Report Progress – Provide updates on milestones and project impact

How It Works:

This internship partners current students with nonprofit partners to design their own 8-week internship, addressing issues through green projects in Green Infrastructure and Community Development, Workforce Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Public Health, and Urban Forestry.

1. Find a Nonprofit & Secure a Verbal Agreement: Reach out to a nonprofit, discuss a potential project, and obtain verbal confirmation that they will host you.


2. Submit Your Application: Provide nonprofit details, a short personal essay, and two references (one from a professor).


3. Placement & Approval: Once accepted, the nonprofit supervisor completes a simple form, and your internship is confirmed.

Requirements:

• Must be a rising junior, senior, or graduate student at an accredited institution.


• Must have a designed nonprofit project.


• Must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident.


• Interest in nonprofit work, leadership, social impact, or community engagement.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Organized, proactive, and comfortable working remotely and independently.


• Ability to manage tasks, deadlines, and collaborate with teams.


• Passionate about community impact and sustainability.

Application Requirements:

To apply, students must submit:

1. Two References – One from a professor and one additional reference.
   


2. Project Proposal – Why you are applying; the nonprofit you’ve chosen and why; and your proposed project and its potential impact. Please follow this guide:
   
   
   
   1. Issue Summary (3-5 sentences)
      
      
      
      1. Describe the issue that your project is attempting to address. Examples include environmental education, air pollution, biodiversity loss, environmental justice, or CO2 emissions. 
      
      
      
      
   
   
   2. Why This Nonprofit? (3-5 sentences)
      
      
      
      1. Describe why this nonprofit is posed to address this problem. Include details on existing sustainability programs that may assist you if they exist.
      
      
      
      
   
   
   3. Project Proposal (~ about 1 page)
      
      
      
      1. Describe your proposed project.
         
         
         
         1. Please include a timeline that breaks your project into distinct blocks of action (likely measured in weeks). This could include a research phase, an execution phase, and a phase to develop your final deliverable, for example.
         
         
         2. Describe your goals, objectives, outcomes, and measurements.
         
         
         3. Detail how you plan to work with your supervisor to drive this project forward.
         
         
         4. Provide detail on the final deliverable(s) that you will hand in at the end of your 8-week internship.
         
         
         
         
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
   


3. Nonprofit Information – Contact details for the nonprofit partner

The VirtualIntern is powered by MobilizeGreen. We are committed to inclusion and seek applications from all participants who meet the position requirements, including women, people of color, Indigenous people, individuals of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, military veterans, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups. All are encouraged to apply.

Apply now to secure your paid remote internship and make an impact this summer! Deadline is April 1, 2025, midnight ET.