The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for summer internships. Deadline to apply is Feb. 26.
Internships are funded through the sales of the Game and Fish conservation vehicle license plates, which depict the state's wildlife. Students gain the hands-on training and experience needed for a career in conservation.
Betty Bryant, internship coordinator, said many students are interested in a wildlife management, fisheries or conservation education career, but often lack the hands-on experience to stand out from a crowd of applicants.
"Each year thousands of students graduate colleges, but very few have real-world experience," Bryant said. "Internships not only give them that training, but they also help them decide if the career they're studying for really does fit them."
Internships are available across the state in conservation education, communications, wildlife management, fisheries management, wildlife law enforcement and construction, engineering and real estate.
To qualify for an internship, an applicant must: have a declared a degree in an approved field of study; have 60 hours of college credit by the time the internship begins; be a full-time student at the time of application; have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average; demonstrate course-work or knowledge related to work area; and either be a resident of Arkansas enrolled in any college or university or a nonresident enrolled in an Arkansas college or university.
Selected interns will be responsible to coordinate with their college or university to obtain course credit for their work.
Sports on 02/09/2016