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Scholarships, Fellowships, Academic Internships, and Grants: Animal Studies

This guide is designed to assist members of the Eckerd College Community in identifying scholarships, grants, academic internships, and fellowship opportunities.

Associations, Research, and Internships

Post Eckerd Placements


WILDLIFE-RELATED JOB BOARDS
Texas A & M Wildlife and Fisheries Job Board:
https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
Conservation Job Board:
https://www.conservationjobboard.com
Ecology ListServ: https://www.esa.org/membership/ecolog/
Association of Zoos and Aquariums: https://www.aza.org/jobs
American Fisheries Society: https://fisheries.org/employment/jobs/
National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association: https://www.nwrawildlife.org/networking/opening_search.asp
GETTING STARTED
Conservation Corps: Great for early career! https://corpsnetwork.org/resources/jobs-at-corps/
AmeriCorps: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do
University Research Labs: Discover on University/Department websites, from journal articles, or from your school contacts. Email lab re: paid or volunteer opportunities. Great for building qualifications for grad school.
WILDLIFE EMPLOYERS
USA Federal Jobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/
State Wildlife Agencies: search on agency site
Local Government / Agencies: search on agency site; also many jobs on: https://www.governmentjobs.com
Major NGOs: WWF, WCS, TNC, Conservation International, Audubon Society, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Trout Unlimited
Ecological Consulting Firms: I will comprise a separate list soon
Land Trusts: https://www.findalandtrust.org/
Resource Conservation Districts: https://www.nacdnet.org/general-resources/conservation-district-directory/
Nature Centers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nature_centers_in_the_United_States
Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers:
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/how-find-wildlife-rehabilitator
Zoos and Aquariums:
https://www.aza.org/search-by-zip-code