Available Internships

Activities: At the start of each summer all PIPES student interns participate in a mandatory 4-day orientation held in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and then participate in a 10-week internship experience focused on conservation science, natural resources management, and/or environmental education and outreach. Interns work on mentored research projects with mentors from university, Federal, State, and Counties agencies, as well as non-profit organizations.

All internships are paid experiences. Housing and travel expenses are provided through the REU program only, however, some housing opportunities may be available through the UHHIP program (contingent on funding).

The opportunities available through PIPES are:

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
• University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UHHIP)
• Micronesia and American Samoa Student Internship Program (MASSIP)

Application Process:

Complete online application at the PIPES website. Additional materials must be submitted to the PIPES office by fax, mail, or email. Additional materials include:

• Essay response
• Resume / C.V.
• Faculty recommendation forms
• Transcript

Submit materials to:

PIPES Program University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo 200 W. Kawili St. Hilo, HI 96720 Email: uhintern@hawaii.edu Fax: (808) 933-0704

Questions? Call (808) 933-0705 or email uhintern@hawaii.edu.

To qualify for PIPES you must be:

• An undergraduate student (Note: for REU, you must be a continuing student in the fall after your internship);
• a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident;
• be in good academic standing (minimum overall GPA of 2.0); and
• Interested in pursuing a career related to tropical conservation science, resource management, and/or environmental education and outreach.