Stroud Water Research Center has provided hundreds of university students a unique opportunity to work alongside freshwater scientists and educators. In the process, they have helped advance new knowledge about streams and rivers.
The internship application period generally runs January through March. When the application period opens, internships will appear below.
Internship Opportunities
There are currently no internship opportunities.
Intern News
Wading Through Disciplines
From aquatic insects to microbial DNA, an intern explores how collaboration across disciplines advances stream and soil health research.
Building Scientific Rigor Through Certified Taxonomic Expertise
Taxonomic certification administered by the Stroud Center is the gold standard, with certifications in aquatic invertebrates, diatoms, and soon, fish.
Summer Interns Spend a Day on the Water
The trip was designed to get interns out of the office and onto the water, to teach them about freshwater systems, and to have fun together.
Stroud Center Collaborations Amplify Impact on Fresh Water
Scientists, educators, and watershed restoration professionals are working together to create long-lasting and positive impacts on waterways.
Meet Our 2023 Interns
Our interns assist with research and other mission-focused work and gain valuable professional experience and networking opportunities.
How Fallen Leaves Are a Tree’s Gift to a Stream
Former Stroud Center intern and now restoration professional at the Alliance of the Chesapeake Bay, Rebecca Lauver reflects on a dietary staple of healthy streams.
Meet the Intern: Isayas Dorsey
Isayas is willing to jump in to help with a task no matter how large or small. The Stroud Center has been fortunate to have him as an intern.
We Are Nature’s Best Hope: An Interview with Doug Tallamy
The scientist, author, and native plants advocate recently described how replacing lawn is necessary for supporting wildlife and food production.
Meet Our 2022 Summer Interns
This is the 50th year that the Stroud Center has welcomed interns to help develop their skills and give them memorable experiences in their fields.
What Do Yoga, Creek Swimming, and Mystery Author Agatha Christie Have in Common?
Katie Billé left the Stroud Center to pursue a graduate degree in aquatic ecology. With that goal completed, she has returned for a second go at her dream job.
Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
Our summer internship program, now in its 49th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns seeking meaningful learning experiences.
Focusing on Farms to Safeguard the Delaware River
An article in Edible Philly dives into the effort to protect and restore clean water in the Delaware River watershed by working with farmers.
Meet Our 2020 (Virtual) Interns!
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from bringing interns onto our campus this year but we are fortunate to have four interns working remotely.
Where Are They Now: Jeff Fralick
It was through a Stroud Center internship that Fralick discovered his passion for navigating the relationship between environmental science and policy.
Meet Courtland Hess and Adam Gochnauer, Entomologists
Hess and Gochnauer tell us what brought them to Stroud Water Research Center and what they hope to achieve here.
Meet Our 2019 Summer Interns!
Our internship program, now in its 47th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns who have come in search of meaningful work.
Former Intern Deirdre Flemming Is Farming Like a Scientist
“I feel like the farm is our living laboratory, and I look at farming like an entomologist. It’s an integrated system, and I’m never bored.”
New Entomologist Cuts Her Own Path
A year spent backpacking on the West Coast ignited a passion for fresh water in Maria Scarborough, the newest addition to our Entomology Group.
Meet Our 2018 Summer Interns!
The internship experience allows undergraduates to see if they have the passion and fortitude necessary to meet the challenges of a research career.
Thank You, 2017 Summer Interns!
The 45th summer of our internship program has come and gone but we didn’t want to miss the chance to say thanks to our interns for their hard work.
Welcome 2016 Summer Interns!
Stroud Center's internship program, now in its 44th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns who have come in search of meaningful work.
Former Intern Embarks on Collaborative Research to Make Drinking Water Safer
While an intern at the Stroud Center, Kristen Jellison, Ph.D., got her first taste of investigative scientific research, and she was immediately hooked.
Intern Connects Culture and Environment
Emily Scott’s background is unique. Our interns are often students of environmental science, she majored in anthropology and religious studies.
2014 REU Participant to Research Climate Change Using Ice Cores
Abigail Thayer, a Research Experience for Undergraduates participant at the Stroud Center, learned about researching Earth’s Critical Zone.
Summer Research Program Boosts Confidence, Shapes Careers
Working alongside CZO scientists, the interns examined everything from bacteria strains to soil ages and root growth to aquatic bugs.
UpStream Newsletter, Summer 2008
Willy Eldridge recently joined the Stroud Water Research Center to launch its Fish Molecular Ecology Department.