GeoTerps

Call for applications for the University of Maryland Fellows Program (Maryland, Federal, or Global Fellows)! Open to all majors!

Apply Now! Apply by Sunday, February 23, 2025 for first wave consideration! 

Are you interested in gaining professional experience in federal, state, or local government; non-profits; international organizations; embassies; think tanks and more? Apply for the UMD Fellows program (formerly Federal and Global Fellows), a one-year program that combines a fall seminar and a spring internship. We offer a unique opportunity to integrate your academic learning with real world experience and professional development. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become a life-long member of a thriving network of over 2000 alums! 

Program Perks Include:

A Fall Seminar Course, taught by expert practitioners, meets once a week, mostly scheduled in the evenings. (Each seminar is cross-listed with Honors). 

Connecting you to Internships through our rich network and partnerships with prestigious sites such as foreign embassies, congressional offices, the Maryland General Assembly, federal agencies, Maryland state agencies, non-profits, and many more! 

A Spring Internship for 3-9 credits that you can register for through our program or through your own major’s experiential learning course.

Professional Development Opportunities including site visits, resume and cover letter workshops, personalized one-on-one coaching, interview preparation, and much more!

Earn transcript notation as a Maryland, Federal, or Global Fellow.

Prospective Student Virtual Information Sessions are open to all! Join us to learn about the program and the application on one of these days:

• Friday, February 7, 2025, 1:00 pm-2:00pm, Zoom Session
• Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:00:am-12:00pm, Zoom Session
• Friday, February 21, 2015, 2:00-3:00pm, In-Person; Fellows office (2407 Marie Mount Hall, University of Maryland)

You may also drop into our office at 2407 Marie Mount Hall anytime between 10:00am-3:00pm M-F!

For more in depth information visit the UMD Fellows Website. You can also connect with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, or X.

Fall/Spring/Summer grads-check out this opportunity!

Applications are now OPEN for GeoAdaptive’s 2025 Professional Summer Program!
Are you passionate about sustainable development, spatial analysis, climate resilience, or design? Join our team of multidisciplinary professionals this summer and gain hands-on experience addressing complex economic, environmental, and social challenges.

 Program Details: Seeking applicants graduating in 2025 or recent grads.

Duration: 10-12 weeks, early June to mid August
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 

Learn more through our storymap: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d2c10fd0a38f4890b8a464de584c0e51

Application link:
https://wkf.ms/40h6nDb

If you have any questions, please email smurtaugh@geoadaptive.com or careers@geoadaptive.com

Interested in an international internship opportunity that explores high-speed rail innovation? Join us for a Lunch & Learn Info Session to hear from Northeast Maglev and Central Japan Railway (JR Central) about their hybrid summer internship, which includes virtual sessions, hands-on experience in Japan, and work with Northeast Maglev in Baltimore.

With the application now open, this session is the perfect opportunity to learn how to make your application stand out and gain insight into the program.

 Date: Tuesday, February 11th
 Time: 12:00 p.m.
 Location: 2407 Marie Mount Hall
 RSVP here: RSVP Link

Below is a flyer with more details. Don’t miss this chance to explore a global internship experience—we hope to see you there!

The ENSP Professional Meeting Travel Award- The Environmental Science and Policy program is pleased to announce the establishment of the ENSP Professional Meeting Travel Award. This award has been created to encourage ENSP students to participate in professional society meetings. Students presenting a poster, making an oral presentation, or participating in a panel discussion at a professional society meeting are eligible for this award. Two travel awards will be available each academic year, with the value of each award not to exceed the cost of attending the meeting or $1500.

• To be considered for this award, complete the travel award application, which can be found here, by February 15 for professional meetings occurring between April 1 and October 30, and September 15 for professional meetings occurring between November 1 and March 31.
• Individuals who are selected as a receipt of this award are required to submit a summary of their participation at the meeting to the ENSP Program Director within 30 days of the completion of their trip. The preferred style of summary is as a press release 2 to 3 paragraphs in length with the inclusion or 1 or 2 photographs of student involved in an activity at the conference (see examples here and here)

The Do Good Institute (dogood.umd.edu) offers immersive programs, funding opportunities, and internship experiences that prepare Terps with the skills, experiences and resources to Do Good throughout their lives. There are several upcoming programs and opportunities you may be interested in for this spring:

Internship Opportunities

• Impact Interns: Impact Interns is a professional development and leadership program that connects passionate and talented students to paid social impact-based internship opportunities with Do Good partners and local organizations. The program is designed to provide emerging social sector leaders with meaningful opportunities to gain professional experience, develop skills, build a professional network and learn more about working in the nonprofit and social impact sphere. Internships take place in Summer 2025. Internship positions are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Work areas are diverse (communications, research, fundraising, program management) and across different fields (arts, civics, education, environment, health, international development, justice and equity, and social services). Hybrid, remote, and in-person options are available. Apply now through February 23 at go.umd.edu/impactinterns.

Experiential and Cohort Programs

• Changemaker Pathways: Want to Do Good but don’t know where to start? Explore ways that you can Do Good in your personal, professional and educational life through this 6-week experiential program for first-year, second-year and transfer students. Register now through February 16 at go.umd.edu/changemakerpathways.
• Impact Bootcamp: Take your passion and turn it into progress. Have an idea for impact but unsure where to start? Need help improving your existing efforts? Start or strengthen your social impact alongside fellow changemakers through this 6-week interactive program for students or teams with new ideas or existing initiatives. Register now through February 16 at go.umd.edu/impactbootcamp.
• Accelerator Fellows: Spend the semester scaling and developing your social impact project or venture and receive a $2,000 stipend. Accelerator Fellows is a great fit for students or teams with developed initiatives that are currently in the implementation stage of their work. Students in the early stage of their initiatives, or still at the idea stage, should consider Impact Bootcamp. Apply now through February 9 at go.umd.edu/acceleratorfellows.

Competitions

• Do Good Challenge: This annual, campus-wide social impact competition has doubled its prize awards this year! Students and teams can compete to win a share of $40,000 by pitching the impact they’ve made in front of a panel of expert judges and an audience of hundreds. Apply now through February 16 at go.umd.edu/dogoodchallenge.

Opportunities to Learn More

• Information Sessions: New to UMD? Heard of Do Good Institute but don’t know what we do? Join one of our in-person or virtual information sessions to learn about the Do Good Institute, what we offer, and how you can get involved. Learn about our immersive programs, funding opportunities, and internship experiences available to help you make a difference while at UMD. Sign up at go.umd.edu/newtodgi.

To stay up to date on program announcements and deadlines, follow the Institute on Instagram (@DoGoodatUMD) or sign up for the student newsletter, Do Good Now (go.umd.edu/dgnnews). #dogoodumd