Opportunities

Overview The Greenlining Institute envisions a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. With equity practice and systems change guiding us, we incubate and advocate for new ideas and build...

Overview The world of petroleum refining is coming to an end, and the stakes are high for this transition. There are many recent and ongoing examples of Unjust Transitions for communities with refineries and heavy industry, predominantly low-income Black and Brown communities. For example, in recent years we have seen...

*Limited internship positions for summer 2023 still open!* The TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy has two internship programs. Between the two programs each student can only apply to three positions through the TomKat Center.  If applications are received for more than three positions they will be randomly deleted. *There are...

The Haas Center for Public Service offers seven full-time, summer fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to work with nonprofit and government agencies toward climate justice in the Bay Area. These fellowships are associated with Partnerships for Climate Justice in the Bay Area (PCJ in the Bay), an initiative...

About the Organization The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (OneShoreline) is an independent government agency that works across jurisdictional boundaries to secure and leverage public and private resources for the long-term climate resilience of San Mateo County. With lengthy shorelines along San Francisco Bay and...

Overview NFOCA is a new, grassroots nonprofit organization established by community leaders in North Fair Oaks (NFO), an unincorporated community surrounded by the cities of Menlo Park, Atherton, and Redwood City. NFOCA seeks to increase community representation and participation in NFO, in order to empower residents, promote unity and support...

Overview Located west of Highway 101 along the San Francisco Bayfront, the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park has been systematically excluded from the rest of the city and the surrounding area. Following decades of redlining and other unjust housing practices, today, Belle Haven residents experience exclusion in many dimensions...

Overview Valley Verde is dedicated to building healthy and resilient communities by providing low-income families educational programs, edible gardens, and micro-entrepreneurship opportunities that create food security and lead to self-sufficiency. We accomplish this in our Shared Garden Program where we provide home garden supplies, monthly gardening workshops, mentorship, and garden...

Summer 2023 Internships  Build Your Future with RMI! Do you love solving dynamic problems, thinking in numbers and working in groups? Do you also have the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and ability to persuade others toward meaningful results? Are you passionate about making the world a better place? If yes, then...

NRDC is a non-profit international environmental advocacy organization with 3.1 million members and online activists. They use law, policy, and science to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970...

Through the Schneider Fellows program, Stanford students work at leading U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the sustainable energy field. Fellows spend a summer quarter or one year tackling the world’s economic, environmental, social, and technical challenges associated with harnessing energy resources to deliver energy services. Fellows receive a stipend of...

Overview The world of petroleum refining is coming to an end, and the stakes are high for this transition. There are many recent and ongoing examples of Unjust Transitions for communities with refineries and heavy industry, predominantly low-income Black and Brown communities. For example, in recent years we have seen...

About the organization Valley Verde is dedicated to building healthy and resilient communities by providing low-income families educational programs, edible gardens, and micro-entrepreneurship opportunities that create food security and lead to self-sufficiency. We accomplish this by providing home garden supplies, monthly gardening workshops, mentorship, and garden visits to address the...

About the organization The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (OneShoreline) is an independent government agency that works across jurisdictional boundaries to secure and leverage public and private resources for the long-term climate resilience of San Mateo County. With lengthy shorelines along San Francisco Bay and...

About the organization In the Bay Area, as throughout the world, under-resourced communities are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change impacts. Since 2016, Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) has been on the ground, learning the specific needs of residents in diverse, under-resourced communities in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Belle...

Overview Located west of Highway 101 along the San Francisco Bayfront, the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park has been systematically excluded from the rest of the city and the surrounding area. Following decades of redlining and other unjust housing practices, today, Belle Haven residents experience exclusion in many dimensions...

EDF offers internships and fellowships for students and recent graduates in a variety of programs and departments throughout the organization. The ultimate goal of our internship and fellowship program is to provide high-quality experiences (including relevant projects and opportunities for networking) that form the foundation for any individual who is...

Audubon 2022 Policy Fellow - D.C. Location: Washington, D.C. or Remote The National Audubon Society is a dynamic, well-respected conservation advocacy organization and an emerging leader in climate advocacy. The 2022 Schneider Fellow will work side-by-side with highly- skilled policy and government relations advocates in Audubon’s Washington, DC-based Public Policy Office...

EDF offers internships and fellowships for students and recent graduates in a variety of programs and departments throughout the organization. The ultimate goal of our internship and fellowship program is to provide high-quality experiences (including relevant projects and opportunities for networking) that form the foundation for any individual who is...

NRDC is a non-profit international environmental advocacy organization with 3.1 million members and online activists. They use law, policy, and science to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970...

Summer 2022 Internships  Build Your Future with Rocky Mountain Institute!  Do you love solving dynamic problems, thinking in numbers and working in groups? Do you also have the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and ability to persuade others toward meaningful results? Are you passionate about making the world a better place? If yes...

The US Power Sector: Ensuring a Just and Equitable Transition to Clean Energy (2 Fellows)-Cambridge, MA Our power sector needs a just and equitable transition to clean energy. The US electricity landscape is rapidly transforming, fueled by the falling costs of clean energy options like solar, wind, and battery storage...

UN FOUNDATION, Energy, Climate & Environment Team, Climate Science Fellowship The UN Foundation’s Climate Science Communications workstream is housed within the UN Foundation’s Climate & Environment team. The team works to combat the global climate crisis, transition the world to low-carbon energy, and tackle our most pressing environmental challenges – from...

A- Data & Analytics Fellow Washington, D.C./Remote   The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., focused on proving that better buildings equal better lives. USGBC established the LEED rating system to support this vision. LEED is the most widely used green building program in...

Aqueduct Water-Energy Nexus Fellowship  Washington, D.C. World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to...

EDF offers internships for students and recent graduates in a variety of programs and departments throughout the organization. The ultimate goal of our internship and fellowship program is to provide high-quality experiences (including relevant projects and opportunities for networking) that form the foundation for any individual who is serious about...

Research and Analysis Fellow, U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat Position Overview  The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of governors committed to upholding the goals of the Paris Agreement. The U.S. Climate Alliance secretariat provides strategic, convening, analytical and other functions to support Alliance states in making progress on...

A- LEED Technical Development Fellow (2 positions available) Washington, D.C.   The U.S. Green Building Council is a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on proving better buildings equals better lives. USGBC established the LEED rating system to certify buildings that support this vision. LEED stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental...

Ensuring a Just and Equitable Transition to Clean Energy in the United States (2 Fellows)-Cambridge, MA Our economy needs a just and equitable transition to clean energy. The US electricity landscape is rapidly transforming, fueled by the falling costs of clean energy options like solar, wind, and battery storage, and...

This is no ordinary internship. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to explore, engage, learn, and lead. To gain high-level work while exploring new markets and making a social impact. Seed is an exciting Stanford GSB-led initiative working to end the cycle of global poverty. We partner with entrepreneurs in emerging markets...