Join us for the Annual AGNR Discovery and Innovation Night - 4/10

The AGNR Student Discovery & Innovation Night will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 5:00- 7:00 PM in the Samuel Riggs Alumni Center and will feature the student experience showcase.

Through posters and digital displays, the student experience showcase will highlight undergraduate student learning and experiences both in and outside the classroom such as internships, undergraduate research, study abroad, independent thesis, and capstone projects. As alumni and industry professionals, we invite you to engage with our talented students to learn about the knowledge and skills they have developed and as they highlight the impact of AGNR far beyond the boundaries of campus.

Registration Information

To register for this networking event, visit https://go.umd.edu/DIN25.

For questions, please email Casey Miller, caseymil@umd.edu

We hope to see you at AGNR Student Discovery & Innovation Night!

TWO (2) Summer 2025 Unpaid Internships Scholarships for undergraduate students

 Bright Futures Initiative: Unpaid Internship Scholarship

Application Opens: Monday, March 31, 2025

Application Closes: Monday, May 5, 2025

 

The Bright Futures Initiative awards students with need-based scholarships ranging from $100-$1,250 to help offset expenses incurred during unpaid internships.

 

Eligibility

• A secured unpaid on-campus and off-campus internship with a non-profit organization or government agency for summer 2025.
• A new internship experience during summer 2025 and completed by the start of the fall 2025 semester.
• Supervised by a professional in the field.
• Registered UMD undergraduate students returning to campus for Fall 2025.  May 2025 graduating seniors are not eligible.
• Preference will be given to those who have not previously received this scholarship.

 

This scholarship is generously funded by the Eisen Family, the University Career Center & The President’s Promise, and individual donors through Maryland Giving Day.

 

Sustainability Unpaid Internship Scholarship

Application Opens: Monday, April 7, 2025

Application Closes: Friday, May 2, 2025

 

The Sustainability Internship Scholarship will help off-set expenses associated with an unpaid internship.  Scholarship awards ranging from $1,000-$1,750 are available to help offset expenses.

Eligibility

• The internship must be related to sustainability or with an organization that aligns with the UN’s organization aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
• A secured summer unpaid internship with a nonprofit or government agency.
• Supervised by a professional in the field.
• All undergraduate class years are welcome to apply. May 2025 graduating seniors are not eligible. 

 

This scholarship is made possible through a partnership between UMD's Student Government Association, Office of Sustainability and the University Career Center & The President’s Promise.

A Film Series on Sustainability and Alternatives

Contemplative Learning and Living (CL&L), a graduate student organization, and the International Education Policy Student Board are thrilled to host Seeds of Change: A Film Series on Sustainability and Alternatives* in April, featuring three films:

• Purpose: A Wellbeing Economies Film (4/16);
• Water Is Love: Ripples of Regeneration (4/23); and
• The Seeds of Vandana Shiva (4/30).

The first two screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with representative(s) from the respective production team and the last screening will be followed by a discussion among ourselves as a wrap-up of the series. A key objective of this initiative is to spark interdisciplinary dialogues around sustainability and sustainable development.
✨ All undergraduate & graduate students, faculty, and staff are welcome!

📍 Location: Room 2105 McKeldin Library
📅 Dates & Time: Wednesdays 4/16, 23, 30, 2:00-4:30PM
🍇 Light refreshments will be served
🎬 Each screening is limited to 30 attendees

RSVP here now!

*This initiative is generously sponsored by the Office of Sustainability.

Ecology film screening April 16

Free ecology film screening April 16. Full details, graphic, and registration is here: https://agnr.umd.edu/events/observer-free-film-screening-/?featured_date=3156

There will be a special intro with Dr. Baldwin who will also lead a field exercise with quadrats on McKeldin Mall after the film ends.

Student Ambassadors Needed: Please help

Calling ENST undergraduate majors and minors to apply to be a College of AGNR Ambassador! It looks great on your resume plus is a wonderful way to pay it forward to the next set of students thinking about becoming a Terp. Ambassadors would help the AGNR recruiting program by attending recruiting events to help answer questions from the peer-to-peer perspective at Info Sessions and Open Houses, provide escorts when we need extra people-power, write postcards to newly admitted students, provide facility tours, and more. Plus Ambassadors get treated to monthly benefits like pizza, basketball game tickets, and more.

If you're interested in applying for this volunteer part-time job, please submit this application by April 16, close of business (COB) 5:00PM. Any questions? Please contact Kimberly Monahan at the contact below. Go Terps and Future Terps!

ENST Ecological Technology Design Scholarships

Dear ENST EcoTech Design students

There is a brand new scholarship opportunity for you find the application form from this link

Once completed please send to shannon3@umd.edu by April 11.

REMINDER [AGNR-UNDERGRADSTUDENTS] 💲🎓🐢 Apply Now! AGNR Current Student Scholarships

The Current Student Scholarship application for all AGNR students is now open! This application is for awards for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Students must be planning to enroll in one or both of those semesters with their primary major in the College of AGNR to be eligible to apply. Students graduating in May 2025 or Summer 2025 are not eligible for awards.

All students meeting the basic eligibility above are encouraged to apply.
Most college scholarships are offered as 1 year awards, so even current scholarship recipients should apply.

For students in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, you will also be able to use this application to apply to Department-level scholarship awards.

The application is due by 11:59 am by May 15th. All decisions will be released by July 1st.

Access the application on the College's Scholarships website at go.umd.edu/fundagnr
Or directly at https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_56f0KBaR9hrFp4i

Grant Opportunity for current undergraduate and graduate students to attend either Northeast or Southeastern Section 2025 TWS Field Courses

The Maryland-Delaware Chapter of The Wildlife Society is offering $500 - $750 grants (depending on volume) to undergraduate and graduate students to attend either the Northeast or Southeastern Section 2025 TWS Field Courses. These field courses provide invaluable skills and networking opportunities for wildlifers starting their careers.

The Northeast Section Field Course will be held at Paul Smith's College, NY, May 18-31, 2025. Cost: $1,200 for 3 credits from Paul Smith’s College. More information can be found at https://wildlife.org/ne-section/about/student-field-course/
Application deadline for the Northeast Field Course is 4/18/25.

The Southeastern Section Wildlife & Forestry Field Techniques Course will be held at the Jones Center, GA, June 6-20, 2025. Cost: $1,500 for 3 credits from Vermont State University. More information can be found following the application link.
Application deadline for the Southeastern Field Course is 5/6/25.

See link for more details and to apply: Field Course Scholarship Application

WMGIC IX Undergraduate Case Competition: Invitation to University of Maryland Students

WMGIC (College of William & Mary’s Global Innovation Challenge, a hack-a-thon style case competition on international development) IX, which will be held from on Friday 11 April 2025 from 9am-5pm, challenges teams of two to five from universities around the world to design and present solutions to current day global issues with the support and guidance of expert mentors. Teams have the opportunity to compete in streams on technology, social entrepreneurship, governance, and business, with the top eight teams receiving $500 in cash prizes. Those interested in learning more can see our website at wmgic.org or our social media profiles at this link, or register directly using this form.

Streams will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. After submitting their registration, teams should expect to receive confirmation of their stream position within a week, with further competition materials pending the event.

Internship/Volunteer Opportunity

Unpaid Summer Biological Monitoring Intern
Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Environmental Protection
(MCDEP)
Watershed Restoration Division

Location: Throughout Montgomery County, MD. Meet daily in Laytonville, MD.

Compensation: Unpaid

Please note the following: Unpaid internships can still count as ENST389 and UMD has a program that can provide financial assistance to students participating in unpaid internships. We encourage those students to reach out to their academic advisor.

Duration: Approximately May 21 to August 22, 2025

Description: Under the supervision of MCDEP stream monitoring staff you will:

1. Assist in the completion of dual-pass electrofishing surveys of first to fourth order streams using Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS) based protocols.
2. Calibrate, inspect & prepare equipment dependent on daily needs.
3. Complete herpetofauna presence/absent surveys at all biological sampling sites.
4. Assist in developing draft content for social media posts.
5. Possible office activities include entry of field data into the Department’s database and completion of independent projects based on the needs of the Department and intern’s interests.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Demonstrated interest in ecology or aquatic biology.
2. Ability to operate with minimal supervision.
3. A current undergraduate or graduate student.
4. Ability to work in all environmental conditions and lift 40lbs.
5. Minimum availability of two full business days (0730 to 1600) per week.

Application Deadline: April 11, 2025

Limited opportunities available.
Apply online amontgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/volunteer.html
Submit questions to askDEP@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov.