Clean Energy Advocacy Internship – April 4

The Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School is again offering 2-3 summer internships for students in environmental studies and sciences who have at least completed their sophomore year by the start of the internship. Our Clean Energy Advocacy Internships offer a chance for 2-3 students interested in future careers in clean energy advocacy to spend the summer in-person with us at our Institute for Energy and the Environment and to work on one of our research or energy clinic teams which are each made up of 3-5 Master of Energy Regulation and Law grad students or JD students specializing in energy law with faculty supervision. Our teams are currently working on Climate Justice issues ranging from advancing community solar for underserved communities and affordable net zero housing development to other important clean energy transition issues such as sustainable solar siting on agricultural lands and exploring the regulation of energy use for cannabis cultivation for our Farm and Energy Initiative. Last summer we had three great virtual interns, from Tulane University in Louisiana, Boston College in Massachusetts and Pomona College in California and we are excited to hear from you about why we should select one of your deserving students this year.

Clean energy advocacy interns are paid a $1,000 stipend (taxable), can take one of our two-week summer sessions energy classes for free (2 credits) and work with our faculty and masters/JD students on real clean energy projects. The internship begins May 31st and ends Thursday, August 4th (we have some flexibility in start/stop dates) which is the same as our summer environmental program. After two years of being virtual, we are very happy to be back in person for the internship, so students will be expected to be in South Royalton for the internship. Application materials include a current resume, cover letter explaining the student’s interest in a clean energy advocacy career, and one letter of recommendation from an undergraduate professor (they can follow other materials if necessary).

Applications are due via email by Monday, April 4th at Noon (Eastern) to Molly Smith, IEE Program Coordinator, msmith@vermontlaw.edu We anticipate making decisions ASAP following virtual interviews.