The Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) is a program offered as a partnership with NOAA’s research partners in academia and non-governmental research institutions. IN FISH is a 10-week paid undergraduate internship that provides course work, career-building activities, and a research or management project with a mentor in a NOAA lab or office, or in a lab with one the IN FISH partner institutions. 

The basic structure of the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) will consist of:

• Two-week ecosystems dynamics course
• Weekly professional development activities, including resume and writing. workshops, scientific presentations and seminars, guest speakers, discussions about graduate school, networking panels, and more
• Team building activities, including ice breakers, trivia night, coffee breaks, team meetings, and more
• Computational and technical workshops in R, R Shiny, GIS, and more
• Completion of research or management projects and can include things like posters, abstracts, presentations, websites, concept maps, and more 
• Participation in the student symposium 

Benefits include:

• Academic training and college credits (2 hours) in ecosystem dynamics and complex systems
• Experiencing real-world research and/or resource management
• Building a professional network of mentors, educators, potential employers, and colleagues
• Training in communications, networking, and other skills needed to succeed in graduate work and entry-level research and management positions