Arctic International
Internship
The Arctic is vast, diverse, and powerful. Travelling to Arctic regions can be a transformative experience, invoking thoughtfulness and cultivating personal growth.
We offer a funded opportunity for students to experience the Arctic. These ventures support either established relationships with Arctic organizations, or students are able to tailor their own experience with an organization that speaks to their interests, skills, and timeframe.
Requirements
The Arctic Build-Your-Own (BYO) Internship elevates and enriches a facet of your on-campus academic work. The ideal internship should also develop your ability to communicate comfortably with individuals from other cultures and backgrounds, and to understand the processes for addressing Arctic issues that confront nations. If your choice of Arctic internship is international, students should ideally have some familiarity with the language of the country in which they wish to intern.
You may choose to undertake your internship with an organization based domestically or abroad, so long as the proposed work is Arctic focused.
You must be an enrolled Dartmouth College undergraduate on a registered leave term, and must be returning to Dartmouth for at least one term after completing the internship. If you withdraw from the College for any reason (in good standing or not), you will not be eligible for Dickey Center funding during the terms in which you are withdrawn. If you are accepted for a Dickey Center internship in a given term but withdraw from the College during that term, you must contact the Dickey Center immediately. See the College webpage on withdrawals for more information.
All “Build Your Own” Internships must be 8-10 weeks in length and 35-40 hours per week. The internship must be Arctic-focussed in location and/or scope of work being completed.
If you have already recieved Build-Your-Own International Internship funding, you are not eligible to receive it again. There are other funding programs at through the Institute of Arctic Studies, and through the Dickey Center, to look into and others across campus as well.
Returning interns agree to participate in workshops or informational sessions related to internships. Following completion of your internship, you are required to submit a 3-5 page report describing not only the kind of work done, but also something about the organizational host, the people with whom you worked, and how the experience was meaningful.
Eligibility/Requirements
Budget
Standard funding available for travel-based internships is $5,500. If expenses are higher than the standard award amount please specify and articulate where additional funds are needed. Consideration will be given on a case-by-case basis. Please provide detail in the budget outline.
Resume or CV
Submit a resume/CV and unofficial transcript with your application. These are uploaded directly into the application.
Supervisor Statement
Ask your host organization to complete the Supervisor Statement, which verifies your offer of internship and includes a description of the work to be completed.
Recommendations
One recommendation must come from a Dartmouth faculty member. A second recommendation is suggested, but not required. Secondary recommendations can come from previous employers, advisors, staff, or an additional faculty member.
Travel Exception
In addition, if you plan to travel to a country not included on Dartmouth’s List of Locations with Lower Risk, you will also need to apply for and be granted a Travel Exception. For more information on Dartmouth’s Travel Safety Policy, Travel Registry, and Exception process, please visit the Global Dartmouth website here.
Application
Spring ’26 internships are due February 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
The deadline for Summer ’26 internships is April 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
Questions?
Reach out to Sanaa Siddiqi