Mongabay Internship Program for Students and Graduates 2023

Mongabay.org offers an internship program, which primarily involves writing environmental news stories for our affiliated news site – Mongabay.com. Our interns will have the opportunity to develop their writing skills and have their news stories be published on our renowned website which boasts over two million global readers every month.

Program Schedule:

This is a partially paid opportunity. The interns will be paid for 4 of their articles, with the two first being part of the initial learning period (rates will be discussed with internship editors in due course).

The interns will be working virtually (at home or wherever they feel most productive) with set deadlines to be met. We are flexible on how many hours per week the intern is able to work but an average of 10 hours per week is required for the full six months. Some weeks could require 15 hours or so while others may be considerably less; our interns have to be flexible and plan accordingly.

• Table of Content
• About Mongabay
• Mongabay Internship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Mongabay Internship Program
• Requirements for Mongabay Internship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Mongabay Internship Program
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Mongabay

Mongabay (mongabay.com) is a conservation news web portal that reports on environmental science, energy, and green design, and features extensive information on tropical rainforests, including pictures and deforestation statistics for countries of the world. It was founded in 1999 by economist Rhett Ayers Butler in order to increase "interest in and appreciation of wildlands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging local and global trends in technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development".In recent year... continue reading

Mongabay Internship Program

Aim and Benefits of Mongabay Internship Program

• Publishing experience in a high-profile news outlet
• Learning about journalistic programs and processes at Mongabay
• Becoming part of a community of passionate and talented writers
• Coaching and support:
  • Meet and greet training session via Skype and Q&A with Mongabay staff
  • Working with different editors and receiving guidance and feedback

• Developing writing skills
• Developing interviewing skills
• Resume building
• Mongabay letters of reference and personal recommendations

Requirements for Mongabay Internship Program Qualification

Below is a list of traits we look for when selecting individuals for our internship program:

• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivator
• Passionate about environmental subjects
• Positive attitude
• Coachable and open to learning
• Strong values – personally and professionally
• Problem-solving skills

Interview date, Process and Venue for Mongabay Internship Program

Selection Process:

Applicants will be notified in mid to late December. We ask that you do not email asking about the status of your application in the meantime. If selected, you will start in the first month of the term (January 2024).

Documents Required for Application

Applications must be submitted in English. Applicants are required to submit the following documents (we strongly recommend that you have these items prepared before beginning the application process):

1. Resume
2. Cover letter
   • Indicate why you are interested and what values & skills you can contribute to Mongabay.
3. Motivation questions (you can find them in the application form)
4. Submit a writing sample from a journal entry or blog article (600 words max.)
   • Or you can choose one from the following three articles to complete a writing sample
     1. Beyond the numbers: Human attitudes and conflict with lions (Panthera leo) in and around Gambella National Park, Ethiopia
     2. Changes in the West African forest-savanna mosaic, insights from central Togo
     3. Thismia kelabitiana (Thismiaceae), a new unique Fairy Lantern from Borneo potentially threatened by commercial logging

1. Optional: submit an additional writing sample of your own (600 words max.).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, vsit Mongabay website.