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The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program is an undergraduate summer internship program designed to link dedicated engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry in Washington. This program is open to Washington-based undergraduate student with junior or senior standing (including graduating seniors) in business, economics, engineering, environmental science, green chemistry, physical science or sustainability science programs.

UW Sustainability invites all members of the UW community to share their visions for a sustainable and equitable future through creative expression by participating in the "Message to the Future" campaign.

King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division, Procurement & Payables section, is seeking a Sustainable Purchasing Graduate Intern to join the Education, Compliance and Training team. This internship is expected to begin in May or June and will continue through the 2025-2026 academic year. The position is open to students who are enrolled in a Master's program for the full duration of the internship. Typically, interns work part-time (10-20 hours per week) during the academic term and may work full-time (40 hours per week) during the summer and school breaks.

Are you a student looking to foster your global citizenship and enhance your diplomatic skills? Apply to participate in the Undergraduate Leaders’ Program hosted by Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile from July 20 to August 2, 2025!

The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is hiring two undergraduate student roles. The CSF is a student-run and student-funded program at the University of Washington working towards a justice-centered sustainability movement.

The UW Tower Green Square Project (a Campus Sustainability Fund grant project) is recruiting for one grant-funded student worker to maintain the garden project from March-October as part of the grant implementation. This is a part-time (up to 19 hours a week) position paying $20.76/hour.

The Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute (CESRI), formerly called the Science Justice Summer School, is a three-week summer program for current and recent graduate students (master’s, doctoral, and post-doc) studying any discipline who are interested in learning about climate resilience and justice from diverse perspectives. The program will be hosted from June 16 through July 4, 2025, split between the UW Seattle campus and UW Pack Forest. 

Glumac is looking for summer interns passionate about sustainability. The Sustainability Intern will be located in Seattle for a nine-week program from June through August, and will have the chance to work side-by-side with experienced professionals on real projects that make a tangible impact, including a chance to work on the development of the University of Washington's Sustainability Action Plan.

UW Medicine was recently featured on the "Knowledge on the Go" podcast hosted by Vizient.

Hello! I am a fourth-year student majoring in environmental studies and minoring in law and justice at the University of Washington in Seattle. I am originally from the Los Angeles area in California, but desired a cooler, more green space which led me to the PNW. I have taken a special interest in social sustainability over my academic career with the intention of making people a main component of the environmental narrative.