20 U.S.C. § 5506 : US Code - Section 5506: Environmental internships and fellowships

Search 20 U.S.C. § 5506 : US Code - Section 5506: Environmental internships and fellowships

(a) Postsecondary students and in-service teachers
The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Office of
Personnel Management and other appropriate Federal agencies,
provide for internships by postsecondary level students and
fellowships for in-service teachers with agencies of the Federal
Government.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of internships and fellowships pursuant to this
section shall be to provide college level students and in-service
teachers with an opportunity to work with professional staff of
Federal agencies involved in environmental issues and thereby gain
an understanding and appreciation of such issues and the skills and
abilities appropriate to such professions.
(c) Minimum number of internships and fellowships
The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, support not
less than 250 internships each year and not less than 50
fellowships each year.
(d) Management of programs; eligible agencies
The internship and fellowship programs shall be managed by the
Office of Environmental Education. Interns and fellows may serve in
appropriate agencies of the Federal Government including, but not
limited to, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Council on Environmental Quality, Federal
natural resource management agencies, the Department of
Agriculture, and the National Science Foundation.
(e) Length of internships and fellowships; funding
Interns shall be hired on a temporary, full-time basis for not to
exceed 6 months and shall be compensated appropriately. Fellows
shall be hired on a temporary full-time basis for not to exceed 12
months and shall be compensated appropriately. Federal agencies
hiring interns shall provide the funds necessary to support
salaries and related costs.
(f) Eligible individuals
(1) Individuals eligible for participation in the internship
program are students enrolled at accredited colleges or
universities who have successfully completed not less than four
courses or the equivalent in environmental sciences or studies, as
determined by the Administrator.
(2) Individuals eligible for participation in the fellowship
program are in-service teachers who are currently employed by a
local education agency and have not less than 2 years experience in
teaching environmental education, environmental sciences, or
related courses.
(g) Applications
Individuals shall be selected for internships and fellowships
based on applications which shall be in such form as the
Administrator considers appropriate.
(h) Geographic, cultural, and minority representation
In selecting individuals for internships and fellowships, the
Administrator shall provide for wide geographic, cultural, and
minority representation.