Student Resources for Careers in Geography

Resource Lists

Job Search Sites

Study Abroad

Internships

Career Services

Graduate Schools (Urban Planning)

Fellowships for Graduate Study

Job Resource Lists

Association of American Geographers Job-Search and Internship Guide
This material adapted for the AAG Home Page from What Can You Do With a Geography Degree????- An Internship and Job-Search Guide for Geographers, by Dr. Richard Roth, University of Washington, Department of Geography.

Gunter Krumme's List
Another resource from one of the folks at the University of Washington Geography Department.

JOBTRAK
A commercial site, but recommended (or at least linked from) Dartmouth Career Services.

Rick Roth's GIS Job Websites
Also contains (lower down) a collection of general job search sites.

Council on International Educational Exchange
The CIEE's University Direct Enrollment Service offers students the chance to study abroad outside the framework of structured and more traditional study abroad programs. It provides student with pre-departure advising, facilitated application to and enrollment in a carefully selected number of institutions around the world and the opportunity to create an individualized course of study at a cost that is often significantly lower than the structured model for study abroad. (This description taken from CIEE's brochure.

Career Services Internships

Search the career services internships listing.

Rockefeller Center Internships

An index of the internships available through the Rockefeller Center.

 

Dickey Center Internships

Consider internships available through the Dickey Center.

Graduate Schools (Urban Planning)

Guide to Graduate and Undergraduate Education in Urban and Regional Planning, 11th Edition The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning prepares this guide.

Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in Urban Planning offered in Canada (pdf file). A list programs recognized by the Canadian Planning Association.

Fellowships for Graduate Study

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship.

This program, from the US Department of Education, provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated:
1. superior academic ability and achievement;
2. exceptional promise;
3. financial need to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral degree.