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Internship Application Form

* Required Fields

Application is for:
Applicant's last name*
Applicant's first name*
Date of birth*
Current year in school*
University / college name
Name of school advisor
Home telephone number*
Email address*
Please provide a mailing address:
House name or unit number*
Street or PO Box Number*
Street
Parish/City/Town*
State (For Bermuda addresses, please re-enter your Parish.)*
Postal or Zip code*
Country*
Provide a house address, if different from the mailing address:
House name or unit number
Street or PO Box Number
Street
Parish/City/Town
State
Postal or Zip code
Country
Provide emergency contact information:
Name of person to contact in case of an emergency:*
Their phone number:*
Please complete the following information:
Programme choice
Add any comments about your programme preference:
Provide your SCUBA qualifications, if applicable. SCUBA qualifications are not requirements for selection to the programme unless you wish to participate in Conservation Research.
Agency issuing certification-PADI, NAUI, etc.
Highest certification level
Date of certification
Date of last dive:
Number of dives logged
Date of last diving medical exam:
It is essential that all interns have medical coverage for the period of internship, proof of which should accompany the intern. Neither BAMZ, BZS, nor the ACP is responsible for any medical expenses incurred while the intern is in Bermuda.
Name of medical insurance company:
Medical insurance policy number:
WAIVER: I have read the regulations and agree to comply with the rules. I release the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Bermuda Zoological Society and the Atlantic Consdrvation Partnership collectively or individually, its trustees, directors, officers, employees, representatives from all actions, proceedings, claims and demands from all liability during my stay in Bermuda. By entering my initials in the field below, I consent to this waiver.
Provide initials and the date for waiver*

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Complete an internship application online.

Intern Opportunities include:

Ernest E. Stempel Foundation Summer Internship Programme for Bermudian Students (up to five internship positions annually).

The Atlantic Conservation Partnership Internship Program for American Students (up to two internship positions annually).

The John L. and Karen C. Pye Memorial Scholarship for a Canadian Student (one internship position annually)

Positions are available in the Zoo, Aquarium, Marine Operations, Education or Conservation Research. Interns must commit to a six-week and a five-day work-week of uninterrupted duration. They must be registered in a university at upper-division undergraduate standing (i.e. Junior or Senior) or in a graduate programme. Students expecting to do research for credit towards a degree during their internship must liaise with their university advisor and programme supervisor in Bermuda before arriving in Bermuda to determine exact requirements, particularly the type of data collection and analysis that is expected.

INTERNSHIPS 2012

Internship begins 9:00 am Monday, 25th June and ends on Wednesday, 1st August 2012, for a period of six weeks. Interns should arrive in Bermuda Sunday, 24th June 2012. Accommodation will be booked through 5th August 2012.

Applications must be submitted by March 15. Complete applications submissions will include:

A completed application form
A résumé with two references
A transcript from your school’s registrar (it does not have to be an official copy)
A letter of interest stating reasons for participating and desired personal outcome.
Completed medical form

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If you do not wish to apply online, you may download application documents and mail to:

Development Officer

Bermuda Zoological Society

Atlantic Conservation Partnership

P.O. Box FL 145

Flatts FL BX

Bermuda

Email questions to: development.bzs@gov.bm or acp@gov.bm

SELECTION:

The Internship Committee will review all applications and select the participants. Selection will favour candidates thought likely to benefit the most from the internship, e.g., those with proven capability and readiness to accept the demands of the programme. Successful candidates will be notified by e-mail.

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