Prospective Student information

Intern Hanae Spathias on the USCG Healy off Barrow, Alaska

The MATE At-Sea Internship Program was created to help prepare students to be competitive and prepared for employment upon graduation. Interns will work with marine technicians on shore and at sea, learning how to operate and maintain a variety of scientific and navigational equipment and support a scientific cruise. Past internships opportunities have ranged from onboard chemistry projects, GIS/bathymetric surveys(seafloor mapping), geological studies, work with ROVs and manned submersibles, and much more!

Interested? Apply below or contact the Internship Coordinator, Tami Lunsford (tlunsford@marinetech.org), for more information!

Are you excited about marine technology but not looking for an at-sea internship right now? The MATE Center maintains an extensive list of marine technical internships.  Please click here to learn about other internships that may interest you.

Prospective Student information

Each year ten to fifteen students are selected as marine technician interns aboard sea-going research vessels that are part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) and the United States Coast Guard. The internships occur all over the country and all over the world: Florida, California, Hawaii, Alaska, Samoa, Europe, etc. All intern travel to and from the ship is covered by the MATE Center, and the intern lives and eats aboard the vessel for the duration of the internship. In addition, the students receive a stipend of $350/week.

MATE internships focus on technology and scientific support of marine research rather than the academic research.

Click here for Internship Profiles.

For more information about marine technical careers, please click here.

What is life like on a ship?

• Check out a virtual tour of a research vessel similar to the ones used for MATE Internships
• View a slide show of “Life at sea” aboard the NOAA Okeanos Explorer.
• Check out other NOAA videos of ocean exploration on YouTube.
• Check out life at sea by reading the blogs for different ships and technicians:
  • Joides Resolution
  • WHOI Marine Technician, Alex Dorsk’s blog
  • Read a blog from a East Carolina University research cruise on the R/V Revelle
    
• Read more about the ships where interns get placed at http://www.unols.org/info/vessels.htm.
• MATE Intern photo gallery

How do I apply?

Applications are due by March 22, 2010.  All applications must be completed online, submitted via email, AND mailed. Click here for the MATE Internship Application.

Internship Requirements

Students must be:

• At least 18 years of age.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States. Students will be required to apply for a Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC) upon acceptance into the internship program.
• Currently enrolled undergraduate student or recently graduated undergraduate in a U.S. college or university (graduate students are not eligible).
• Interested in becoming marine technicians on research vessels.
• Able to enroll in and cover the cost of a for-credit cooperative work experience course (either at Monterey Peninsula College or their home institution).

Students in two-year and certificate marine technology and science programs, MATE partner students, and students and in related marine technology undergraduate programs will be given preference.

The MATE Center encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or age.

Where do past MATE interns work now?

Click here to see a list of the MATE Internship Program alumni who participated in UNOLS, USCG, or Ocean Drilling Program research cruises and where they are now.

What if I am not interested in an at-sea internship or what if I am not accepted this year?

Students are welcome to apply in multiple years.  In addition, the MATE Center maintains an extensive list of marine technical internships.  Please click here to learn about other internships in this area that may interest you.

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