A Wilder Way to Learn
Intern abroad
Do you want to make a contribution to world-class research that is leading the critical fight against biodiversity loss?
Are you driven by the need to take meaningful, considered action that can make a proven difference in the world?
Do you want to start your career as a conservationist, wildlife researcher, or animal-care project supervisor in some of the most isolated, varied, and beautiful habitats in the world?
Then join us in rainforests, tropical islands and the open ocean across the world and help dedicated, on-the-ground research teams study and protect some of our most valuable and vulnerable species.
Critical science
Ethical engagement
Beautiful adventures
Included in your program
Local experiences exclusive to GVI in unique locations
Learn to cook Malagasy cuisine
Handcraft your own canoes
Forage for local medicinal plants
Visit the island of the lemurs
Snorkel in a marine wonderland
Gaze and wonder at the southern constellations
Watch the sunset at Banyan tree
Sleepover on a remote volcanic archipelago
Choose an internship type
Enhance your internship with additional opportunities for data collection, research and analysis. Collaborate with other research interns and work towards writing up your research paper, thesis or dissertation.
Collaborate with sustainable development organisations across the globe as a career intern. Complete project work for multiple organisations and build your global network.
Gain experience and develop your skills as a core intern. On these internships, you might lead surveys, demonstrative workshops and fundraising, and take on other leadership tasks at the GVI base.
Choose a program focus
Conservation
Community development
