Hands-On Conservation Internships with QLF

The Quebec-Labrador Foundation fosters leadership through conservation internships to advance community-based conservation and the stewardship of natural resources and cultural heritage. Conservation leadership is among QLF’s highest priorities and has historically been a hallmark of our programs. 

QLF invests in the next generation of environmental leaders through a robust internship program for undergraduate and graduate students. Each year, QLF supports interns who represent academic institutions worldwide and who are assigned to programs in QLF’s home region: the Maritimes Provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec North Shore, and New England.

Field Internships provide hands-on, experiential training in areas including biodiversity conservation, stewardship, and environmental education. Interns may engage in activities such as species monitoring, habitat stewardship, and youth workshops on topics like shorebirds and seabirds, marine species, and climate change adaptation. 

Office Internships, based at QLF headquarters in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and the office in Montréal, Québec, focus on communications, new regional and global initiatives, and special conservation assignments.

Simply put, QLF provides an array of experiential learning that often results in a transformative experience lasting a lifetime. The philanthropic impact of the program stretches far beyond a summer, a semester, or a year.

Supporting the Conservation Internship Program is an investment in the next generation’s conservation leaders and stewards of our environment.

Biodiversity conservation internship opportunities are available for summer 2026 in the Maritimes and Newfoundland & Labrador.