Internships

Internships are offered 3 times a year: Summer, Fall and Spring. All applicants must have completed their freshman year at an accredited college or university prior to applying, and must be maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA in the area of their major. Only applicants majoring in the sciences will be considered for animal care internships; however students in any field may apply for administrative positions. Interns must commit to working a minimum of 24 hours per week for 8 weeks. All Memphis Zoo internships are unpaid. Interns will be considered volunteers, and therefore will operate under the supervision of the Volunteer Coordinators, as well as their area supervisors and also be required to pay the $50 Volunteer Membership Fee.

Please review the volunteer opportunities page for internships available and then submit an Internship application [PDF]. Deadlines for applications are as follows: March 1 for Summer (May-Aug) internships, July 1 for Fall (Sept-Dec) internships and November 1 for Spring (Jan-Apr) internships.

Internship application [PDF]

The Memphis Zoo will be happy to facilitate any projects or presentations deemed necessary for credit. ALL PROJECTS MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY ZOO STAFF SUPERVISOR.