Applications are open for the Maine Government Summer Internship Program for summer 2021. Positions will be available in town and city governments and in agencies of the Maine state government. Full time, paid internships will run June 1 through August 20, for a total of 12 weeks. Job areas include education, engineering, social media, conservation, […]
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Each year the Maine Government Summer Internship Program is pleased to place interns in a variety of state agencies and municipalities, some more well-known than others. This year Volunteer Maine hosted two of our interns, which in turn allowed us to learn more about what they do at Volunteer Maine. Anthony Inhorn, a Political Science […]
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The Emissions Inventory Section of the Bureau of Air Quality at Maine DEP has had an intern with the Maine Government Summer Internship Program this summer. Kaia Williams is a student at Dalhousie University, where she has a dual major in Environment, Sustainability and Society, and Spanish and Latin American Studies. Kaia’s primary responsibility has […]
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We hear from two of our fantastic summer interns serving in Maine municipal governments – Michael Levesque working with the Town of Vassalboro: My name is Michael Levesque and I will be starting my third year at the University of Maine Farmington this fall. I have been interning at the town of Vassalboro since June […]
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This year, the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center placed a record number of 63 interns in Maine state, municipal, and county governments through the Maine Government Summer Internship Program. 45 interns work in state agencies, while 18 serve in municipal and county government offices. These internships are paid, full-time, 12-week positions. The internship program benefits a wide-range of Maine […]
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Six University of Maine System students are participating in the Maine Policy Scholars Program for 2019. The students from USM, UMF, UMM, UMPI, UMA, and UMaine have started their research projects on a policy topic of their own choosing that is relevant to Maine. These topics include first-generation college students, resources for victims of human […]
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Apply now for the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship An academic-year scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $3500 to support an independent research project focused on a public policy topic. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The deadline for student applications is noon on Monday, April 15, 2019. Eligibility criteria: • Be a Maine […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship for 2018-19 has been awarded to Alyson East, an Environmental Science major from Calais, Maine. East is working on the Schoodic Ecosystem Services Project to quantify the changes in the Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia National Park with its recent land acquisition and recreational development. UMaine researchers, in collaboration with the Schoodic […]
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The 2018 class of Maine Policy Scholars (MPS) was recently honored during a special graduation ceremony on the University of Maine campus in Orono. One student from six of the seven campuses of the University of Maine System pursued a yearlong program of applied research in an area relevant to Maine public policy. Issues addressed […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program is now accepting applications for summer 2018. Positions will be available in town and city governments and in agencies of the Maine state government. Paid summer internships will run May 29 through August 17, for a total of 12 weeks, full time. To be eligible, students must be completing their second […]
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