College Internship Program

Longwood Gardens offers excellent horticulture internship opportunities for college students to gain practical experience, learn horticultural career skills and study horticulture in one of the world's premier public display gardens.  Each intern specializes in one of 14 horticulture or education internship areas throughout the garden. Internship opportunities range in length from 3 to 12 months. Please note that some positions have minimum length requirements. For more information on specific internships, please contact Mark Richardson, Student Programs Coordinator, at: mrichardson@longwoodgardens.org.

College/University Faculty: Click here to download our 2009 College Internship Program Flyer. Feel free to distribute this announcement to your students or print and post it to your internship announcement board.

New for Summer 2009: Longwood is pleased to announce the Rotational Summer Internship in Public Horticulture, a new internship opportunity for college and university students completing their sophomore or junior year. Click the link above for a detailed description of this unique opportunity, which will be available for the first time during summer of 2009.

• Student Life
• Student Activities
• Student Housing and Benefits
• Internship Areas

Qualifications

The program is open to current college students and individuals who have graduated within the past year and are legally able to work in the United States.  All interns must have a valid driver's license. International students may look into Longwood's International Gardener Training Program.

Application

There are three separate application cycles and start dates throughout the calendar year. Please download and complete the internship application for the appropriate start date. Applications are available in Microsoft Word format with fillable forms. We prefer to receive applications through email vs. snail mail. Please fill out the application in Word, save it to your hard disk and email it to mrichardson@longwoodgardens.org

The application for a May start date is due February 15
The application for a September start date is due May 15
The application for a January start date is due October 15

Contact

For more information and specific starting dates, contact Mark Richardson, the Student Programs Coordinator at 610-388-1000 ext. 501 or e-mail mrichardson@longwoodgardens.org.