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Science Illustration Internship
Application deadline:
March 30, 2026
Science Illustration Internship
This internship offers experience in scientific illustration and communication of topics in the coastal and marine sciences. Maryland Sea Grant first hosted this internship in 2025, thanks to funding from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation. This intern collaborates with researchers and subject matter experts at Maryland Sea Grant and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to illustrate a variety of complex scientific topics. The intern will have opportunities to engage in science translation, work with writers to pair illustrations with written copy, and collaborate with scientists working on Chesapeake Bay and coastal issues in Maryland alongside an experienced team of science communicators.
The 2025 intern produced illustrations about aquaculture education, biofilm communities, living shorelines, Bay microbes, and more. Read more about the illustrator’s work.
How to Apply for the 2026 Internship
Submit an application through our application portal by Monday, March 30, 2026. From the landing page, or under the 'Internship' tab, choose the Science Illustration Internship position and enter or upload the requested information:
- Cover letter
- Work sample
- Resume
- Two references
Location, Stipend, and Support
This internship will support an intern for up to three months and includes a $3,000 stipend plus $1,000 housing allowance per month. The intern will be based at the Maryland Sea Grant office in College Park, Maryland. This position requires some in-person work, with the option for some remote work (hybrid model). The intern will also have opportunities to travel to and work at laboratories and other locations around the state.
Start date is flexible after Memorial Day.
Eligibility
We are looking for a student or recent graduate of a graduate- or undergraduate-level scientific illustration, design, and fine arts program.
Questions? Contact Annalise Kenney: akenney@mdsg.umd.edu
Funding for this opportunity is made available through a grant from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.
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Nina Santos
Nina Santos is a Ph.D. student at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. For her dissertation, she is focused on small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids – an understudied yet important part of many estuarine and coastal food webs.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
