Nov., 5, 2025

The Freshwater Opportunities Bulletin is published the first Wednesday of each month. It provides information about upcoming conferences, employment opportunities, collaborative courses and experiences, and other water-related opportunities for students, faculty, and staff at the Universities of Wisconsin.

Please share information with students and colleagues on your campus. 

Are you recruiting undergraduates for research positions or internships? We can help spread the word and post your positions to our website, in our newsletter and on social media. Email the information to freshwater-collab@uwm.edu. 

The following opportunities are open to any student enrolled at the Universities of Wisconsin school and are supported, in part, through Freshwater Collaborative funding. 

UW Oshkosh has multiple hands-on summer research and internship experiences through its Environmental Research and Innovation Center. These are paid positions. Positions are filled as people apply. Positions are typically filled by January. Visit our website for details. Download a campus flyer.

The Clean Boats Clean Waters program is hiring paid summer interns in the Vilas County area. Students provide information to boaters about Aquatic Invasive Species prevention; inspect boats, trailers, tow vehicles and related equipment for aquatic invasive species; and upload data to the Wisconsin DNR database. These are paid positions. Positions to be filled ASAP. Visit our website for details. Download a campus flyer.

The Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group at UW-Stout is hiring six student interns for the summer 2026 field season. The RCBMG focuses on sources of and solutions to surface water problems in the impaired Red Cedar watershed. Interns receive a salary plus scholarship funding to enroll in an advanced freshwater field experience summer course. For full consideration, submit application materials by Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. Visit our website for details. Download a campus flyer.

Calling undergrads! Would you like to help solve water-related challenges? Join the Freshwater@UW summer research opportunities program for an incredible mentored research experience and professional development. Work in Wisconsin alongside global experts in biology, history, chemistry, ecology, economics, engineering, and more. Includes summer stipend, housing and travel. 

Research locations include UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point and Manitowoc, WI. Deadline to apply is Feb. 15, 2026.

Learn about the research projects and apply. Download a campus flyer.

The LAKES REU is recruiting eight students from ANY university to join its 10th cohort June 7-Aug. 8, 2026. The REU is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense ASSURE program.

Housing, stipends, and funds for food will be provided to accepted students. UW-Stout will also provide funding for students to present their research at a national conference in the year following their summer research. Deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2026. Learn about the program and apply

The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 global post-accelerator is accepting applications for our 2026 cohort through Nov. 7. Ideal applicants are freshwater technology startups who are scaling into the market with early sales. Ten applicants will be invited into the cohort. Please share with your professional network. More information 

Visit our website for details on courses and enrollment. 

If you missed Alaina Harkness' talk on the Great Lakes Blue Economy, watch the recording. She shared the goals for Great Lakes RENEW, an NSF-funded, six-state initiative focused on recovering critical minerals, removing harmful contaminants, and securing our region’s freshwater resources. She also discussed how to get involved. 

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