Application Process 

Applications are due May 21, 2025. 

 There are three components to the Geoheritage Summer Internship application: 

1. Complete the Google form with a few basic questions. 

Send your responses to parts 2 and 3 below

 - via email to ecvye@mtu.edu 

 - OR mail to: Erika Vye 

                            Great Lakes Research Center

                            100 Phoenix Drive

                            Houghton, MI 49931

2. Expression of Interest: Your Expression of Interest should respond to the following prompts in a format you prefer. This could be a video (~ 1-2 minutes), a short written statement (~300-400 words), photo essay, art piece, or other format. Regardless of format, please make sure that all submitted materials for your application are clear and easy to understand as a listener/viewer/reader.

a) who are you? (please include anything about yourself that you would like us to know)

b) why do you want to be involved in the Geoheritage Summer Internship?

c) what makes where we live special to you?

d) what skills or experiences are you hoping to gain through the Geoheritage Summer Internship?

3. Please submit a reference letter from an elder, teacher, guidance counsellor, or a non-relative family friend.