Directorate Resource Assistant Fellow Program

Region 1 has eight positions available. Three of these positions are in Hawaii: Outreach/ Communication Position at PIFWO Hawaiian Tree Snail Database at PIFWO Plant Restoration and Propagation at Hakalau NWR The Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) is an 11-week summer fellowship designed to provide students and opportunity to work on projects that focus on conservation, wildlife biology and related fields of study. The fellowships are an 11-week program, and the 2015 DFP will begin late May or early/mid June. USFWS will pay the travel costs for DFP participants to travel to the duty station of their assigned project and return to home/school, and free lodging will be available at some USFWS duty stations. These fellowships may include field specific training in addition to a week of leadership training at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. As a DFP participant, you will have an opportunity to apply classroom theories, principles and concepts to real-world situation, network and develop relationships with USFWS program officials and staff. Upon successful completion of your DFP fellowship and your degree requirements, you may be appointed into a permanent position with USFWS. You must meet the eligibility requirements and the education and/or experience qualifications for the permanent position. DFP Program Eligibility:  Must be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident  Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0  Current students enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree programs at an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education. In May or June 2015, your status as a student must fall into one of the following qualifying education levels: 1. An undergraduate student who has completed the junior year (e.g. Rising Senior or Senior) and is expecting to complete degree requirements after the summer of 2015 2. A recently accepted and enrolled graduate student, or 3. A graduate student who has completed at least his or her first year of graduate school. Undergraduate and graduate students, who will complete their degree requirements prior to the summer of 2015, are ineligible for USFWS, 2015 DFP Fellowships. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT FOR APPLICATIONS: Applications will be accepted from undergraduate and graduate students beginning March 2, 2015 through March 16, 2015. A complete application package, resume and unofficial transcript, and optional letters and forms must be received by March 16, 2015, no later than 11:59 P.M. (PST). Incomplete application packages will not receive consideration.