Americorps Internship at MBCP

Become a Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program Intern

Are you interested in conserving Bald Eagles?  Consider becoming an intern for our Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program and receive an education award of $1,565 for you, your child, or your grandchild.

For more information about the Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program, visit the webpage. 

Bald Eagle’s nest on an island in the Potomac River by Dick Creps

Application Requirements

Applicants must be over the age of 18, but to gift the education award to a child or grandchild, the applicant must be over 55 years old. Applicants don’t have to be a student or affiliated with Salisbury University, which is the host of ShoreCorps, the AmeriCorps program that MBCP is partnering with to offer this internship. This is a remote position and applicants do not need to live on the Eastern Shore. 

MBCP encourages interested applicants to submit their applications before June. To learn more about the internship and application requirements, please review the full Americorps position description below, which includes a link to the online application. 

Time Commitment

The internship begins on or after August 15, 2026, and the individual selected must complete 300 hours by August 14, 2027. 

Young eagle in nest by Barbara J. Saffir

  • During the fall, the internship focuses on recruiting volunteers to monitor Bald Eagle nests in Maryland and creating outreach and education materials for the revamped nest monitoring program. 

  • Nest monitoring typically begins in January and runs through July, and during this time the internship will focus on ensuring nest monitoring data from volunteers are entered promptly and accurately, and creating outreach materials that highlight the nest monitoring activities and results. 

In addition, the intern will apply successful volunteer recruiting and coordinating methods to other MBCP bird monitoring programs that impact the Eastern Shore. 

FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION LINK

Position Description for a Minimum-Time AmeriCorps Member 
at the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership (MBCP)

2026-2027

Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership (MBCP) is seeking a Minimum-Time AmeriCorps Member for the 2026-2027 service year.

MBCP is a decentralized organization in Maryland working to maintain and enhance native bird populations and the habitats they use by fostering partnerships with public and private entities and promoting community action. The AmeriCorps member will help with MBCP’s Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program, a community science program that documents nest success and productivity rates of Maryland's Bald Eagle nests, and is Maryland's sole source of eagle productivity data. This statewide program is especially significant to the Eastern Shore because the Chesapeake Bay region hosts the largest concentration of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states.

The main responsibilities of the member will include the following:

  • Recruiting and coordinating volunteers to monitor Bald Eagle nests in Maryland

  • Creating outreach and education materials for the revamped Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program

  • Ensuring nest monitoring data from volunteers are entered promptly and accurately

  • Applying volunteer recruiting and coordinating methods with positive results for the Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Program to other MBCP bird monitoring programs as needed

Requirements for applicants include the following:

  • Have a strong interest in serving the community

  • Be able to relate to diverse populations

  • Be at least 18 years of age

  • Able to provide copy of either high school diploma, GED, or college transcript

  • Have reliable transportation

  • Must successfully pass a comprehensive Criminal History Check, which includes FBI fingerprinting

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or lawful permanent resident alien

  • Applicants DO NOT need to be college students, anyone from the community who fits the above requirements may participate.

Benefits available to the AmeriCorps Member include:

  • Valuable experience

  • An education award of $1,565 for future educational expenses or repayment of federal student loans - members who are age 55 or older may gift their ed. award to a child or grandchild

  • Federal student loan forbearance while in service, with exemption from paying interest accrued during that time

  • Access to AmeriCorps Alumni Network

The member will begin on or after August 15th, 2026 and must complete 300 hours by August 14th, 2027.

This position is offered through a partnership with ShoreCorps, the AmeriCorps program at Salisbury University. It is contingent upon federal funding and approval of the AmeriCorps office.

To fill out an application, visit www.salisbury.edu/americorps and click on ‘Become a Member’ and then ‘Fill out an application.’

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement. Members commit their time to address critical community needs. Similar to the Military or the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps is another form of service to our country. The mission of AmeriCorps is to make our people safer, stronger and healthier; to strengthen our communities; and to Get Things Done for America. Our program, ShoreCorps, is one of hundreds of AmeriCorps programs nationwide. To learn more about AmeriCorps https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps

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