Would you like to work outdoors in beautiful surroundings this summer?
We are now inviting applications to our Cathcart Schuler Internship in Conservation Horticulture at Trinity College Botanic Garden for Summer 2026!
We are offering two internships to current undergraduate students of Botany or Environmental Science in the Discipline of Botany at Trinity College. The internships will run concurrently for six weeks commencing on Tuesday 2nd June 2026. Each internship comes with a stipend of €2000.
This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates to gain practical skills in conservation horticulture in a botanic and research garden environment. Working with the Curator, Outreach Officer and grounds staff, interns will receive on-the-job training in all horticultural practices employed to maintain the large living collections held in our glasshouses, walled garden, and arboreta. There will also be opportunities to be trained and participate in data-gathering for the Witness Tree Project, our long-term plant-atmosphere monitoring project. There will also be a requirement to assist in any outreach events taking place. Every opportunity to broaden plant cultivation and conservation knowledge will be encouraged, and there will be a requirement to document and share day-to-day activities and learning experiences in the form of a weekly diary, and blog/vlog posts on the garden’s website. The varied experiences of previous interns can be found in the past inter blogs:
Eligibility and Application Details
Applications are open to undergraduate students of Botany or Environmental Science at Trinity College who are Senior Freshman students intending a moderatorship in Botany or Environmental Science, and Junior and Senior Sophister students currently studying Botany or Environmental Science.
To apply, please submit a
- one-page letter of motivation telling us about your interest in plants and botanic gardens, and any other relevant information you think we should know about why you would be suitable for this internship,
- together with a separate CV detailing your skills and all relevant experience
by email to Michelle Murray at botanicgarden@tcd.ie with the subject line: Cathcart Schuler Summer Internship 2026.
Queries relating to the internship can be emailed directly to Michelle, at murram27@tcd.ie.
Application Deadline: Strictly Thursday 2nd April 2025