College Student Program

NWS Jacksonville Student Opportunities 

• No student volunteer opportunities this year but will offer a few job shadowing sessions to interested college students.

NWS Jacksonville Job Shadowing Program

For Fall 2025, NWS Jacksonville will not be offering a student volunteer opportunity. Instead, we will be offering a few job shadowing sessions (~2 hours) where a student will shadow a NWS forecaster, learn about operational forecasting, receive career advice, and launch a weather balloon. The interested student must be attending a college/university and pursuing a degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Science. If interested in participating in a job shadowing session, please email the following to kirsten.chaney@noaa.gov: 

• Name

• Current College or University

• Classification for Fall 2025

• GPA

• Short Paragraph About Yourself (10 sentences max)

FYI: Our local AMS/NWA chapters (University of Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) will usually schedule NWS Jacksonville office tours in the Fall so their members can tour our office and ask us questions. Please check with your local chapter for when their tour is scheduled.

Other Related Opportunities

NWS and NOAA offer several student opportunities, including paid student internships through the Pathways Program and undergraduate scholarships through the Hollings Scholarship Program.

Students are welcome to schedule a tour of the office or a shadow a shift, where they can watch a weather balloon launch and see the forecast process in action. Please send an email to the point of contact below for more information.

Point of Contact

For more information or questions, please contact:

Student Volunteer Coordinator: Kirsten Chaney (kirsten.chaney@noaa.gov)