MOU between the USGS and National Association of Geoscience Teachers

​​​​​​Subject: National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Date Signed: 10/22/2014

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) supersedes the MOU from May 26, 2009, relating to the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Summer Field Training Program (CSFTP).  The program was established in 1965 and has spanned more than four decades to become the longest continuously running internship program in the Earth sciences.  The program was expanded in recent years to include all USGS mission areas.  Top students selected from university field camps are nominated and matched with mentors and projects at the USGS.  More than 2,200 students have participated in this program, with an impressive number of these individuals going on to distinguished careers in the USGS and throughout government and academia.