After your application is submitted, please send an email with your CV attached to internships@wildsunrescue.org.
After this we can confirm that we have received your application.
Please fill out the following information. We will be contacting your references right away so be sure to let them know to expect an email or phone call from us. This internship is an amazing opportunity and we sincerely hope we can share it with you!
Terms & Conditions
Please click to read our full Terms + Conditions which are binding once you submit this application. A short summary can be found below:
Applicants must be 20 years of age by arrival date.
Internship and housing fees combine to form your reservation fee. Reservation fees are required to make a reservation and are non-refundable. We highly recommend purchasing trip interruption or trip cancellation insurance to cover any financial loss in case you are unable honor your commitment due to sickness, injury or a government mandated travel restriction. If you have a remaining balance for meal plans or other activities, your remaining balance will be due in full upon arrival at Wild Sun Rescue Center.
If we accept your application, we will send you an invoice for the reservation fee including the $1,200+13% tax program fee, the $400 conditionally-refundable deposit and the cost of the housing option of your choice. Meal plans can be added at additional cost, due upon arrival. Meal Plan rules and payment and cancellation policy can be found in the full terms and conditions linked above.
The $400 deposit will be forfeited under the following conditions:
Fully forfeited in case of the following:
Cancelled reservations
In the case of reservation fees received after August 1st, 2020 your deposit will be refunded or transferred to another date should there be a government issued travel restriction barring arrival for your start date.
If leaving the program early for any reason
3 unexcused absences
Partially forfeited in case of:
Damaged property of Wild Sun Rescue Center or Jungle Resort (cost of damage)
Unexcused absence ($50 per day)
At Rescue Center's discretion in unforeseen circumstances
In the event that you cannot join us on the agreed upon date, you will be given the option to transfer your reservation to another person and/or to another time, granted you give us at least 30 days notice, the new date is within 2 years of the original start date and we have availability in the desired session. If you cancel 3 times, all fees and deposits will be forfeited. Once programs have begun there are no refunds for any housing, program or meal plan fees. Wild Sun recommends that you purchase travel insurance in case of cancelled or shortened trips.
Wild Sun Rescue Center makes every effort to ensure the safety of our interns and volunteers. Our first day together, we hold an informational seminar, giving you traveling tips to help guard against the dangers of personal injury or theft in the region. That said, Wild Sun Rescue Center is not responsible for any injury, property damage or loss which might occur to students while attending any Wild Sun activity or while traveling in or around Costa Rica. By submitting this form to Wild Sun you are declaring that you have read and agree to this statement as written and intended.
You may click here to see the full Terms + Conditions for all Wild Sun programs or find by clicking on Terms + Conditions in the menu of the footer of each page.
Internship Application
