List of off-campus summer research/internship opportunities in the sciences

Current summer research period: Summer 2012

Disclaimers: Unless otherwise stated, Grinnell College is not affiliated with and does not endorse programs in this list. This list is not all-inclusive of the opportunities out there.

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Biology

• Summer Internships in Biology: This website lists several opportunities for summer research. The programs listed are offered through universities throughout the country. The research areas include biomedical research, ecology and environmental studies, marine biology, as well as other biology opportunities. The list is extensive and provides links directly to the program.
• List of summer research/internship opportunities all over the country, maintained by Tom Frederick, Department of Biological Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Amgen Scholars Undergraduate Summer Research in Science and Biotechnology, with program locations at Caltech, Columbia University Barnard College, Howard University, MIT, Stanford, University of Washington, UC-Berkeley, UC-Los Angeles, UC-San Diego, UC- San Francisco.
• University of Chicago: The Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago is at the forefront of research in molecular mechanisms underlying cell biology and organismal development.
• The Echinacea project offers several REU summer field research positions.
• Environmental Internships in Oregon - Ecoinformatics Summer Institute.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) 9-week SURP.
• Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech summer research program.
• Harvard University Research Program in Ecology.
• Hope College Research Opportunities.
• International REU Site Program in Ghana (Virginia Tech, NSF-REU), at University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Ecology, environmental science and conservation biology in tropical sub-Sahara Africa.
• University of Iowa Microbiology undergraduate research program.
• University of Iowa Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is looking for bright, talented, college students seeking a paid summer internship.
• The University of Kentucky is pleased to announce that beginning the summer of 2012, we will host a 10-week summer program for undergraduate research
• Nanotechnology NNIN REU program in various disciplines at about 14 participating US sites.
• Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics, 6-week program at three institutions, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
• The Nature Conservancy’s Anna Beal internship for Iowa college students.
• Nebraska's summer program offers research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
• The UNLV summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Environmental Microbiology program.
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro interdisciplinary REU projects bridge Bio-Math, Chem-Math, or Physics-Math.
• The Northwestern University
  Materials Research Science & Engineering Center offers a Research
  Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program over a 9-week period each
  summer.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) undergraduate opportunities.
• University of Pennsylvania Molecular Biology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates - 2012
• Paid Summer Internships – Reiman Gardens.
• The University of Southern Mississippi 2012 Summer Field Program offers students an opportunity to earn college credit during four sessions from May through August.
• St. Olaf College is excited to offer a Research Experience  opportunity for up to 10 undergraduate students.
• Western Kentucky University NSF-REU in investigative biotechnology. Faculty mentors from biology, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, over nineteen projects.
• The Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) supports and promotes Western Washington University Summer REU program.

  Plant Sciences

• The Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell University / 10-week summer internship program in Plant research.
• Donald Danforth Plant Science Center summer internship program in St. Louis, Missouri.

Biochemistry

• The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Summer Research Opportunities website.
• Caltech Amgen Scholars program, some of the fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.
• University of Iowa Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
• North Dakota State University Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
• University of Pennsylvania Molecular Biology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates - 2012
• “Sensing and Signaling” Reseach Experience for Undergrads. The BCMB Department at UTK will once again offer a special summer program for undergraduates interested in research.

Chemistry

• Caltech Amgen Scholars program, some of the fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.
• Cal tech MURF undergraduate research fellowship.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for rising juniors and seniors majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines.
• Energy research internships: three locations of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), owned and operated by the US Department of Energy.
• The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) hosts a 9-week summer internship that is designed to provide research experience and mentorship for undergraduate students.
• REU program at Georgia Tech.
• IBM summer research internship program for under-represented minorities
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is sponsoring research opportunities for undergraduates in disciplines related to Interdisciplinary Materials Research in Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering during the summer of 2012.
• The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois, REU opportunities are available in all areas of chemistry: analytical, chemical biology, inorganic, materials, organic, physical, and theoretical.
• International summer research opportunities in chemistry
• Nanotechnology Summer Internships (NNIN) REU Program.
• Nebraska's summer program offers research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
• NASA's 2012 Student Airborne Research Program: 6-week program organized by The National Suborbital Education and Research Center at the University of North Dakota,  and run from two locations in California.
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro interdisciplinary REU projects bridge Bio-Math, Chem-Math, or Physics-Math.
• The Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program over a 9-week period each summer.
• Nuclear and Radiochemistry, 6-week all-expense paid summer course in CA or NY.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) undergraduate opportunities.
• RiSE (Research in Science and Engineering) at Rutgers.
• SCI Scholars, for chemistry and chemical engineering undergraduates. A joint effort of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) America International Group (AIG), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
• The Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute in conjunction with the NSF REU Sites Program is offering short-term opportunities for undergraduates to work on research projects with staff members of its technical studies and research group.
• The University of Southern Mississippi 2012 Summer Field Program offers students an opportunity to earn college credit during four sessions from May through August.
• UNCF/MERCK summer internship (criteria for physical sciences: African American applicants with two semesters of organic chem and 3.3 GPA).
• Western Kentucky University NSF-REU in investigative biotechnology. Faculty mentors from biology, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, over nineteen projects.

Computer Science

• Summer research opportunities / maintained by the Computer Science Department.
• Bosch has a few internships that are ideal for enthusiastic ugrads
• The CRA-W/CDC (Computing Research Association)(Coalition to Diversity Computing) Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU), increasing underrepresented student presence in the field.
• The Computing Community Consortium has recently developed a site called "URO (Undergraduate Research Opportunities) Zone" that is intended to help students find summer research programs.
• DePauw University: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
• Environmental Internships in Oregon - Ecoinformatics Summer Institute.
• Google Summer of Code™ 2012
• Hope College is hosting a Computer Science NSF REU
• hackNY Fellows Program
• JPMorganChase Technology Summer Internship Development Program.
• Welcome to the Marquette University MSCS Department REU
• Summer Mathematics Research Institute, Mount Holyoke College
• Nebraska's summer program offers research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
• Ohio Wesleyan University’s REU program in scientific computation, with projects in astronomy, computer science, mathematics, and physics.
• Oregon State University Eco-Informatics Summer Institute (EISI)
• Washington University (St. Louis) department of Computer Science and Engineering.
• Western Kentucky University NSF-REU in investigative biotechnology. Faculty mentors from biology, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, over nineteen projects.
• Willamette Valley REU-RET Consortium for Mathematics Research

Engineering

• Caltech Amgen Scholars program, some of the fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.
• Energy research internships: three locations of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), owned and operated by the US Department of Energy.
• IBM summer research internship program for under-represented minorities.
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University hosts a summer research experience for undergraduate students.
• SCI Scholars, for chemistry and chemical engineering undergraduates. A joint effort of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) America International Group (AIG), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Environmental Science

• UNDERC-East (University of Notre Dame): spend one summer conducting your own field research in environmental biology in this Northwoods site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Two-summer program also available, with second spent in an intermountain valley site in Montana.
• Keck Geology Consortium, NSF-REU's in a variety of geological/environmental science sub-disciplines and locations. Applicants should be current juniors.
• International REU Site Program in Ghana (Virginia Tech, NSF-REU), at University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Ecology, environmental science and conservation biology in tropical sub-Sahara Africa.

Mathematics

• See the list maintained by our Department of Mathematics and Statistics...

Medicine

• University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, summer program for minorities thinking about PhD/MD programs.
• 2012 Summer Internship at Cleveland Clinic.
• Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP), Pritzker School of Medicine, a 2012 Summer Pipeline Program. 6-weeks, for students completing freshman or sophomore year.
• NIH Student Research/Training Programs includes biomedical summer internships; also Summer opportunities at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for all undergraduates, employment and internship opportunities.
• Cancer research: An extensive compilation of cancer research internships offered nationwide to high school, undergraduate, post-bac, MPH, and PhD-level students (compiled by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center).
• List of summer research/internships, maintained by Tom Frederick, Department of Biological Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University: Biomedical SURP for juniors who are considering a graduate education and a career in research.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) 9-week SURP.
• Indiana University Health Methodist Research Institute summer student research program.
• University of Iowa biomedical SUMR/MSTP research program, 8 weeks, for undergraduates interested in physician-scientist career.
• University of Pittsburgh Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Environmental Health Sciences.
• The Pediatric Oncology Education program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• The Summer Lab Science Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
• SUMR, a paid summer research internship at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neuroscience

• List of summer research/internships, maintained by Tom Frederick, Department of Biological Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, summer program.
• NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, summer internship program.
• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers a summer research program that provides undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in graduate study at Illinois with an opportunity to explore careers in research.
• University of North Dakota REU

Physics

• http://www.compadre.org/student/research/
• http://www.urop.uci.edu/opportunities/frame_offcampus.html
• The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Summer Undergraduate Fellowship.
• MURF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS at Caltech.
• Caltech Amgen Scholars program, some of the fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.
• Energy research internships: three locations of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), owned and operated by the US Department of Energy.
• Fermilab summer internships
• IBM summer research internship program for under-represented minorities.
• Idaho State University Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program in Nuclear Physics, Radiobiology, and Nuclear Engineering.
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is sponsoring research opportunities
  for undergraduates in disciplines related to Interdisciplinary
  Materials Research in Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering during the
  summer of 2012.
• Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a division of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), anticipates being able to offer six research assistant positions for the summer of 2012 through the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF); Gaithersburg or Boulder.
• Nebraska's summer program offers research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro interdisciplinary REU projects bridge Bio-Math, Chem-Math, or Physics-Math.
• The Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center offers a Research
  Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program over a 9-week period each
  summer.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) undergraduate opportunities.
• Ohio Wesleyan University’s REU program in scientific computation, with projects in astronomy, computer science, mathematics, and physics.
• RiSE (Research in Science and Engineering) at Rutgers.
• “Sensing and Signaling” Reseach Experience for Undergrads. The BCMB Department at UTK will once again offer a special summer program for undergraduates interested in research.
• Texas A&M University-Commerce will again offer the NSF funded Physics and Astronomy REU
• VT-UCC Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Psychology

• American Psychological Association, undergraduate research opportunities and internships
• The APA Science Directorate is pleased to announce a partnership with the George Mason University Department of Psychology to host the 2012 Summer Science Fellowship program (SSF)
• Children's Defense Fund internship program
• Columbia University/Barnard College Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program
• Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) internship program
• University of Maryland, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, summer research initiative
• University of Minnesota, Center for Cognitive Sciences.
• NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, summer internship program.
• Northwestern University, The Family Institute, summer research internship for advanced undergraduates, clinical research and intervention.
• Pace University, Counseling Center summer internship.
• US Department of Education internships.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Psychology Research Experience Program.
• Child Trends
• Wediko Children's Services. Teach/lead activities and work with children in an outdoor setting. Internship info here.
• CHIBPS - Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies at NYU. Summer internships to contribute to research exploring risk and resiliences among adolescents.