Current Internships
Links to internships in various fields of biology across the country. Additional, local internships may be listed on the Biology home page, at the Career Center's internship website, on the bulletin board across from the Biology Office, or sent to Biology majors by the department chair.
The websites directly below have curated, up-to-date lists of internship and/or research opportunities.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs offered by the National Science Foundation (NSF): https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
Cientifico Latino Summer Research Programs website: https://www.cientificolatino.com/reu
General Biology
- Academy of Natural Sciences REU
- American Museum of Natural History REU in Evolutionary Biology: January
- Boston University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF): February
- Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF): February
- Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology Summer Internship Program
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Program: February
- Department of Energy - Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI): January
- Emory University: Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE): February
- FBI, Honors Internship Program: October
- Institute of Food Sciences Summer Scholars Program: February
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Undergraduate Student (UGS) Program: Ongoing
- Louisiana State University Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Biological Sciences: February
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Fellowship: January
- NASA Undergraduate Internships: February
- NASA-Ames Research Center Education Associates Program: Ongoing
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Summers of Discovery Program, NIEHS: March
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Undergraduate Internships: Ongoing
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Pepperdine University Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology: March
General Biology (continued)
- Princeton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (PSURE): February
- Shoals Marine Laboratory Internship: March
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research: October and March
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - Professional Training: February, June, November, annually
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Internships: February
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Research Internships: Ongoing
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park Conservation & Biology Institute: Ongoing
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: February, August, November annually
- The Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP): February
- University of California, San Francisco Summer Research Training Program: February
- University of Delaware Marine Sciences Summer Internship: February
- University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: March
- University of Wisconsin - Great Lakes WATER Institute Summer Internships: March
- US Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarships and Internship: December
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - Summer Student Fellowship Program: February, annually
Biomedical
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program: February, annually
- American Heart Association Undergraduate Student Research Program: February, annually
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Summer Medical Education Program: March
- Baylor College of Medicine: Summer Medical and Research Training (SMART) Program: January
- Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) Internships: Ongoing
- CCHMC Foundation - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship: February
- Center for Science in the Public Interest: Public Interest Internship Program: Ongoing
- Cornell University - Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program: February
- Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program: February
- Four Directions Summer Research Program: February
- Hartford Hospital Student Internships & Shadowing Programs: Annually
- Hartford Hospital Summer Student Research Fellowship Program: February
- Hunter College, City University of New York Summer Program for Undergraduate Research at the Center for Study of Gene Structure & Function: February, annually
- Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Microbiology and Immunology: February
- Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Pharmacology: March
- Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF): February, annually
Biomedical (continued)
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Fellowship: January
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Summer Undergraduate Research Program: January
- National Institute of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research: March, annually
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences: March
- New York University Center for Neural Science Hughes Undergraduate Summer Research Program: March
- Pasteur Foundation-French Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Internships: December & January
- Summer Medical and Dental Education Program: March
- University of California, San Francisco Summer Research Training Program: March
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (SPEP): February
- University of Michigan's Health Management Summer Enrichment Program: February
- University of Minnesota Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP): February
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Internships in the Biomedical Sciences: February
- University of Rochester Medical Center--Strong Children's Research Center Summer Training Program: March
- University of Virginia Summer Research Internship Program: February, annually
Biomedical/Molecular
- Cornell Plant Genome Research Student Internship: February
- NIH-NSF Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes Program: Varies by location
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) - Nanonetwork: February
- Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at New York University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program: February
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Internships in the Biomedical Sciences: February
- University of Rochester Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: March
Corporate
- Abbott Laboratories Internships: Annually
- AstraZeneca Pharmacy Internship Program: February
- Bayer Corporation: January-March, annually
- Genentech Summer Internship Program: Ongoing
- Genzyme Internship Program: February to April
- GlaxoSmithKline: Summer Intern Program: January to mid-March
- National Human Genome Sciences Research Institute Internships: February
- Johnson & Johnson Internships: Ongoing
- Merck: Ongoing
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Summer Undergraduate Internship Program: February
- Pfizer Global Research and Development Internship Program: Ongoing
Ecological
- American Rivers: Three months - appointments throughout the year
- Harvard University's Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology: February
- Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology: Ongoing
- Institute of Ecosystem Studies: February
- Kansas State University Konza Prairie Biological Station REU: March
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Research Training Program: February
- Organization of Biological Field Stations: various
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Internship Program: Year-round
- The Student Conservation Association: Varies
- University of Virginia Mountain Lake Biological Station: March, annually
Economically or Educationally Disadvantaged
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Biomedical Research Training Program for Underrepresented Minorities: January, annually
- National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program: February
- Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS): February
- Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences: February
- University of California, Berkeley Summer Research Opportunities Program for Underserved Undergraduates: February
- University of Connecticut Health Career Opportunity Programs, Enrichment Programs: March
- Washington University BioMed Research Apprentice Program (RAP): January
Minority
- Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in Science and Engineering Education (CAHSEE): Young Educators Program (YEP); Young Engineer and Scientist Program (YESP); SAT/SOAR Program: Varies according to program
- Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Summer Research Program for Students from Historically Underrepresented Students:
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Summer Research Opportunities Program: February
- Cornell University, Gateway to the Laboratory Program: February, annually
- Harvard Medical School Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program: February
- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health: Minority Summer Internship Program: February
- Massachusetts General Hospital Summer Research Trainee Program: March
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Biomedical Research Training Program for Underrepresented Minorities: January, annually
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Intramural Research Opportunities Program
- Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS): February
- Smithsonian Institution's Minority and Native American Internships: February, annually
- Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences: February
Minority (continued)
- Tufts University Sackler School Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students: February, annually
- UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards: December
- University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program: February
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Premedical/Predental Enrichment Program (UCLA PREP): March
- University of California, San Diego - Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences (STARS): February
- University of Connecticut Health Career Opportunity Programs, Enrichment Programs: March
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment Program: March, annually
- University of Utah Bioscience Undergraduate Summer Research Programs: March
- Vanderbilt University Minority Summer Research Program: February, annually
- Washington University BioMed Research Apprentice Program (RAP): January
- Western Washington University, Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP): November
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - Minority Fellowship Program: February, annually
Molecular/Cellular Biology
- University of Minnesota Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP): February
- University of Minnesota Summer Bioinformatics Institute: February
- Vanderbilt University Molecular and Cellular Biology Summer Program (IGP): February, annually
- Wadsworth Center, NYC Department of Health: February
Undocumented/DACA/international students
- Dr. Matthew Cover at CSU Stanislaus maintains a blog page with STEM internships and research opportunities for undocumented and DACA students. Some of these opportunities may also apply to international students.