Science Internships

Astronomy & Physics

• Baylor University High School Scholars Program (TX)
• Boston University Summer Research Internship Program (MA)
• Center for Space Research Summer Internship Program (TX)
• Colorado State University Particle Accelerator Internship (CO)
• Fermilab Target Science and Engineering Program (IL)
• Goddard Space Flight Center High School Internship Program (Multiple locations)
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ASPIRE High School Mentoring Program (MD)
• Kopernick High School Internship Program (NY)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Co-op Program (NM)
• Maine Space Grant Consortium Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS) (ME)
• NASA Glenn Research Program High School Internship (OH)
• The Planetary Society Global Volunteer Network (Multiple locations)
• Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Summer Internship Program (NJ)
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Summer Student Programs (CA)
• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility: J-Lab High School Summer Honors Program (VA)
• University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) (MO)
• University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer High School Research Program (NY)
• University of Texas NASA Summer Intern Program (TX)

Biomedical Science

• Alzheimer's Association (Multiple locations)
• American Cancer Society (Multiple locations)
• Arthritis Foundation (CA)
• Aspirnaut Summer Research Internships for High School Students (TN)
• Bay Area Red Cross Summer Internships (CA)
• Baylor University High School Summer Science Research Program (TX)
• Buck Institute for Age Research Summer Scholars Program (CA)
• Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (HI)
• Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Cystic Fibrosis Summer Research Award (CA)
• Children's National Medical Center Student Innovators Program (DC)
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Job Shadow Program (OH)

• City of Hope Cancer Center Summer Student Academy (CA)
• Cleveland Clinic Department of Biomedical Engineering (OH)
• Coriell Institute for Medical Research Summer Internships (NJ)
• Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) (MA)
• Depression and Bipolar Alliance (IL)
• Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) (Multiple locations)
• Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Student Internship Program (NY)
• The Forsyth Institute Scientific Scholars Program (MA)
• Georgetown/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Summer High School Volunteer Program (DC)
• Harvard Medical School Project Success Opening the Door to Biomedical Careers (MA)
• Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research Summer Internship Program (IN)
• Indiana University Cancer Center Summer Research Program (IN)
• Institute on Neuroscience at Yerkes (Multiple locations)
• J. Craig Venter Institute Internship Program (MD, CA)
• The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (ME)
• Johns Hopkins University Center for Computational Biology (MD)
• Joint Biotechnology Institute (CA)
• Magee Women's Research Institute High School Summer Internship Program (PA)
• Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Summer Research Internship (FL)
• Medical College of Wisconsin Apprenticeship in Medicine Program (AIM) (WI)
• Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
• Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory High School Summer Research Fellowships (ME)
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Summer Internship Program (MD)
• National Cancer Institute Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program (MD)
• National Eye Institute Diversity in Vision Research and Ophthalmology Internship (DC)
• National Human Genome Research Institute Summer Institute in Biomedical Research (MD)
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Summer Internship Program (MD)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Summer Internship Program (Multiple locations)
• National Institutes of Health Office of Biotechnology Activities Summer Internship Opportunities (MD)
• National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (Multiple locations)
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (MD)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Higher Education Research Experiences (TN)
• Rensselaer Research Experience for High School Students (NY)
• Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program (NY)

• Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Research Program for High School Students (NY)
• Salk Institute for Biological Studies High School Summer Enrichment Program (CA)
• San Diego Zoo Internships (CA)
• Scripps Research Institute High School Student Research Education Program (CA)
• Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (WA)
• Stanford Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Center Summer Internship (CA)
• Stanford University Institutions of Medicine Summer Research Program (CA)
• STEP-UP (Multiple locations)
• Translational Genomics Research Institute Helios Scholars Program (AZ)
• Tufts University Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Program (MA)
• University of California-Berkeley Summer Stem Cell Research Internship Program (CA)
• University of California-San Francisco High School Biomedical Internship Program (CA)
• University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
• University of Chicago Research in the Biological Sciences (IL)
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine High School Student Research Apprenticeship Program (CT)
• University of Hawaii Summer Cancer Research Internship (HI)
• University of Massachusetts Neuroscience and Mental Health Summer Internship (MA)
• University of Minnesota Medical School Lillehei Heart Institute Summer Research Scholars Program (MN)
• University of Nebraska Medical Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders Travis B. Lewis Scholarship Award (NE)
• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Summer Academy (PA)
• University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences (TX)
• University of Texas Medical Branch Biomedical Research Training for High School Students (TX)
• University of Utah Bioscience Summer Research Program for High School Students (UT)
• University of Washington Genomics Workshops (WA)
• UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (PA)
• Vanderbilt University Research Experience for High School Students (TN)
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (MD)
• Washington University School of Medicine Young Scientist Program (MO)
• Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
• The Wistar Institute Summer Fellowship Program (PA)

Engineering

• American Society for Engineering Education (Multiple locations)
• Boston University Research Internship in Science & Engineering (MA)
• CIA Internships (Multiple locations)
• Cooper Union University Research Internship Program (NY)
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory QuarkNet Summer Research Program (IL)
• Fermi National Accelerator Lab TARGET Science and Engineering Program (IL)
• George Washington University and the Department of Defense Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (DC)
• Goddard Space Flight Center High School Internship Program (Multiple locations)
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab High School Internships (ID)
• J. Craig Venter Institute Internship Program (MD, CA)
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ASPIRE Program (MD)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Co-op Program (NM)
• NASA Student Opportunities (Multiple locations)
• National Security Agency (Multiple locations)
• Naval Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (Multiple locations)
• Naval Research Laboratory Student Volunteers (Multiple locations)
• Northrup Grumman (Multiple locations)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Higher Education Research Experiences (TN)
• Pacific Northwest National Lab High School Student Programs (WA)
• Sandia National Laboratory Pre-college Internship Program (CA and NM)
• Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, Army (AL)
• Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, Navy (Multiple locations)
• Sonoma School of Science and Technology (CA)
• SPARK Summer Internship Program for High School Students (WA)
• Stanford University Accelerator Center SLAC Youth Opportunity Program (CA)
• Stanford University RISE Summer Internship Program (CA)
• Stony Brook University Simons Summer Research Program (NY)
• Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program (TX)
• UNH-IOL High School Summer Internship Program (NH)
• U.S. Department of Energy Student Programs and Internships (Multiple locations)
• University of California-Santa Barbara Science & Engineering Research Academy (CA)
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists(MO)
• University of Rochester LLE Summer High School Research Program (NY)
• University of Texas Welch Summer Scholar Program (TX)
• Walter Reed Army Institute Research Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (MD)
• Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)

Biology & Environmental Science

• Animal Internships (Multiple locations)
• American Fisheries Society Student Opportunities and Internships (Multiple locations)
• Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Multiple locations)

• Bronx Zoo Teen Internship Program (NY)
• Brooklyn Botanical Garden Apprentice Program for High School Students (NY)
• Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University Department of Plant Biology (CA)
• Central Park Conservancy (NY)
• Earthwatch Institute Student Fellowship Programs (Multiple locations)
• Environmental Internships (Multiple locations)
• Environmental Internships and Volunteer Opportunities for NYC Students (PDF) (NY)
• Geosciences Bridge Program (MD)
• Girls on Ice (WA and AK)
• Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program (Multiple locations)
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory High School Internships (ID)
• IFRE Volunteers Abroad (Multiple locations)
• Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) George Washington Carver (GWC) Internship Program (IA)
• Joint Bioenergy Institute (CA)
• Joint Science Education Project (Greenland)
• Marine Advanced Technology Education Internships (Multiple locations)
• Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
• Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory High School Summer Research Fellowships (ME)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park Summers of Discovery (NC)
• National Park Service Student Internships (Multiple locations)
• National Park Service Volunteer Opportunities (Multiple locations)
• New York Botanical Garden Internships (NY)
• New York City Recreation and Parks (NY)
• Ocean Careers (Multiple locations)
• Oregon Health and Science University (OR)
• San Diego Zoo Internships (CA)
• Scripps Research Institute High School Student Research Education Program (CA)
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Volunteer Opportunities (DC)
• Stanford University Earth Sciences High School Internship Program (CA)
• Student Conservation Association Internships (Multiple locations)
• SUNY Oneonta Summer Internships at the Biological Field Station (NY)
• Teen Advocates for Science Communication (CA)
• Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (CA)
• University of California-Davis Young Scholars Program (CA)
• University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
• University of California-Santa Cruz Science Internship Program (CA
• University of Chicago Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS) (IL)
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (MO)
• University of Utah Bioscience Summer Research Program for High School Students (UT)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Internships (Multiple locations)
• U.S. Department of Energy Student Internships (Multiple locations)
• U.S. Geological Survey (Multiple locations)
• USDA Forest Service Temporary Student Employment Program (OR)
• USDA Internships (Multiple locations)
• Wave Hill (NY)
• Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)

Science

• American Chemical Society Project SEED (Multiple locations)
• Appalachian Regional Commission/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Math-Science-Technology Institute (Multiple locations)
• Argonne National Laboratory Pre-College Research Participation Program (IL)
• Boston University Research Internship in Science & Engineering (MA)
• Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research Program (NY)
• Brookhaven National Laboratory STEM-Prep Summer Institute (NY)
• California Academy of Sciences Careers in Science Intern Program (CA)
• Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) Research Science Institute (RSI) (MA)
• Exploratorium Explainers Program (CA)
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory QuarkNet Summer Research Program (IL)
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory TARGET: Science and Engineering Program (IL)
• Forsyth Student Scholars Program (MA)
• George Mason University Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (DC and VA)
• George Washington University and the Department of Defense Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (DC)
• Hofstra University Summer Science Research Program (NY)
• Idaho National Laboratory High School Internships (ID)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Internship Program (NM)
• Maine Space Grant Consortium Research Internships for Teachers and Students (ME)
• Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program (MI)
• Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (PA)
• Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer High School Intern Program (Multiple locations)
• National Science Foundation Student Opportunities (Multiple locations)
• Naval Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (Multiple locations)
• Naval Research Laboratory Student Volunteers (Multiple locations)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory High School Programs (WA)
• Penn Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (PA)
• Planetary Society Global Volunteer Network (Multiple locations)
• Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program (NY)
• Sandia National Laboratory Pre-college Internship Program (CA and NM)
• Smithsonian Institution Science Education Center Internship Program (DC)
• Smithsonian Institution Youth Engagement Through Science (DC)
• Stony Brook University Simons Summer Research Program (NY)
• Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program (TX)
• University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
• University of Iowa Secondary Student Training Program (IA)
• University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (MO)
• University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer High School Research Program (NY)
• University of Wyoming Summer Research Apprenticeship Program (WY)
• Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
• YouSTEM (CA)

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