Pre-Medical
and Pre-Dental Summer Opportunities
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
Free six week summer
preparatory program. Seven medical and dental schools participate.
Stanford University Summer Premedical Student Program
20 underrepresented students
are selected. The program provides a background in cellular
biology, human anatomy, basic research skills, and experiences in
clinical medicine. Students participate in seminars on minority health
care issues, test-taking skills and MCAT preparation, and effective
writing and research skills.
Stanford University Center on Polymer Interfaces and
Macromolecular Assemblies' (CPIMA) Summer Undergraduate Research
Experiences (SURE) Program
 Download
Application
National Institutes
of Health
Summer Internship in Biomedical Research
Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program
(BESIP)
USC Bioinformatics Institute in Genomic Science
June -August
. Deadline: February
Support varies for eligible minority students.
Summer Institute for Quantitative and Integrative
Bioengineering
May-August. Deadline:
March
Three major research areas: computational systems biology, computational
bio-imaging, computational physiology. Underrepresented students
encouraged to apply.
University of Wisconsin, Madison:
Summer Research
Online Application for all UW-Madison Programs
(broken link)
Molecular and Environmental
Toxicology (for minority students)
email: sewedde@wisc.edu
Research Experience for
Undergraduates - Astrophysics
email: reu@wisp.physics.wisc.edu
Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program
May-August. Application
due: February
Full-time research for 10 weeks in one of five areas: Computational
Biology & Biostatistics; Neurobiology; Cellular & Molecular
Biology; Plan Biology; Environmental Biology
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Engineering or Physical
Science
May through August.
Interested in candidates including first generation/low income, women,
and students of color; completed at least their sophomore year, have a
GPA of at least a 3.0 , be U.S.
citizens or permanent residents, and have a strong interest in a graduate
degree in engineering or physical science.
Math, Biology, Biostatistics:
Summer Research
Mathematical and
Theoretical Biology Institute/ Institute for Strengthening the
Understanding of Mathematics and Science
June-August. Application
deadline: March
email: MTBI@math.asu.edu
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics
Learn how to apply
statistical methods to investigate
important health issues! June- July.
Application deadline: March
Other websites: North
Carolina State
SACNAS Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Fellowships
(Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in
Science)
Deadline: March
Please submit the following in PDF to Susan
Faulkner, faulkner@vbi.vt.edu,
(540) 231-1259:
1.
A letter of application, including your contact information.
2.
A statement describing your academic interests and goals.
3.
Most recent academic transcript.
4.
A letter of support from our research mentor.
Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
Aquarist Intern:
(on beautiful Santa Catalina Island in California)
The aquarist intern will aid the marine science director in daily
aquarium operations including tank maintenance, feeding, health
monitoring of organisms, and daily checks. Assist in specimen collecting,
exhibit design, life support system management, curriculum development,
and teaching of summer programs to scout groups. Especially
relevant for those interested in becoming an aquarist, animal husbandry
or marine science education.
Deadline: December
Department of Energy, Marine
Research Operations Laboratory Internships:
Five fabulous internship opportunities with the Office of Science,
exclusively for community college students. The summer internships
are for 10 weeks. Students produce an abstract and publish their work in
a scholarly journal. The interns receive $400/week and travel up to
$500 is covered. The internships are in these fields:
1.
Marine Ecotoxicology and Environmental
Biotechnology
2.
Marine and Coastal Resources
3.
Marine Chemistry
4.
Aquatics Biology
5.
GIS/Remote Sensing
At Sea Internships:
A PAID summer internship at-sea. Assist marine technicians and science
parties aboard cutting edge scientific research vessels. The MATE Center will provide the travel
costs for interns to participate on research cruises throughout the
country and the world. Learn how to operate and maintain a variety of
scientific and navigational equipment, and run a scientific research
cruise. MATE’s at-sea internships opportunities
have ranged from onboard chemistry projects, biological surveys,
GIS/bathymetric surveys (seafloor mapping), geological studies, work with
ROVs, AUVs, manned
submersibles, and much more! Room, board and a $250/week stipend will be
provided to each intern. Interns will gain transferable skills that
can be used in any position; intrapersonal (people), computer, team work,
technology, marine research techniques, marine electronics and
communication skills.
Various Subjects
Occidental
College - Summer Chemistry Internship (broken
link)
Each summer, the university
places a community college chemistry student with chem. professor, Dr. Suki, for a 10 week specialized internship/research
opportunity. Due: April
Amgen Scholars Program - CA Institute of Technology
Caltech introduces student to
research during a ten-week summer program. Areas of research
include: biochemistry, bioengineering, bioinformatics, biopsychology,
biotechnology, chemical and bio-molecular engineering, chemistry,
immunology, microbiology, molecular genetics, molecular pharmacology,
molecular, cell and developmental biology, neurobiology, neuroscience,
physiological psychology, and statistics.
Smithsonian Institution: Minority Internships
Full-time 10-week internships
in summer, fall or spring Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental
science, including an emphasis on anthropology, including archaeology,
astrophysics and astronomy, earth sciences and paleobiology,
evolutionary and systematic biology, history of science and technology.
The Leadership Alliance : Summer Research Early
Identification Program (SR-EIP)
Areas of interest: life
sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering,
computer science, applied mathematics. Select three universities
out of 26.
Deadline: February
National Security Agency
The opportunity to learn from
top NSA professionals, work with the most advanced technology.
Offers numerous programs in the form of internships, scholarships, cooperative
education, and other employment programs in a variety of career areas.
Hispanic Association
of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Capitol
Forum, Washington D.C.
Annual
Conference "Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: A
National Imperative for the 21st Century"
Links to Internship
Opportunities and Searches:
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