Summer Research

External Opportunities

You can apply for paid research internships at other institutions (select examples below). Please see the additional resources available at the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections

Searchable opportunity databases and lists:

1. SEARCHABLE DATABASES

  •  (internship & research opportunities database)
  • (typically restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)
  • (NSF pilot test of a database to search multiple NSF programs)
  • (filters available for citizenship, location, discipline, etc.)
  • (Searchable database of summer opportunities)
  • (searchable database of opportunities)

2. COMPREHENSIVE LISTS COMPILED BY OTHER UNIVERSITIES

  • (compiled by the University of Washington)
  • (compiled by Swarthmore College)
  • - Big 10 Academic Alliance; 1 app for 13 campuses
  • (compiled by UNC Chapel Hill)

3. LISTS FROM PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • - Summer undergrad research programs; pre-med
  • (Internships, REU's, Co-Ops, Fellowships, & Post-Doc Experiences related to Chemistry)
  • (REUs, internships, scholarships, fellowships, undergrad to grad)
  • (Undergraduate Research Opportunities & Internships - Psychology & Neuroscience)
  • (summer research opportunities organized by state)
  •  (pre-health summer opportunities - searchable list)
  • - searchable database of NOAA opportunities
  • (Links to 46 US Federal Agencies, internships)
  • (Central repository for opportunities with the federal government)

4. OPPORTUNITIES BY MAJOR: NATURAL SCIENCES

  • (compiled by Tom Frederick of RIT)
  • (and other life sciences)
  • (compiled by the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscientists FUN)
  •   (Google doc from Tufts' University)
  • (Google doc from Cornell University Office of Undergraduate Biology)
  • (compiled by Fred Hutch Cancer Center)
  •  (Compiled by NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education - OITE)
  • (Tufts Google doc)
  •   Fully virtual microbiology & computational immunology-related research opportunities for URM students

5. OPPORTUNITIES BY MAJOR: ENGINEERING & MATH

  •  (across 11 federal agencies)
  •  - (engineering REUs at a variety of ERC's)
  •  (various programs at 19 different universities)

6. OPPORTUNITIES BY MAJOR: ARTS & HUMANITIES

  •  
  •  
  • (Google list)
  • Summer Fellowship Program
  • (Google list)

7. OPPORTUNITIES BY MAJOR: SOCIAL SCIENCES

  •  (typically restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)

  • - American Psychological Association summer research grant

If you are an international student, linked here is a list of some programs that accept applications from international students studying at U.S. universities.

8. Select examples of other external summer opportunities

PROGRAMS: NATURAL SCIENCESFOCUSAPPLICATION DEADLINEELIGIBILITY FLAGS

 

Advancing Cornell Career Experiences for Science Students (ACCESS)

Biomedical research in preparation for PhD programs

February 1, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Locations: Weill Cornell Medicine or Sloan Kettering Institute, both in New York City

Medical research careers

Program-dependent

MD-PhD-focused careers

Program-dependent

MD-PhD in biomedical research and academic medicine

February 1, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

First-Years and Sophomores; US citizens or permanent residents and are from racial or ethnic backgrounds shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research, individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, and/or individuals with disabilities, as described by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Northwestern University

Cancer research in biomedical sciences 

January 27, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen, permanent resident; First-Year, Soph, Junior, Senior 

, University of Texas

Biomedical, Clinical, Oncology, Imaging, Pre-Veterinary, MD/PhD

 January 17, 2024 

(2025 app opens in Nov.)

Multiple Programs; Over 200 summer positions; High school through early med school students; citizenship eligibility varies by individual program 

Chemistry, biochemistry, chemical biology, computational biology, intersection of engineering & biomedicine, molecular imaging, quantitative science

January 20 or February 1, 2024 - Program-dependent

(2025 app opens in Nov.)

U.S. citizen, permanent resident & international - Program-dependent; First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors; Program-dependent

Hands-on cancer research

January 12, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen, permanent resident, DACA; no prior experience necessary

Pre-Healthcare skills, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and more.

Free six-week enrichment program

February 5, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or an individual granted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

First-Years and Sophomores; 12 partner institutions

Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City

MD focus

Pre-Med laboratory or clinical research

February 1, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen, permanent resident; Juniors; Seniors not yet accepted into medical school in and college graduates enrolled in a pre-medical post-baccalaureate program are also eligible to apply

Listing of multiple non-NIH programs

Pre-med, biomedical, public health, STEM;

Primarily at U.S. locations but some international 

Program-dependent

Opens mid-Nov. | Closes late Feb.

Program-dependent; extensive list that covers all class years and citizenship statuses
Varied

Program-dependent

January through March deadlines

Program-dependent (typically requires U.S. citizenship)
STEM

January 12 (ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é internal deadline - applications require extensive processing time)

January 31, 2024 (NIST deadline)

(2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

*MUST apply through the Office of Undergraduate Research - institutions, not individuals, apply

STEM

February 1, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

See U.S., Europe, and Japan programs for citizenship, GPA, and class year requirements

Physics

Program-dependent

Careers in Physics - Grad & Undergrad; University Internships & REU's; National Labs, Industry, and other Internships & Fellowships

STEM

January 31, 2024

STEM major; GPA 3.0 or higher; Women and/or underrepresented minority (no citizenship requirement)

STEM

November 30, 2024 

(Opens Oct. 15)

Current sophomores and juniors
STEM

Can be internship-dependent

Summer '25:

  1. Early Decision, Oct. 25, 2024

  2. Final, Feb 28, 2025

Fall '25: May 16, 2025

U.S. citizen (international intern program is available)
(other related programs also available)Biomedical research

February 16, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

Opens mid-Nov. | Closes late Feb.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Biomedical engineering 

February 16, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

Opens mid-Nov. | Closes late Feb.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Juniors; Location: Bethesda, MD

NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Focus research areas include diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; or kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases.

February 1, 2025

U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or national; Nationwide research experience open to current undergrads; Diversity and equity requirements

VariedFebruary 15, 2024 (2025 date TBD)U.S. citizen or permanent resident
STEM

Spring '25: October 2, 2024 (Opens 7/10/24)

Summer '25: January 8, 2025 (Opens 10/16/24)

U.S. citizen or permanent resident; GPA 3.0 or higher

 STEMDecember 15, 2023

U.S. citizen; GPA 3.0+; First-Years through Grad students

Particle Physics

Program-dependent

Program-dependent

International ocean, fisheries, climate, space and weather science & policies

Varies by program

Student opportunities database - summer, multi-year, fellowships

Atmospheric Science

February 1, 2024

U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Current sophomores and juniors

Engineering, Computer Science, Science Writing

2nd Round: February 9, 2024

(int'l students apply early)

GPA 2.5 or higher; Open to international students

STEM

Program-dependent

Science Undergrad Laboratory Internship (SULI) January 9, 2024

Seasonal Internship Program March 1, 2024

Program-dependent (typically requires U.S. citizenship)

Training & research for PhD and MD-PhD Programs

Life & physical sciences, social &  behavioral sciences, & the humanities

February 1, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors; U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident; 20+ university locations

with the DOE Office of Fossil EnergySTEMJanuary 21, 2025

U.S. citizen, permanent resident; Sophomores, juniors; GPA 3.0+

Various; Internships, Co-ops, Scholarships, Fellowships

Program-dependent

Typically opens Oct. 1 & due by Nov. 1

U.S. citizenship

Various 

February 11, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizenship, Permanent Resident

PROGRAMS: ARTS & HUMANITIES

FOCUS

APPLICATION DEADLINE

ELIGIBILITY FLAGS

 

 Placements in over 40 Met departments -

January 10, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

U.S. citizens & international students; Sophomores, juniors, seniors

Media career; NYC top media company experience

January 15, 2024 (2025 date TBD)

All majors; Junior, Senior, Grad

 

 

PROGRAMS: SOCIAL SCIENCESFOCUSAPPLICATION DEADLINEELIGIBILITY FLAGS

American Psychological Association - Research at your choice of US/Canada undergraduate degree-granting institution; student-mentor designed research projectMarch 1, 2025Underrepresented groups (broadly defined); Psychology major not required; at least 1 semester left in your degree program; no citizenship requirements
Management & business research; 13 research areas

February 14, 2024

(Opens Winter 2024; 2025 deadline TBD)

First-Years, Sophomores, Juniors; Open to international students

Supports US Foreign Policy

VariousTypically requires U.S. citizenship

Public Health & Minority Health

Typically the end of JanuarySeven universities participating in program; rising junior or senior; US citizen/national/permanent resident