Summer Research

Opportunities for International Students

This is a select list of summer research opportunities available to international students studying in the US. Please see the additional resources available at the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections and through the opportunity databases linked below that allow you to search based on availability to international students:

  • (database of 2,000 scholarships)
  •  (A searchable list of scholarships and fellowships that accept applications from undocumented students.)
  • (compiled by the University of Washington)
  • (compiled by Swarthmore College)
  • (Searchable database of summer opportunities where you can filter for International Students)
  •  (summer research/internship programs that accept international students)

If you have found a research opportunity at the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é and are looking for summer research funding, see the page or the DeKiewiet Summer Research Fellowships in Biology and Medicine funding page, both available to ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é international students.

Internal Summer Internships

Please see the Internal Opportunities page; citizenship eligibility flags are noted in the program table.

External Summer Internships

Below is a chart of select summer internships outside the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é open to domestic and international student applicants.

ProgramApplication DeadlineEligibility Flags
January 10, 2024GPA 3.2 or higher
January 31, 2024GPA 3.0 or higher; Woman and/or underrepresented minority

February 1, 2024

Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors
January 15, 2024Current sophomores and juniors
(application support available through the Fellowships Office)November 30, 2023Current sophomores and juniors

Refer to indivdual universities

(current first-years, sophomores, and juniors) and are currently the only two FUTI programs ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é students are eligible to apply for
January 24, 2024Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors; GPA 3.0 or higher

February 9, 2024

*2024 program will be virtual, w/an in-person symposium

GPA 3.0 or higher; Preference given to current sophomores, juniors, and seniors
February 7, 2022  (Program on hold)Rising seniors; Previous research experience in a biological laboratory is highly desirable, but not required

January 11, 2022  (Program on hold)

Prior research experience and knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or C++ required
(mathematics, physics, chemistry and the life sciences)

January 14, 2023 (2024 date TBD)

Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors; GPA 3.6 or higher
February 1, 2024Current sophomores and juniors
February 1, 2024Preference given to current sophomores and juniors with GPA 3.2 or higher
Reviewed on a rolling basis, starting in December; typically filled by March 1

GPA 3.2 or higher

Current seniors not eligible

(Engineering, Humanities, Social Science)January 16, 2024

Current sophomores and juniors; GPA 3.5 or higher

Program-dependent

Open to students from select countries; GPA 3.0 or higher

April 7, 2023 (2024 date TBD)

Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors; GPA 3.0 or higher

December 31, 2023

Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors

February 28, 2024GPA 2.5 or higher

February 16, 2024

Current sophomores and juniors
(Lausanne, Switzerland)

January 31, 2024

 

Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors; GPA 3.75 or higher

, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver DiseaseFebruary 2, 2024Current seniors not eligible

February 1, 2024

 

Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors

(Program is currently on hiatus)

Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors
(Program is currently on hiatus)Current sophomores and juniors
March 1, 2024Contact potential PI to establish collaboration for best chances