2018 USIP interns Samantha Eckes (left) and Jon Bridgeman learn to fly a UAS (unmanned aircraft system).
DYLAN SCHMEELK, UNAVCO
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A nonprofit consortium sponsored by a variety of public and private sources, UNAVCO facilitates geoscience research. It offers 11-week, full-time paid internships that put students on a team working on specific projects in geoscience and geodesy. Projects offer real-world experience in a variety of STEM roles related to the intern’s major or career goal.
Location: Boulder, Colo.Start date: Typically mid-MayEnd date: Typically end of JulyEligible candidates: Upperlevel undergraduate and graduate studentsDeadline: TBD for 2021
The AISES Internship Program provides students with applied work experience and an opportunity to explore career options. Placing students in 10-week summer positions with partner agencies, the program also promotes advanced students to the graduate level and assists students in developing professional networks. Past internship partners have included the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management.
LOCATION: VariesSTART DATE: VariesEND DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: AISES members; full-time undergrad or grad student; American Indian or Alaska NativeDEADLINE: Varies
In partnership with AISES, BMM Testlabs offers a paid, 10-week summer internship to eligible students. BMM Testlabs is the world’s oldest private independent gaming laboratory, providing testing, training, quality assurance, and other services to the regulated gaming industry, with 14 offices in 13 countries. Interns assist test engineers as part of a team responsible for assessing gaming technology integrity, accountability and functionality, performing statistical analysis of gaming device and game probabilities, reviewing gaming device and system source code, and assisting with the development of testing procedures. Travel expenses and housing at the University of Nevada Las Vegas are included.
LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nev.START DATE: TBD (for 2021)END DATE: TBD (for 2021)ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Current college senior or grad student ideally in computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, or electrical engineering. Other fields given consideration include mathematics, statistics, management information systems, information technology, and network/system administration.DEADLINE: TBD (February)
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College Horizons is held each summer at different college campus partners (the 2019 partners were the University of Michigan and Brown University).
LOCATION: VariesSTART DATE: TBDEND DATE: TBDELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian; high school sophomores and juniors; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; GPA 3.0 or higherDEADLINE: TBD
Multiple disciplines and majors, like engineering, digital technology, and finance, are represented in the opportunities offered by GE internships and co-ops. Jobs are available at 408 locations across the U.S. and in 56 other countries. Interns are considered for career openings and leadership training at the company: 70 percent of GE Leadership Program participants are former interns.
LOCATION: VariesSTART DATE: VariesEND DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: VariesDEADLINE: Apply by September 30
The goal of the HERS Institute is to study climate and environmental change in Indigenous communities. The eight-week paid internship prepares tribal college students for advanced study to meet the challenge of those changes while promoting Indigenous research and drawing on the traditional knowledge of Native peoples. The internship is a collaboration of Haskell Indian Nations University, the University of Kansas, NSF Kansas EPSCoR Program, HERS, and the Center for Indigenous Research, Science, and Technology. Housing and meals are provided.
LOCATION: Lawrence, Kan. (Haskell Indian Nations University and University of Kansas)START DATE: TBD for 2021END DATE: TBD for 2021ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: U.S. citizen; Indigenous, undergraduate students in good standing in a tribal college or university or recently graduatedDEADLINE: 2021 applications open in January.
Through this one-week residential program American Indian and Alaska Native high school students can experience living in a campus setting at the University of Iowa, explore majors, and gain an appreciation for the opportunities offered by higher education in general. Financial assistance may be provided but participants pay their own travel expenses.
LOCATION: Iowa CitySTART DATE: Typically mid-JulyEND DATE: Typically mid-JulyELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Tribally enrolled or tribal descendant; college-bound high school students in good standing entering grades nine through 12.DEADLINE: Typically early May
MIT’s free, six-week residential MITES program is designed to provide academic enrichment for rising high school seniors — mainly from underrepresented or underserved communities — who have a strong academic record and are interested in studying and exploring careers in science and engineering.
LOCATION: Cambridge, Mass.STATE DATE:TBD END DATE: TBDDEADLINE: Application available November 2020
NREL offers a variety of internships to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Some internships are offered year-round, but summer opportunities include the Undergraduate and Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship, Community College Internship, Graduate Internship, and Visiting Faculty Program.
LOCATION: Boulder and Golden, Colo.START DATE:Varies END DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: VariesDEADLINE: Varies
During a 12-day, field-based curriculum, Native Explorers focuses on the disciplines of anatomy and vertebrate paleontology to provide off-campus activities for students as they work side-by-side with Native American scientists, physicians, and graduate students. Themes covered during this annual program include climate change, evolution, comparative osteology, stratigraphy, mapping, healthy lifestyles, and Native culture. Selected applicants receive full funding and are eligible to earn college credits. (There’s also a Junior Explorers option for students between the ages of six and 18, also offered through the University of Oklahoma.)
LOCATION: Tulsa, Okla.START DATE: Typically late MayEND DATE: 12 days after startELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: At least 18 years old, an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe, enrolled in college and have earned a high school diploma or equivalent, have a good academic background (grades and service), have a letter of recommendation from an instructor or advisor, be interested in learning about science and medicineDEADLINE: early March (application)
For more than five decades this college-readiness program has enabled high school students to experience campus life during two- to four-week sessions taught by college professors. The experience went virtual last summer, and will be offered in both oncampus and virtual formats going forward. Scholarships are available, but students are responsible for travel costs.
LOCATION: Varies and virtualSTART DATE: VariesEND DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Students in grades 9–12; no prerequisitesDEADLINE: Rolling admission
Students (high school through college) and recent graduates can take advantage of opportunities to experience a paid internship in agricultural and environmental sciences, technology, math, business and management, and other fields through the USDA Pathways Program. Internships are available year-round.
LOCATION: VariesSTART DATE: VariesEND DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: High school, community college, trade school, college (including homeschooled students) pursuing a degree or certificate and recent graduates; 16 or older; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; veterans and applicants with disabilities are welcomeDEADLINE: Varies
One of the oldest STEM internships in the country, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)-USGS Cooperative Summer Field Training Program accepts students from all STEM disciplines. Participants are nominated by the director of their campus-based geoscience field camps (a standard in the education of geoscientists), a field instructor, or GIS credentials and matched by USGS scientists with paid programs lasting 10–12 weeks. Projects may be based in the field, in the laboratory, or both, and some projects continue in subsequent years.
LOCATION: VariesSTART DATE: VariesEND DATE: VariesELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Must be U.S. citizenDEADLINE: December 20, 2020
