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New Student Internships and Jobs

Internships are available for MB3 students in several areas. These internships provide one on one research experiences working with scientists in the area on existing research projects. Every MB3 student is expected to participate in at least one of these internship experiences in which they will spent 9-12 hours per week working in a laboratory environment and report on their research experience in the form of a presentation at a scientific meeting. The internships are available on a continuing basis by contacting the Director of the MB3 program, Dr. Larry Wimmers, at 410-704-3491 or lwimmers@towson.edu.

Job Openings:

Computational Research Analyst

Johns Hopkins

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Competitive, Paid Summer Research Internships:

Large Multi-Institute Programs

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
There are REU locations throughout the country. Each one has a different scientific focus. At this site you can explore REUs in any discipline. Please note that each REU has its own eligibility and application requirements. REU programs pay not only a stipend, but also housing for the summer and travel expenses to and from the site.

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

National Institutes of Health
These internships are held at the various NIH institutes throughout the country. The application process is done centrally, so you only have to apply once for all the possible sites. They do not pay for housing so you either need to live within driving distance of an institute (there are institutes in DC, Baltimore and Frederick) or have a connection for housing near one of the of the institutes.

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE)
ORISE runs summer research internships for a number of government research labs. The application process is done centrally. They do not pay for housing so you either need to live within driving distance of an institute.

http://orise.orau.gov/

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

ORNL is the largest science and energy laboratory in the Department of Energy system. Scientific programs focus of materials, neutron sciences, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security.. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCdUJ8cavw to discover some exciting reasons why ORNL offers a great internship experience!

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA offers summer research internships at a number of its research sites. The application process is done centrally. They do not pay for housing so you either need to live within driving distance of an institute.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Aboutus/docs.htm?docid=17508

DAAD Rise
The DAAD offers summer research internships for Americans and Canadians at a number of research sites in Germany. The application process is done centrally. Housing and travel is provided.

http://www.daad.de/rise/en/

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The DHS offers summer research internships at a number of its research sites. The application process is done centrally. They do not pay for housing so you either need to live within driving distance of an institute.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

http://intern.nasa.gov

academyapp.com

http://www.nianet.org/LARSS-2012/Application.aspx

Single-Institution Programs

Below are the links for a number of programs that are run at individual institutions. Each has its own application procedures and program specifics.

http://www.murf.caltech.edu/
http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/summerresearch/home
http://sackler.med.nyu.edu/surp/about-us-0
http://www.einstein.yu.edu/phd/index.asp?surp
http://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/html/54513.cfm
http://www.uthscsa.edu/csb/CTRCsummer.asp#SummerPrograms
http://www.bcm.edu/smart/
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/surp/info.asp
http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/internships.shtml
http://www.jefferson.edu/jcgs/summer_internship.cfm
http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/DiversityInitiative/undergrads/smart/details.html#financial
http://www.asbmb.org/summerresearchprogram/Landing.aspx
http://www.massgeneral.org/mao/education/internship.aspx?id=5
http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html
http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/general.html
http://ssrp.stanford.edu/criteria.html
http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu/
http://mit.edu/urop/amgenscholars/
http://www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu/
http://oso.stanford.edu/programs/18-stanford-summer-research-program-amgen-scholars-program
http://www.wlu.edu/x54273.xml
http://dbbs.wustl.edu/divprograms/SummerResearchforUndergrads/Pages/Amgen-Scholars.aspx
http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/urc-care/AmgenScholars.htm

http://tissue-eng.vbi.vt.edu/

http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/undergrad2012.html

http://www.apsc.vt.edu/academics/vtprep/index.html

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