Graduate Internship and Research Opportunities
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Fellowships
American Association for The Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program
This fellowship program places undergraduate and graduate students at various media sites throughout the U.S. during the summer, to work as science journalists.
American Association for The Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Science and Technology Fellows Program
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships provides accomplished scientists and engineers the opportunity to participate in and contribute to the federal policymaking process, while learning about the intersection of science and policy. Candidates with a master's degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience may apply.
American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) – Student Summer Fellowship
Summer program for graduating seniors and early stage graduate students with a career interests in economic education, policymaking, lawmaking, or research.
Arena Stage – Hughes Fellowship
The Hughes Fellowship aims to increase the participation of people of color in professional theatre through a 38-44 week fellowship at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., one of the first not-for-profit theatres in the U.S.
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) – Fellowship Programs
APAICS offers fellowships under three programs that place college graduates, graduate students, and professionals with a commitment to Asian American or Pacific Islander communities into Washington, D.C. congressional offices, federal agencies, and nonprofits for nine months of public policy work.
Care USA – Visiting Fellows Program
Through the Visiting Fellows Program, students and practitioners in global development, global health and related fields gain international work experience through short-term, practical learning experiences in various CARE countries. No compensation is associated with this program.
Collegiate School Teaching Institute
The Collegiate School Teaching Institute is a rigorous two-week summer program designed to introduce and mentor first and second year teachers of color in independent schools.
Congressional Hunger Center – International Hunger Fellowship
The International Hunger Fellowship is a two-year program that begins with a one-year field placement in countries throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and is followed by a second year in a policy environment, usually at the headquarters of the organizations where they served during their field placements.
Congressional Hunger Center – National Hunger Fellowship
The National Hunger Fellowship is an 11-month program that begins with a field placement in a community-based organization fighting hunger, and is followed by placement in a national organization in Washignton, D.C. in the anti-hunger or anti-poverty movements.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service) – EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) – Bundestag Internship Program
Two-month internships in the German Parliament ("Bundestag") for U.S. and Canadian students fluent in German.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service) – EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) Internship Program
Short term internships in German State Parliaments for students planning careers in U.S. or Canadian regional government in the environment, education, and healthcare.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service) – German Studies Research Grant – Undergraduate and Graduate
This program offers short term research grants to highly qualified undergraduates majoring or minoring in German Studies and master's level students in the humanities and social sciences working on a project in German Studies.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service) – Rise Professional Program
The RISE Professional Program places interns for 6 weeks – 6 months with German companies in biology, chemistry, engineering, geology and physics.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – National Network for Environmental Management Studies (EPA NNEMS) Fellowship Program
Under this fellowship program undergraduate and graduate students receive funding to work over a summer on a project at the EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., or at one of its 10 regional offices and laboratories.
Fulbright – U.S. Student Program
Each year more than 1,500 students receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Grant to live and study, or work as teaching assistants, in one of more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright awards are in nearly all fields and disciplines, including the sciences, professional fields, and the creative and performing arts.
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) – Chamberlain Fellowship in Women and Public Policy
Under this program, fellows work for nine months at the Institute for Women's Policy Research as a researcher or communications assistant on policy issues related to economic and social justice for women.
Merage Foundation for The American Dream – Fellowship Program
The Merage Fellowship provides $20,000 over two years to facilitate the "American Dreams" of graduating seniors who are "New Americans" with a strong desire and the ability to achieve leadership roles in science, education, public service, business, culture, and the arts.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Aeronautics Scholarship Program – Graduate Scholarship
The two-year NASA Aeronautics Graduate Scholarship is awarded to highly motivated graduate students in aeronautics and related fields with at least two years remaining in their program.
National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) – Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship
This year-long fellowship at the Seattle headquarters of the National Bureau of Asian Research is designed to further the professional development of Asia specialists in the year just after the completion of their master's degree.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Biosafety and Containment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship
The 2-year NBBTP Fellowship prepares fellows for a career in biosafety and biocontainment through academic training, experiential learning, and applied occupational safety and health research opportunities.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA)
This program provides recent college graduates planning to apply to graduate or professional (medical, dental, or pharmacy) school with an opportunity to spend one or two years performing full-time biomedical research in the resource-rich environment of the NIH.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Summer Internship Program (SIP) in Biomedical Research
This program provides an opportunity to spend the summer working with leading scientists in biomedical research at one of the National Institutes of Health intramural laboratories.
National Physical Science Consortium (NPS) – Fellowship
This program provides up to six years of funding for a PhD in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, plus at least two summers of paid employment with a leading national employer such as the National Security AgencyLawrence or the Livermore National Laboratory.
National Science Foundation (NSF) – Central Europe Summer Research Institute Fellowship (CESRI)
The Central Europe Summer Research Institute provides graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
National Science Foundation (NSF) – East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for U.S. Graduate Students
EAPSI provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering with a summer research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan.
Phillips Academy Andover – Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT): Intern Summer Workshop and Associate Program
The Institute for Recruitment of Teachers aims to "deepen the pool of talented minorities entering the teaching profession in our country." Through its Summer Workshop and Associate Program, IRT supports outstanding students during the graduate school application process who are committed to addressing the critical underrepresentation of minority groups on school and college faculties.
U.S. Department of State and Howard University – Rangel International Affairs Program – Graduate Fellowship
Rangel Fellows receive funding for a two-year master's degree in international relations or a related field, an internship in congress and with an embassy abroad, professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service. The Program aims to increase the presence of persons from groups underrepresented in the Foreign Service.
Udall Foundation – Native American Congressional Internships
Ten week summer internship program in Washington, D.C., for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country.
University of California, Irvine – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
During this eight-week program undergraduates and master's students from all academic fields work closely with faculty mentors on research projects.
University of California, Los Angeles – Bunche Center for African American Studies – Summer Humanities Institute
This eight-week preparatory program pairs participants who plan to pursue a graduate degree in the humanities or humanistic social sciences with a mentor who provides guidance and direction on a student-selected research project
University of California, Riverside – Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program (MSRIP)
This summer research program is designed to increase the number of outstanding students from diverse backgrounds who pursue the Ph.D. by strengthening their academic and professional development for admission to the U.C. system and universities nationwide.
Additional Resources
Conservation Internships
Student Conservation Association database of conservation internships by category.
Public History Internships
Links to internships and project opportunities in historical societies, archives, and museums.
Summer Internships and Research Opportunities in Biology
Links to internships and summer research experiences in biology, marine biology, ecology, and environmental sciences.
Summer Research Programs in STEM Fields
Find program links for summer research science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs across the country. Most opportunities are for undergraduates, but some programs support graduate students.
