Biology Internships and Research Experiences

Summer research programs at New York institutions 

  • University at Buffalo CLIMB UP (STEM & Health Science, Feb 1) 
  • University at Buffalo iSEED Undergraduate Summer Research Program (STEM, Feb 1) 
  • University at Buffalo Summer Undergraduate Research Program (Biomedical Sciences, Jan 15) 
  • University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Scholars Program (biomedical, Feb 28, underrepresented groups) 
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Feb 7) 
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (Biomedical science, Feb 1) 
  • University at Albany Summer Research Program (UASRP) (underrepresented students) 
  • Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program (biomedical sciences, Feb 1) 
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program (diverse fields, Jan 15) 
  • NYU Simons Foundation-NYU Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program 

Summer programs in the Northeast

  • Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (genetics and genomics, Maine and CT, Feb 2) 
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Summer Student Fellowship Program (Massachusetts, Feb 5) 

Ecology/environmental science focused summer research opportunities in the Northeast (also see NSF REUs)

  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center summer intern program (will take recent grads)
  • Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology 

Nationally distributed summer research programs

  • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites 
  • AmGen Scholars Program 
  • NIH Summer Internship Program at NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Services) 
  • NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Sciences 
  • CDC Undergraduate Public Health scholars program – multiple institutions 
  • Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships 

Some additional compilations of nationwide summer research (and internship) opportunities

  • The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 
  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) 
  • Pathways to Science:
  • From Columbia University: 
  • From Johns Hopkins University:
  • From Cornell University:
  • From NCSU: 
  • From Swarthmore University:
  • From Rochester Institute of Technology: 

Internships

Ecology/conservation/zoology/botany

  • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation internships 
  • Conservation and Land Management internships – Chicago Botanic Garden 
  • Student Conservation Organization 
  • Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 
  • Smithsonian Institution 
  • Wildlife Conservation Society (mostly volunteer opportunities) 
  • Longwood Gardens (post-graduate) 

Public health/biomedical

  • Practical Learning Experiences in Public Health  
  • Merck 
  • Local internship opportunities
  • Geneseo Chiropractic, Geneseo, NY
  • Lattimore Physical Therapy, Geneseo, NY