Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2009
that may NOT require US citizenship or PR status
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All of the Organizations listed below that have already updated their sites for 2009, or offer opportunities on an annual basis will be indicated by a (2009) after the co-op link

The organizations on this list offer co-op/internship opportunities that MAY consider applicants that do not hold US citizenship or Permanent Resident (PR) status. However, some of these organizations simply do not provide any eligibility requirements or, if they do, do not mention anything about a requirement for US citizenship or PR status. Thus, I am NOT certain if all of the opportunities listed do, indeed, consider applications from students who do not hold US citizenship or PR status. So, you should check the eligibility criteria provided at the underlined co-op link for each organization to determine if you are, indeed, eligible.

Organizations not listed here but that do appear on the larger list of all Co-op/Internships in Biology and Biotechnology definitely do require US citizenship or PR status.

In addition to the valuable experience and good pay that a Co-op or Internship will give you, very many of the Opportunities listed on this website also provide Travel Reimbursement, Housing and Meals. So, don't let concerns about living expenses or the location of an organization posted on this website prevent you from checking out an exciting and challenging Co-op or Internship position!! If travel support, housing and meals are provided, this information will almost always be included in the details about the Co-op or Internship that can be found by clicking on the co-op website next to the organization's name and location.

Do you want to Co-op/Intern anytime soon?
1. You'll need to get your resume up to date.
2. RIT Students - You may also want to consider taking
the optional "Introduction to Co-op Seminar" course.
3. Students from other colleges and universities - You are
certainly welcome to use the Co-op course links even
if you are not an RIT Student

To view information for any organization listed below:
a. Point and click with your mouse on the organization's name to go to its homepage (you might need to go further to the homepage of the sponsoring department or program at that university or college, if it is not already the "homepage" link that is provided here).
b. Point and click with your mouse on co-op to go to co-op/internship/research postings for that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings location.

Adirondack Mountain Club, Lake Placid, NY - co-op (2008) Summer Naturalist Internship
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2009)
Alaska Bird Observatory, Fairbanks, AK - co-op (2008)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA - co-op (2009) "The application process is closed until late January 2009. The project descriptions for 2009 are expected to be posted mid January 2009. Please check back at that time"
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY - co-op (2008)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Sue Golding Graduate Division, (10 participating departments) Bronx, NY - co-op, application (2008)
Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC - co-op (2008) 6-month positions, usually during the academic year
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2008)
American Cancer Society, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) "2009 applications will be available in early 2009." - Joseph S. Silber Student Fellowship - "open to all undergraduate and graduate students who plan to conduct research in a Cuyahoga County, Ohio institution over the summer."
American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate (California-Nevada-Utah) - co-op (2008)
American Horticultural Society's River Farm, Alexandria, VA - co-op (2009)
American Medical Student Association, Reston, VA - co-op (2009) AMSA Health Policy Internship "the selection process is continuous, there are no deadlines" - "AMSA cannot provide a stipend, free housing is available"
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009) with Faculty in various universities who are members of ASM
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Bethesda, MD - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (with several University Departments of Pharmacy - list is for 2007))
American Society of Plant Biologists, Rockville, MD - co-op (2008) Fellowship to support research at student's home university
Amgen, San Francisco, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Longmont, CO, West Greenwich, RI, Seattle, WA - co-op (2008) select College Jobs as Category
Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA - co-op (2008) - Undergrad Intern - Chemistry Research and Discover - ""Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor degree program in .... Biology/Microbiology..."
Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, FL - co-op, application (2008) not all are paid positions
Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL - co-op (2009)
Arizona Game and Fish Department, positions throughout Arizona - co-op (2008) not sure if these are paid opportunities
Arizona State University, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Tempe, AZ - co-op (2008) - for Students majoring in mathematics, biology, or related fields and who have had a year of calculus are eligible to apply
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen, CO - co-op (2008)
Aspen Historical Society, Aspen, CO - co-op (2008)
Assateague Island National Seashore, Berlin, MD - co-op (2009)
Audubon~California Starr Ranch Sanctuary, Trabuco Canyon, CA - co-op (2009) not sure if this is a PAID internship

Bailey Nurseries, St. Paul, MN - co-op (2008)
Bald Head Island Conservancy, Bald Head Island, NC - co-op (2008)
Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY - co-op (2009)
Baxter (several locations) - co-op (2009)
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program
Beckman Coulter, several locations - co-op (2008) click on www.beckmancoulter.com, click on Search for Jobs, select Internship in Employment Status: box, select Search Now button below, then click on Submit button - several positions will appear - College Recruit Scientist Intern (Indianapolis, IN) and Development Scientist Intern (Brea, CA) are two examples
Berry Botanic Garden, Portland, OR - co-op (2008)
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, ME - co-op (2008) Lobster Ecology
Biogen Idec, San Diego, CA, Cambridge, MA & Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op (2009)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA - co-op (2008) link may be "timed out", return to homepage, select career center from homepage, then select USA Summer Internship Program from left column
Blandy Experimental Farm, State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce VA - co-op (2008)
Boehringer Ingelheim, Corp., Bridgeport/Danbury, CT - co-op (2008) Summer Internship - Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, PA - co-op (2008)
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN - co-op (2008)
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY - co-op (2009) Teaching Fellowships - not sure this is a paid opportunity
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY - co-op (2008) Horticulture Internship
Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, CA - co-op (2009) "Information for next summer's program will be posted on the website in January 2009 "

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford University, Department of Plant Biology, Stanford, CA - co-op (2008)
Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, CA - co-op (2008)
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, 35 miles north of Minneapolis, MN - co-op (2008)
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2008)
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2008)
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD - co-op (2008) "The position is a seasonal part-time 8-week position for spring and for the fall and offers a stipend" - MD Watershed Restoration Intern
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2008)
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague, VA - co-op (2009)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2009) "Please check back this Fall to apply for the Summer of 2009"
Cincinnati Nature Center, Milford, OH - co-op (2008) scroll down to Internships currently available: Education Interns
Clarke Mosquito Control, Roselle, IL - co-op (2008) click on Seasonal Job Opportunities under Open Positions: - several positions are listed at locations in several different states
Clarion Health Partners, Inc, Methodist Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2008)
Clemson University, Department of Bioengeering, Clemson, SC - co-op (2008) Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute (BBSI) "majoring in the life and applied sciences, and engineering, excluding bioengineering and biomedical engineering"
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) not sure if all of these are paid positions
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) Application is for 2008
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2008) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) focusing on "bioinformatics and computational biology"
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program (different from above) )
Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO - co-op (2009) "Applications are accepted and most positions may be filled at any time of year"
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (14 midwestern US universities), several locations - co-op (2008)
Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, Ithaca, NY - co-op (2008) at the Cornell Biological Field Station located on the south shore of Oneida Lake, NY
Cornell University, Food Science Department, Ithaca, NY - co-op, application (2008) Some projects are biology-related
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, New York, NY - co-op (2009) Student Research Fellowship Awards for undergraduate students in accredited North American institutions

Dartmouth College, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Graduate Program, Hanover, NH - co-op (2008)
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO - co-op (2008)
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) "Applications for summer 2009 will be posted online in December 2008."
Dialysis Clinic Inc., Nashville, TN - co-op, application (2008) summer internship for pre-medical students in the clinical area of organ transplantation at participating transplant centers located (in summer, 2006) in Nashville, TN, Gainesville, FL, Houston, TX, Madison, WI, Austin, TX, St. Louis, MO, San Antonio, TX, Knoxville, TN, Durham, NC, Omaha, NE, Memphis, TN, Charleston, SC
Dodge Nature Center, West St. Paul, MN . - co-op (2009)
Dow Agrosciences, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2009)
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Duke University, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC - co-op (2008)
Duquense University, Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) "Students who are interested in working in the areas of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology pharmacy, and physics will be considered for a variety of available funds."

Eastern Lake Ontario Dune Steward Program, Oswego and Jefferson counties, NY - co-op (2008)
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Norfolk, VA - co-op, application (2008) Summer Scholars Program
Edmund Niles Huyck Biological Research Station, Rensselaerville, NY - co-op (2008) "A stipend is available in the form of the provision of living quarters in one of the Preserve's cabins. In addition, depending on the project, some additional funds may be available.
Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE - co-op (2008) "The application process for 2008 is now open

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008) "The deadline for receiving applications is February 1 of each year"
Fort Dodge Animal Health (of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals), Charles City, IA - co-op (2008) Biological Manufacturing Intern
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "The annual deadline is April 1" - Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program
Franklin Hospital Medical Center, Valley Stream, NY - co-op, application (2009) Summer Scientific Work Program (Pre-Med 4-week Internship Program) - not sure it this is a paid opportunity
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA - co-op (2008)
Friday Harbor Laboratory, San Juan Island, WA - co-op (2008) for undergrads entering their senior year

Genzyme Corp, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009)
George Washington University, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2008) Research Experience For Undergraduates
Glen Helen Ecology Institute, Outdoor Education Center, Yellow Springs, OH - co-op (2008) scroll down to 2008 Positions
Greenburgh Nature Center, Scarsdale, NY - co-op (2008) positions are for 6 months
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2008) Summer Fellow

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Ft. Pierce, FL - co-op (2008)
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT - co-op (2008) for pre-medical students
Harvard Forest, Petersham MA - co-op (2008)
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008) application information at bottom of the site "The final application deadline will be February 15, 2008 and students will be notified of their acceptance by April 4, 2008
Harvard University, Center for Nanoscale Systems, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009) application is for 2009 - "We are seeking undergraduates from chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and geophysics"
Health Career Connection, San Francisco, CA - co-op, application (2008) positions are in Boston, MA and Northern California - "International students are also able to apply; however, HCC and its sponsoring organizations cannot provide any documentation or support for immigration-related purposes (such as sponsorship or for work-visas). It is the applicant’s responsibility to obtain appropriate permissions and fulfill any governmental requirements."
Holland Board of Public Works, Holland, MI - co-op (2008) 2008 Summer Paid Internship Opportunity
Howard Hughes Research Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, VA - co-op (2008) Summer Research Program
Howard University, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2008) "The deadline for the 2008 program will be December 14, 2007." - Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2008) "No stipend or housing assistance is provided for the participation in the program. (Exceptions can be made on an individual basis and verification of financial need will be required.)"

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2009) "Applications for the 2009 Simmons Summer Internship Program will be accepted between September 15, 2008 and March 1, 2009." - Simmons Summer Internship Program
Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY - co-op (2008)
International Wolf Center, Ely, MN - co-op (2008)

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD [a merger of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG)] - co-op (2008)
Johns Hopkins University, Biology Department, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2008)
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2008)
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2008) Diversity Summer Internship Program
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) "Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States"

Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR - co-op (2008) TWO positions listed - Bird Banding and Bird Nesting Behavior
Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op, (2009) - for RIT, Gallaudet University, and California State-Northridge deaf and hard-of-hearing students only - scroll down to How to Apply

Land Between the Lakes, Golden Pond, KY - co-op (2009)
Lloyd Center for the Environment, South Dartmouth, MA - co-op (2008)
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA - co-op, application (2008)
Louis Caldor Center Biological Field Station, near Armonk, NY - co-op (2008)
Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2008)
Loyola University-Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008)
Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008)

Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME - co-op (2008)
Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill, ME - co-op (2008)
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2008) Summer Research Internship in Epidemiology and Public Health
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2008) Summer Research Internship in Laboratory Biomedical Sciences
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY - co-op (some 2007 information) (2008) "March 1, 2008: Deadline For Receiving Application Forms and Supplemental Materials; June 2, 2008 : Program Begins " - "Stipends may be provided to students on a need basis. The number of stipend positions is limited by the availability of support for the program provided through grants from state and federal agencies, as well as foundations and local business concerns"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009)
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division, Smithville, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biomedical Sciences
Medical College of Georgia, School of Graduate Studies, Augusta, GA - co-op (2008)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomdical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2009) "Application for the 2009 summer program will be available in September 2008."
Miami Univeristy (of Ohio), Oxford, OH - co-op (2008)
Michigan State University, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Lansing, MI - co-op (2008)
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN - co-op (2008)
Montana State University, Center for Computational Biology, Bozaman, MT - co-op (2008) Complex Biological Systems Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT - co-op (2008)
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008)
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL - co-op (2008) Public Horticulture Internship (description, application) "enrollment in life sciences area, including Biology, Environmental Science or Ecology"

National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2008)
National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC - co-op (scroll down to Internships) (2009) Summer (2009) Application Deadline - Friday, February 27, 2009
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2008) Research Training Program, 25 May 2008 - 2 August 2008; Application Deadline, 1 February 2008
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO - co-op (2008) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Neurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA - co-op (2008) scroll down to Research Summer Interns "Each summer Neurocrine employs students on a three-month basis as interns in Research & Development"
New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham. MA - co-op (2008)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY - co-op (2008) scroll down to Summer Interpretation Internships at campgrounds in the the Adirondack and Catskill Parks
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Health Research Training Program - "The summer session is open to all national and international students" - "Financial stipends are available on a limited basis."
Northwest Youth Corp, Eugene, OR - co-op (2008) positions in several northwestern US states
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008) scroll down to Summer Undergraduate Internship Program in Cambridge (USA)

Ocean View Foundation, Block Island, RI - co-op (2008) Summer EcoWorker
Ohio State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Columbus, OH - co-op (2008) "internships are available on either the Columbus, OH or the Wooster, OH (OARDC) campus of The Ohio State University
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op (2008)
Oklahoma State University, Arkansas-Oklahoma Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, Stillwater, OK - co-op (2008) "Applications to the program will not be accepted after the last day of February. The program starts on the Tuesday after Memorial Day in 2008." - "Students in chemistry, physics, biology, geology and mechanical engineering are especially encouraged to apply"

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc, New York, NY - co-op (2009) scroll down to Summer Student Fellows - "information regarding next year's (2009) opportunities available in late fall."
Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD - co-op (2008)
Peregrine Fund, Inc., Boise, ID - co-op (2008) positions located at Aplomado Falcon release sites in West Texas and southern New Mexico
Pocono Environmental Education Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, PA - co-op (2008) 6-12 month positions
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia, NC - co-op (2009)
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend, WA - co-op (2008) Marine Naturalist Summer Internship
Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector, PA - co-op (2008) scroll down to Kennametal Environmental Education Summer Internship
Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton, NJ - co-op (2008)
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA - co-op (2008) scroll down to 2008 College Marine Mammal Research and Education Internship (for college undergraduates) - "A small stipend may be available. Housing is not provided"

Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyne, PA - co-op (2008) scroll down to Summer Education Intern (2 Positions available)
Roche Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA - co-op (2009)
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO - co-op (2008)
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Graduate School-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op, application (2008) Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)