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.

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 (2009) Summer Naturalist Internship
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2009)
Alaska Bird Observatory, Fairbanks, AK - co-op (2009)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA - co-op (2009)
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY - co-op, application (2009)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Sue Golding Graduate Division, (10 participating departments) Bronx, NY - co-op (2009)
Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC - co-op (2009) 6-month positions, usually during the academic year
Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, FL - co-op, application (2009) not all are paid positions
American Cancer Society, Cleveland, OH - co-op (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 Forests, Washington, DC - co-op (2009) scroll down to Internships at American Forests: "TERMS - Interns receive a small stipend, unless they are receiving academic credit"
American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate (California-Nevada-Utah) - co-op (2009)
American Horticultural Society's River Farm, Alexandria, VA - co-op (2009)
American Medical Student Association, Reston, VA - co-op (2009) Jack Rutledge Health Care for All Internship - "Although AMSA cannot provide a stipend, AMSA provides housing for interns in our house and townhouse. These homes are located very near the national office in Reston, VA, which is just outside of Washington, DC"
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 (2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (with several University Departments of Pharmacy - list is for 2008)
American Society of Plant Biologists, Rockville, MD - co-op (2009) 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 (2009) select Intern as Contract Type
Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL - co-op (2009)
Arizona Game and Fish Department, positions throughout Arizona - co-op (2009) not sure if these are paid opportunities
Arizona Heart Foundation, Phoenix, AZ - co-op (2009) Cardiovascular Summer Students Program - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Arizona State University, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Tempe, AZ - co-op (2009) - 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 (2009) Summer Naturalist
Aspen Historical Society, Aspen, CO - 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 (2009)
Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY - co-op (2009)
Baxter (several locations) - co-op (2009)
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op, application (2009) Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program
Berry Botanic Garden, Portland, OR - co-op (2009)
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, ME - co-op (2009) Lobster Ecology
Biogen Idec, San Diego, CA, Cambridge, MA & Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op (2009)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA (2009) start at homepage, select career center , then select USA Summer Internship Program from left column - "To apply in the spring of 2009, please click the "Search US Jobs" link in the upper left column, identify the job type as Internship, and click "search". Available internships will be posted
Blandy Experimental Farm, State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce VA - co-op (2009)
Boehringer Ingelheim, Corp., Bridgeport/Danbury, CT - co-op (general information) (2009) co-op SEARCH - click on Search Openings, then enter "internship" in the Keyword box - some 2009 opportunities are listed such as Summer Internship - Medical and Summer Internship - Research & Development - Biology
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, PA - co-op (2009)
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN - co-op, application (2009)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, - co-op (2009) Important Dates are for 2009 - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, CA - co-op (2009)
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, 35 miles north of Minneapolis, MN - co-op (2009) scroll down to see information about Summer Internships
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2009)
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009) scroll down to Internship Projects Spring/Summer 2009
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD - co-op (2009) Maryland Watershed Restoration Intern
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD - co-op (some 2008 information) (2009) all position descriptions are for 2009 - "applications must be received no later than Friday, February 27, 2009"
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2009)
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague, VA - co-op (2009)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2009)
Cincinnati Nature Center, Milford, OH - co-op (2009) Seasonal positions and Internships
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2009) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE)
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2009) Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Clarke Mosquito Control, Roselle, IL - co-op (2009) 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 (2009)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) some positions are listed for 2009 - not sure if all of these are paid positions
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2009) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) focusing on "bioinformatics and computational biology"
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2009) 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"
Colorado State University, Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, Ft Collins, CO - co-op, application, reference/recommendation form (2009) Summer Research Internship
Colorado State University, Department of Psychology, Ft Collins, CO - co-op (2009) Summer Research Program on Mind and Brain
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (11 currently participating universities), several locations - co-op (2009)
Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, Ithaca, NY - co-op, application (2009) at the Cornell Biological Field Station located on the south shore of Oneida Lake, NY
Cornell University, Food Science Department, Ithaca, NY - co-op (2009) 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
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, Peninsula, OH - co-op (2009) Summer Camp Counselor

Dartmouth College, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Graduate Program, Hanover, NH - co-op (2009)
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO - co-op (2009)
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009)
Dialysis Clinic Inc., Nashville, TN - co-op (2009) summer internship for pre-medical students in the clinical area of organ transplantation at participating transplant centers located (in summer, 2008) in Sacramento, CA, Gainesville, FL, Omaha, NE, Durham, NC, Toledo, OH, Charleston, SC, Johnson City, TN, Knoxville, TN, Memphis, TN, Nashville, TN, Austin, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX
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 (2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Duke University, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC - co-op (2009)
Duquense University, Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008 information) (2009) Application is for 2009 - "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 Virginia Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Norfolk, VA - co-op, application (2009) Summer Scholars Program
Edmund Niles Huyck Biological Research Station, Rensselaerville, NY - co-op (2009) "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 (2009)

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL - co-op (2009) "The deadline for receiving applications is February 1 of each year"
Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - co-op (2009)
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 (2009)
Friday Harbor Laboratory, San Juan Island, WA - co-op (2009) for undergrads entering their senior year

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

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Ft. Pierce, FL - co-op (2009) Summer Internship Program
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT - co-op (2009) for pre-medical students
Harvard Forest, Petersham MA - co-op (2009)
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009)
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 (2009) 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."
Howard Hughes Research Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, VA - co-op (2009) Summer Research Program
Howard University, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009) "The deadline to apply for the 2009 program is December 12, 2008." - Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2009) "Accepting Applications for the Summer 2009" - "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) Simmons Summer Internship Program
Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY - co-op (2009)
International Wolf Center, Ely, MN - co-op (2009)
Irvine Nature Center, Stevenson, MD - co-op (Spring, 2009) Naturalist Internship
Irvine Nature Center, Stevenson, MD - co-op (2009) Summer Nature Camp Counselor

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 (2009)
Johns Hopkins University, Biology Department, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2009)
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2009)
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - co-op, application (2009) Diversity Summer Internship Program
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2009) Summer Research Student Internship Program - "Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States"

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

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Libertyville, IL - co-op (2009) Summer Internships
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Libertyville, IL - co-op (2009) Wetland Intern
Land Between the Lakes, Golden Pond, KY - co-op (2009)
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2009) Restoration Intern
Lloyd Center for the Environment, South Dartmouth, MA - co-op (2009)
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA - co-op (2009)
Louis Caldor Center Biological Field Station, near Armonk, NY - co-op (2009)
Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2009)
Loyola University-Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Chicago, IL - co-op (2009)
Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (2009)

Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME - co-op (2008)
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA - co-op Search (2009) click on New Applicants Search postings now: Seasonal/Temporary
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2009) Summer Course Assistant
Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2009) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2009) Summer Field Assistant
Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill, ME - co-op (2009)
Marine Lab, Key Largo, FL - co-op (2009) scroll down to "MarineLab is hiring seasonal instructors and interns for the spring and summer of 2009." - Intern Positions
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2009) Summer Research Internship in Epidemiology and Public Health
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2009) Summer Research Internship in Laboratory Biomedical Sciences
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY - co-op (2009) "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 (2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Program and Public Health Student Internship
Medical College of Georgia, School of Graduate Studies, Augusta, GA - co-op (2009) Student Training And Research (STAR) Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomdical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2009)
Miami Univeristy (of Ohio), Oxford, OH - co-op (2009) The Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes
Michigan State University, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Lansing, MI - co-op (2009)
Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Cambridge, MA, - co-op (2009) Student Intern Oncology Biochemistry - "Student in a degree program for B.A. or B.S. in biology or biochemistry (or related discipline)"
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN - co-op (2009) several intern positions listed
Montana State University, Center for Computational Biology, Bozaman, MT - co-op (2009) "Applications for the 2009 program will be available on this site by December 15, 2008. The applications will be accepted January 1, 2009 to March 1, 2009" - Complex Biological Systems Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT - co-op (2009)
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009)
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL - co-op (2009) Scroll down to Public Horticulture Internship (description) "enrollment in life sciences area, including Biology, Environmental Science or Ecology"

National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009)
National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC - co-op (also scroll down to Internships) (2009)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO - co-op (2009) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Neurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA - co-op (2008)
New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham. MA - co-op (2009) Conservation Fellowships - "Details:Fellowships are full-time, six month positions. Starting date: flexible, as early as March 1st, but no later than June 1st." - Application Deadline: February 1 for current year's Fellowships
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY - co-op (2009) can select Summer, 2009 on application - Health Research Training Program - "The summer session is open to all national and international students" - "Financial stipends are available on a limited basis."
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY - co-op (2009) scroll down to Summer Interpretation Internships at campgrounds in the the Adirondack and Catskill Parks
North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Raleigh, NC - co-op (2009) Kelman Summer Research Internships
North Dakota State University, Center for Protease Research, Fargo, ND - co-op, more details, application (2009) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Students
Northwest Youth Corp, Eugene, OR - co-op (2009) positions in several northwestern US states
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009) Biology, BioChemistry, Biostatictics
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009) Computational Biology
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Emeryville, CA - co-op (2009)

Ocean View Foundation, Block Island, RI - co-op (2009) Summer EcoWorker
Ohio State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Columbus, OH - co-op (2009) 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 (2009)

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc, New York, NY - co-op (2009) scroll down to Summer Student Fellowship
Partners in Health, Boston, MA - co-op (2009)
Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD - co-op (2009)
Peregrine Fund, Inc., Boise, ID - co-op (2009) positions located at Aplomado Falcon release sites in West Texas and southern New Mexico
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA - co-op, application (2009) not sure if these are paid oppportunities
Pocono Environmental Education Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, PA - co-op (2009) Environmental Education Intern - "Internships are normally 3 to 4 months, but can be 2 to 10 months."
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia, NC - co-op (2009)
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend, WA - co-op (2009) Marine Naturalist Summer Internship
Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton, NJ - co-op (2009)

Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyne, PA - co-op (2009) scroll down to Summer Camp Intern (4 Positions available) and Summer Education Intern (2 Positions available)
Roche Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA - co-op (2009)
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO - co-op (2009)
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Graduate School-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op, application (2009) Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)