Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
in theLife Sciences
for 2013
Listed by State

All opportunities listed are PAID, unless otherwise indicated

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The organizations that have already updated their sites for 2013, or offer opportunities on an annual basis are indicated by a (2013) after the co-op link.

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.

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Alabama - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL - co-op (2012 information) co-op (2013) "REU China 2013! For more information, contact Dr. Elica Moss?. The application and selection process will begin soon. More information on this webpage is forthcoming" - REU-China: Ecological and Environmental Research in an Urbanized Landscape - "three days at AAMU followed by six weeks at Nanjing Forestry University in China and the remaining three weeks again at AAMU" - "Each REU participant will receive a $3000 scholarship, paid bi-weekly for the duration of the program. Travel, housing, and research related expenses will be covered"
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine Ecology Lab, Dauphin Island, AL - co-op (2013) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) Diversity Internship
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL - co-op (2013) Integrated Biosciences Research Experience for Undergraduates - "research in...plant genomics, biocomplexity in the environment, bioinformatics, animal sciences and cell & molecular biology"
University of Alabama, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tuscaloosa, AL - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) New Application is for 2013 - Engineering Solutions for Clean Energy Generation, Storage and Consumption - several Resarch Projects are in areas of the biological and microbial sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2012)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Neurobiology, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2013) Summer Program in Neuroscience
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2013) "Applications should be received by Jan. 11, 2013" - Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in Bangladesh, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Peru or Burkina Faso
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2013) Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
University of South Alabama, College of Allied Health Professions, Mobile, AL - co-op (2013) "The minimum requirements include completion of Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry"
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Center for Lung Biology, Mobile, AL - co-op (2013)


Alaska - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Alaska Conservation Foundation, Anchorage, AK co-op (2013) Conservation Internships - not sure if these are paid opportunities
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, several locations in Alaska - co-op (2013)
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK - co-op (2013) Indian Health Service (IHS) Extern Program- "opportunities to be employed as an IHS extern during any non-academic period for up to 120 days per calendar year." - "Enrolled in an academic health or allied health profession program or career track"
Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, AK - co-op (2013) not sure if this is a paid opportunity; housing is provided
American Heart Association, Western States Affiliates - co-op (2013) "Visit us again in mid-March for informaitno about our summer (2013) deadlines - "The award may be completed at any accredited institution in (westarn state affiliates) Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah or Washington. Typically, labs are located in medical schools or major non-profit research institutions that conduct cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular-related research"
Conservation and Land Management, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2013) "Most are 5-month Internships, primarily located in one of the 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming"
Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduate positions at Toolik Lake Research Natural Area on the North Slope of Alaska
Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Field Assistants - Arctic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project Alaska
University of Alaska, Biology Program, Juneau, AK - co-op (2012) Program has been discontinued
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Department of Biological Sciences, Anchorage, AL - co-op (2013)


Arizona - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

American Heart Association, Western States Affiliates - co-op (2013) "Visit us again in mid-March for informaitno about our summer (2013) deadlines - "The award may be completed at any accredited institution in (westarn state affiliates) Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah or Washington. Typically, labs are located in medical schools or major non-profit research institutions that conduct cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular-related research"
Arizona Game and Fish Department, positions throughout Arizona - co-op (2013)
Arizona State University, Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, Tempe, AZ - co-op (2013) for Students majoring in mathematics, biology, or related fields and who have had a year of calculus are eligible to apply
Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program
Conservation and Land Management, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2013) "Most are 5-month Internships, primarily located in one of the 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming"
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA - co-op (2013) "As a guideline, application deadlines generally begin in January of each year " - Science and Technology Centers Undergraduate Research Experience Program at Centers in AZ, CA, GA, IL, MA, MN, NY, NC, WA - "Application deadlines are typically in January. However, deadlines vary between centers. Please check with individual centers for specific deadline information"
Northern Arizona University, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2013) "Application Deadline: February 22nd, 2013" - Summer Student Internship Program
Northern Arizona University, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2013) Environmental Science Research Experience for Undergraduates s
Ohio State University, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Columbus, OH (7 other participating Institute Partners in AZ, CA, GA, IN, PA, TX and VA - scroll down for list) - co-op (2013) project topics include: Statistical Phylogenetics, Mathematical Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Chemogenomics, Environmental Statistics
The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2013) scroll down to Job Title: Gardening Intern
Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ - co-op (2013) "Applications for the 2013 program will open on-line in January." - Helios Scholars Program - be enrolled as a full time student at an accredited Arizona college or university OR a graduate of an Arizona high school attending an accredited academic institution out of state
University of Arizona, Biosphere 2, Tuscon, AZ - co-op (2013) "We hope to be reopening the application for 2013 soon. We will update this page as soon as we reopen applications" - Environmental and Earth Systems Research at Biosphere 2
University of Arizona, Graduate College, Tuscon, AZ - co-op (2013) Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Opportunities Program
University of Arizona, Graduate College, Tuscon, AZ - co-op (2013) Summer Research Institute

Arkansas - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR - co-op (2013)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK - co-op (2013) Assessment and Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services
University of Arkansas, Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, Fayetteville, AK - co-op (2013) "Students in chemistry, physics, biology, geology and mechanical engineering are especially encouraged to apply"
University of Arkansas, Department of Plant Pathology, Fayetteville, AK - co-op (2013) Adair/Bollenbacher Summer Internship
University of Arkansas, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Fayetteville, AK - co-op (2013) Applied Biotechnology in the Life Sciences
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Little Rock, AR - co-op (2013)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Little Rock, AR - co-op (2013) "The SURF 2013 application will be available for download in December. The dates for the program are tentatively Monday, June 3 through Friday, August 9, 2013"

Bahamas

Perry Institute for Marine Science, Jupiter, FL and Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas - co-op (2012) Internships are unpaid, however, interns will receive a fully or partially subsidized room (shared accommodation) and board."

Bermuda - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Bermuda Islands - co-op (Fall, 2013)

Brazil - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Christian Brothers University, Department of Biology, Memphis, TN - co-op (2012) "Summer 2012 applications are due earlier than in years past. All application materials must be submitted electronically by December 2011!" - Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in Brazil and Uganda


California - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

AgraQuest, Inc (a Bayer CropScience Company), Davis, CA - co-op (2013) Intern - Entomology
American Heart Association, Western States Affiliates - co-op (2013) "Visit us again in mid-March for informaitno about our summer (2013) deadlines - "The award may be completed at any accredited institution in (westarn state affiliates) Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah or Washington. Typically, labs are located in medical schools or major non-profit research institutions that conduct cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular-related research"
Amgen, San Francisco, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Longmont, CO, West Greenwich, RI, Seattle, WA - co-op SEARCH (2013) click on Job Search in bottom paragraph
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA - co-op SEARCH (2013) go to Bio-Rad's Job Search page, scroll down to view available Intern positions
Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA - co-op (2012) Minority Scholarship Program includes "An optional paid summer internship at a Brown and Caldwell office"
Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Research Experience
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) Biological Illustration Internship
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Systematics Institute
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2013) "Apply Here! The 2013 application is coming soon" - Amgen Scholars Program
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2013) "Apply Here! The 2013 application is coming soon" - Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2013) "Apply Here! The 2013 application is coming soon" - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
California State University-Fullerton, Department of Biology, Fullerton, CA - co-op, application (2013) Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program at foreign Participating Institutions (listed in upper right corner) - "The program will give undergraduate students priority by selecting approximately 75% undergraduate students as participants per year" - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
California State University - Los Angeles, College of Natural and Social Sciences, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) "research opportunities for community college students from the Los Angeles Basin"- "Areas of research include...environmental monitoring.
Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, CA - co-op (2012) "Our 2012 Spring/Summer opportunities will be posted in Winter 2012(??)" - not sure if these are paid opportunities
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Division of Cancer Research and Training, Los Angeles, CA - co-op, application (2013) Undergraduate Cancer Research Training Program
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2013) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE)
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2013) Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Conservation and Land Management, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2013) "Most are 5-month Internships, primarily located in one of the 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming"
DuPont Industries Biosciences, several locations (most internships in the life sciences are in Palo Alto, California) - co-op (2013) click on arrow below picture at right side - "Looking for an internship which will prepare you for the future? Then look here for any Summer Internships listed" - several internships in the life sciences are listed
Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-Inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), affiliated with several universities in California and Colorado - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) US Biologics Technical Development Intern/Co-op
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op info, co-op SEARCH (2013) - Can also select Internships/Co-Ops from left column under Job Feeds
Gilead, Foster City, CA - co-op SEARCH (2013) select Intern/Placement as Position Type:
Health Career Connection, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) "HCC places qualified candidates in leading California (San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles/San Diego, San Joaquin Valley), New England, New York, and New Jersey health care and public health organizations"
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2013) "The application materials and instructions will be posted here on January 1, 2013." - "Limited number of stipends ($4000-5000) will be provided for participation in the program on the basis of financial need and/or ethnical minority status (see the application for details)."
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA - co-op (2013) "We will begin accepting applications for our 2013 Summer Program in December, 2012" - Intern Program
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA - co-op list (2012) select International Safeguards Summer Student Program - "continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing an undergraduate degree in Chemistry, Radiochemistry or Environmental Sciences"
Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA (corporate headquarters) - co-op (2012) scroll down to several Intern positions listed at several locations
Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda, CA - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Training Program
Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2013) MPL Summer Internship for "majors in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology"
Millipore, Temecula, CA; Billerica & Burlington & Danvers, MA; St. Charles, MO; Jaffrey, NH - co-op (2012) Millipore’s University Partnership Program for students at Tufts, UC San Diego, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, University of New Hampshire, Washington University – St Louis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA - co-op (2013) "...2013 application period will open in late November with applications due in February (exact date to be posted in November)..."
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - co-op (2012) Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Summer Scholars Program - "Scholars will be placed at one of three NASA centers including: Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio"
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA - co-op (2013) NASA Ames National Academy
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) "...undergraduate students must begin the program no later than June 1, 2013" - Short-term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) at five Coordinating Intitutions in CA, MD, PA, VA
National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston, TX - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program - "hands-on experience in space biomedical research at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California"
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA - co-op (2013) "As a guideline, application deadlines generally begin in January of each year " - Science and Technology Centers Undergraduate Research Experience Program at Centers in AZ, CA, GA, IL, MA, MN, NY, NC, WA - "Application deadlines are typically in January. However, deadlines vary between centers. Please check with individual centers for specific deadline information"
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Emeryville, CA, East Hanover, NJ, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013)
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Emeryville, CA - co-op (2013) Oncology Internship
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Emeryville, CA - co-op (2013) Research Internship
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application (2013) Community College Internship (for students durrently enrolled in any Community College) at several different locations in CA, ID, IL, IA, NM, NY
Ohio State University, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Columbus, OH (7 other participating Institute Partners in AZ, CA, GA, IN, PA, TX and VA - scroll down for list) - co-op (2013) project topics include: Statistical Phylogenetics, Mathematical Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Chemogenomics, Environmental Statistics
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Internship listings include - Biology & Translational Genomics (select links for details about each position)
Pepperdine University, Natural Science Division, Malibu, CA - co-op, more details (2013)
Pfizer Global Research and Development, LaJolla, CA, Groton, CT, Cambridge, MA, Ann Arbor, MI, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2010) "The application process for summer employment positions will open in February 2010."
Point Reyes Bird Observatory, several locations in California - co-op (2013)
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA and Albuquerque, NM - co-op (2013)
San Diego State University, College of Sciences, San Diego, CA - co-op, application (2013) Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program at Peru/Ecuador, Ghana
San Diego Zoo, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego, CA - co-op (2013) Conservation Research Summer College Student Fellowships
San Francisco State University, Department of Biology, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) Biological Research in Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology BREED
San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013)
San Jose State University, Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose, CA- co-op (2013) Research by Undergraduates using Molecular Biology Applications
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op, application (2013)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, CA - co-op (2013) scroll down to College Student Intern Positions and "Click here to download the most current internship openings"
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2013) Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship "... exciting Earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences research"
Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2012) Summer Immunology and Virology Undergraduate Fellowship
Scripps Research Institute, Kellogg School of Science and Technology, La Jolla, CA and Jupiter, FL - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Program - "Students can choose to apply to either the La Jolla campus in California or the Jupiter campus in Florida with one application"
Seaworld Parks and Entertainment, locations in CA, FL, PA, TX, VA, - co-op (2013)
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students interested in astrobiology research; "..spanning the field of astrobiology, from microbiology.."
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - co-op (2013) Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
The Institute for Bird Populations, several locations (most are in California) co-op (Spring/Summer 2013)
Theravance, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) "Resume submission for internships are accepted from early January until the positions have been filled."
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2013) Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2013)
University of California at Berkeley, Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Plant & Microbial Biology, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2013) NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Cell, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA - co-op (2012) NOT currently accepting applications - Collabortive Research & Education in Agricultural Technologies & Engineering (CREATE)
University of California at Davis, Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, Sacramento, CA - co-op, application (2013) Summer Internship Program - Majors: Chemical, Biochemical or Biomedical Engineering; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
University of California at Davis, Environmental Toxicology, Davis, CA - co-op (2012)
University of California Davis Health System, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sacramento, CA - co-op (2013) Hugh Edmondson Summer Research Internship Program
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA - co-op (2012) Bridges to the Baccaleaurate Program
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA - co-op (2013) Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training in London and Spain
University of California, Irvine, Department of Chemistry, Irvine, CA - co-op (2013) "Program Dates: June 23, 2013 - August 30, 2013" - "research projects in the fields of ...., molecular biology, nanoscience, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, ... computational chemistry, environmental chemistry""
University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA - co-op (2013) "The application window for the 2013 REU program will open November 1st" - REU program in Biogeochemistry and Climate Change
University of California, Irvine, Graduate Division, Irvine, CA - co-op (2013) "The 2013 SURF program application will be available in December 2012." - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) "The application period will open in November 2012 for the Summer 2013 UCLA Amgen Scholars Program" - Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) An International Integrative Undergraduate Research Program for Under-represented Students - Our destination is 2013 will be Bali, Indonesia
University of California at Los Angeles, Brain Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) "For Application and Instructions please go to: http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm" - Brain Research Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BRI-SURE) - "only students in MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) programs are eligible
University of California at Los Angeles, Graduate Division, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2012) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research
University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) "Accepting applications for 2013 beginning January 1, 2013 - March 1, 2013 - "Students who must relocate to participate in the program may be eligible for a stipend depending on availability of funds" - UCLA-PREP Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Enrichment Program
University of California at Riverside, Center for Plant Biology, Riverside, CA - co-op (2013)
University of California at Riverside, Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology and Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Riverside, CA - co-op (2013)
University of California at Riverside, Graduate Division, Riverside, CA - co-op (some 2012 dates), application (2013) Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program
University of California at Riverside, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Riverside, CA - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2013) Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2013) Medical Scientist Training Program Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
University of California at San Diego, Department of Pharmacology, San Diego, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Program
University of California at San Diego, Office of Graduate Studies, San Diego, CA - co-op (2013) "Applications for Summer 2013 will commence in January" - Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - co-op (several programs listed) (2013) Summer Research Opportunities
University of California at Riverside, Graduate Division, Riverside, CA - co-op (2011) Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program
University of California, Santa Barbara, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op (2013)
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa, Cruz, CA - co-op (2013) analyses of long-term data sets in relation to changes in natural ecosystems
University of California, Merced, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, Merced, CA - co-op (2013) Yosemite Environmental Science Research Training REU
University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Computer Engineering, Santa Cruz, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology - "undergraduates who are juniors or seniors in ..., bioinformatics.."
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2013) Latino Mental Health Research Training Program - "..comprised of an intensive one-week training seminar at USC, and a 10-week training program at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Puebla México" - requires excellent Spanish language oral and written skills
University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center, Catalina Island, CA - co-op (2013) Coastal Ocean Systems and Sustainability
Ventana Wildlife Society, Salinas, CA - co-op (2013) "Please check back in 2013 for opportunities with our summer programs"
Ventura County Medical Center, Family Medical Residency Program, Ventura, CA - co-op, application (scroll down slightly for application) (2012) Summer Student Scholars Program - "8-week clinical and research opportunity" - " Student Scholars attend morning teaching conferences at the Medical Center, make rounds with medical staff and observe patient interactions and procedures as appropriate (i.e., live births, surgeries, emergency room visits, autopsies, etc.). Each of the Student Scholars becomes involved in a clinical research project"

Carribean Sea - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Avila University, Kansas City, MO - co-op (2012) Natural History of a Grenadine Herpetofauna - "Information about the 2012 program will be available in late 2011" - usually includes field trip to a setting in the Carribean
University of Puerto Rico, Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Study, San Juan, PR - co-op (2012) "Summer 2012: we will start accepting applications on Dec 1st" - Research Experience for Undergraduates at El Verde Field Station in Puerto Rico

Colorado - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Amgen, San Francisco, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Longmont, CO, West Greenwich, RI, Seattle, WA - co-op SEARCH (2012) click on Job Search in bottom sentence- several positions listed
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen, CO - co-op (2013) Summer Naturalist
Aspen Historical Society, Aspen, CO - co-op (2013) "All interns are given a $4000 stipend the summer season"
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Gunnison, CO - co-op (2012)
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO - co-op (2013) Pediatrics Student Research Program
Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, four locations in Colorado - co-op (2013)
Colorado State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ft. Collins, CO - co-op (2013)
Colorado State University, Department of Psychology, Ft Collins, CO - co-op (2012) "..not running during 2013" - Summer Research Program on Mind and Brain
Colorado State University, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado National Heritage Program, Ft. Collins, CO - co-op (2013) Vegetative Mapping Technicians - North central Wyoming /South central Montana (Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area), and North Central Nebraska (Niobrara National Scenic River and Missouri National Recreation River)
Colorado State University, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado National Heritage Program, Ft. Collins, CO - co-op (2013) Wetland Ecology Technicians - "Statewide Colorado, primarily the Front Range and South Platte River Basin"
Conservation and Land Management, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL - co-op (2013) "Most are 5-month Internships, primarily located in one of the 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming"
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison, CO - co-op, application (2012) Outreach Education Internships (Summer and Spring/Fall)
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO - co-op (2013)
Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-Inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), affiliated with several universities in California and Colorado - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains, CO - co-op (2013) San Juan Collaboratory Natural and Cultural Resources Internship Program - examples of 2012 opportunities
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO - co-op (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO - co-op (2013) also scroll down to REU Awards
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO - co-op (2013) Interpretation Internships Summer 2013- East Side(public programs and visitor centers)
Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Estes Park, CO - co-op (2013) American Conservation Corps positions in Rocky Mountain National Park
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO - co-op (2013) "the SOARS application for 2013 will be posted in mid-November. Applications are due on February 1, 2013" - SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) - "major in atmospheric science or a related field such as ... biology,... environmental science"
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - co-op (2013) "Applications for the 2013 SMART Program will be accepted after January 1" - Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training
University of Colorado, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architecural Engineering, Boulder, CO - co-op (2013) REU Site in Environmental Engineering -.."research in the area of Environmental Sustainability, emphasizing multimedia approaches (air, water, soil), while training them in experimental design, data collection, and data interpretation."
University of Colorado, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, CO - co-op (2013)
University of Colorado, Mountain Research Station, near Boulder, CO - co-op (2013)
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO - co-op (2013) "Please bookmark our page for next year. Applications will be available in mid-December." - Cancer Research Summer Fellowship
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO - co-op (2013) Graduate Experience for Multicultural Students Program summer research internship, Topics in Biomedical Science and Research
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Denver, CO - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program for underrepresented Populations


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American Heart Association, Founders Affiliate - co-op (2013) scroll down to Founders Affiliate Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowship Program for students in medical research labs, hospitals and universities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont (these states comprise the Founders affiliate)
Boehringer Ingelheim, Corp., Bridgeport/Danbury/Ridgefield, CT - co-op Search (2013) enter internship in Keywords box
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT - co-op (2013) usually during the academic year
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT - co-op (2013) Summer Student Research Fellowship for pre-medical students
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program
Pfizer Global Research and Development, LaJolla, CA, Groton, CT, Cambridge, MA, Ann Arbor, MI, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2010) "The application process for summer employment positions will open in February 2010."
Sharon Audubon Center, Sharon, CT - co-op (2013)
University of Connecticut, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Stoors, CT - co-op (2013)
University of Connecticut, School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Connecticut, School of Engineering, - co-op (2013) Bio-Grid REU in "..broadly defined scope of Cyber-Enabled Systems." - Participating projects include Protein Function Studies, Genomic Knowledge Inference
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program (6-week program)
University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) "Application deadline is March 15 (annually)." - College Summer Felloswhip Program
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) "annually sponsors a summer undergraduate research program " - scroll down to Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in Cell Analysis and Modeling
University of Connecticut Health Center, Graduate School, Farmington, CT - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Yale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New Haven, CT - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - "Applications become available on the Leadership Alliance web site on November 1". - The Graduate School is a member of The Leadership Alliance and encourages qualified applicants to apply through this program (SR-EIP).
Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - co-op (2013) BioSTEP - Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (for Minority Students)
Yale University, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, New Haven, CT - co-op (2013) Integrated Research at the Frontiers of the Biological, Physical, and Engineering Sciences

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Duke University, Organization for Tropical Studies, Durham, NC - co-op (2012) Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica

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American Heart Association, Great Rivers Affiliate (no website) - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) "Award Activation: February 1, 2013 " - Great Rivers Affiliate Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - participating states include Deleware, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
AstraZeneca US, Newark & Wilmington, DE - co-op SEARCH (2012) enter intern in box initially indicated as - "Enter a job title, department, location or reference number"
Delaware Nature Society, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin, DE - co-op (2013) Stream Watch Summer Internship
Delaware State University, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences, Dover. DE - co-op (2013) Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Molecular Genetics & Genomics
Mt. Cuba Center, Greenville, DE - co-op (2013) "horticulture, landscape architecture, ecology, or related plant science fields
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE - co-op (2013) Nemours Summer Undergrad Research Scholarship
University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Lewes, DE - co-op (2013) "The application for the 2013 internship will be available starting October 15th, 2012"

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