Co-op/Internship postings
for 2010

Listed by State
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All of the organizations listed below have updated (or are currently updating) their sites for 2010, or offer opportunities on an annual basis. Click here to see those organizations that still have 2009 co-op/internship information. Check back frequently for more 2010 updates that will be posted as they become available.

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 - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - Bahamas - Bermuda - Brazil - California - Carribean Sea - Colorado - Connecticut - Costa Rico - Delaware

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

Alabama State Univeristy, Campylobacter Laboratory, Montgomery, AL - co-op (2010) Interdisciplinary Studies for Sensor and Biosensor Development - "The program is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in biology, chemistry, engineering, or interested in pursuing careers in science"
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - co-op, application (2010) "Summer 2010 Session Deadline - January 22, 2010 " - Undergraduate Student Research Program at 13 participating NASA Centers in AL, CA, FL, MD, MS, NM, OH, TX, VA (several offer life science project areas)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Neurobiology, Birmingham, AL - co-op, application (2009) Summer Program in Neuroscience
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010) Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in Bangladesh, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Peru or Burkina Faso
University of South Alabama, College of Allied Health Professions, Mobile, AL - co-op (2010) "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 (2010)
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
, Department of Pharmacology, Mobile, AL - co-op, application (2010)
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Mobile, AL - co-op (2010)


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

Alaska Conservation Foundation, Anchorage, AK co-op (2010) "CHECK BACK IN EARLY OCTOBER 2009 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUMMER 2010 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM"
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, several locations in Alaska - co-op (2010) Summer 2010 Positions
Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, AK - co-op (2010) "Please visit us again in October for summer 2010 information!" - "NO stipend - "internship program provides complimentary housing and/or a food stipend during the internship for a certain number of applicants"
University of Alaska, Biology Program, Juneau, AK - co-op (2010) "Our 2010 application process will start in January 2010"


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

Arizona Game and Fish Department, positions throughout Arizona - co-op (2010) not sure if these are paid opportunities
Arizona Heart Foundation, Phoenix, AZ - co-op, application (2010) Cardiovascular Summer Students Program - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA - co-op (2010) Science and Technology Centers Undergraduate Research Experience Program at 13 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, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2010) Environmental Science Research Experience for Undergraduates
Northern Arizona University, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2010)
The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ - co-op (2009) scroll down to 2009 Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Internships
Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ - co-op (2010) "Online applications for the 2010 Helios Scholars Program will be accepted starting early 2010" - 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, Tuscon, AZ - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Biosciences
University of Arizona, Graduate College, Tuscon, AZ - co-op, application (2010) Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Opportunities Program


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

National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR - co-op (2010)
University of Arkansas, Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, Fayetteville, AK - co-op (2010) "Students in chemistry, physics, biology, geology and mechanical engineering are especially encouraged to apply"
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Little Rock, AR - co-op (2010)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Little Rock, AR - co-op (2010)


Bahamas

Perry Institute for Marine Science, Jupiter, FL and Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas - co-op (2010) 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 (2010) "NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2010"

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

Christian Brothers University, Department of Biology, Memphis, TN - co-op (2010) "The application deadline for Summer 2010 internships is Friday, January 29, 2010" - 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

American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate (California-Nevada-Utah) - co-op (2010) "The deadline for the receipt of applications for the Summer 2010 program will be in early December 2009 (exact date still to be decided)."
Biogen Idec, San Diego, CA, Cambridge/Wellesley, MA & Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op (2010) "Biogen Idec will review resumes year-round. For summer internships, please submit your resume by the end of March."
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, co-op (2010) "Bio-Rad plans to reinstate the program in the summer of 2010"
Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA - co-op, application and more details (2010) Minority Scholarship Program
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA - co-op, application (2010) Biological Illustration Internship
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA - co-op, application (2010) Summer Systematics Institute

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "The application for 2010 will be available no later than December 1st, 2009" - Amgen Scholars Program
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "The application for 2010 will be available no later than December 1st, 2009 - Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship"
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "The application for 2010 will be available no later than December 1st, 2009" - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship"
California State University-Fullerton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fullerton, CA - co-op (2010)
Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, CA - co-op (2010) "Please check back in early Jan. 2010 for new updates and available positions"
Dialysis Clinic Inc., Nashville, TN - co-op (2010) summer internship for pre-medical students in the clinical area of organ transplantation at participating transplant centers. "Last year (2009), the participating transplant centers were located in Albuquerque, NM; Ann Arbor, MI; Charleston, SC; Durham, NC; Austin, TX; Houston, TX; Knoxville, TN; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Sacramento, CA; San Antonio, TX; and Toledo, OH."
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010)
Health Career Connection, San Francisco, CA - co-op, application (2010) positions are in Boston, MA and Northern California
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) "Application instructions for the Summer 2010 will be posted here on January 15th 2010" - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) "apply on-line at the Department of Energy's SULI site: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/ERULF/about.html"
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA - co-op, application (2010) "Applications are due no later than February 28th of each year" - Opportunities include Biology and biotechnology, genome biology, microbiology
Millipore, Temecula, CA; Billerica & Burlington & Danvers, MA; St. Charles, MO; Jaffrey, NH - co-op (2010) 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 (2009 information) (2010) "Information for the 2010 internship program will be posted in mid-November,"
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - co-op, application (2010) "Summer 2010 Session Deadline - January 22, 2010 " - Undergraduate Student Research Program at 13 participating NASA Centers in AL, CA, FL, MD, MS, NM, OH, TX, VA (several offer life science project areas)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA - co-op, application (2009) NASA Academy
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA - co-op (2010) Science and Technology Centers Undergraduate Research Experience Program at 13 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 - co-op (2010) "..in the Oncology and Chemistry departments.."
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application (2010) Community College Institute (for students durrently enrolled in any Community College) at several different locations in CA, IL, NY, TN, WA
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application (2010) Preservice Teacher Internships for "undergraduate college students who intend to become K-12 teachers with a specialty in science, mathematics, or technology" at several different locations in CA, CO, ID, IL, NJ, TN, WA, VA
Pepperdine University, Natural Science Division, Malibu, CA - co-op, more details (2010)
Redwood National and State Parks, northern CA - co-op (2010) scroll down to Seasonal Employment
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA and Albuquerque, NM - co-op (2010) Student Programs
San Diego State University, College of Sciences, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program at Peru/Ecuador, Ghana
San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Scroll down to Passport To your Future: ZSSD College Relations Program
San Diego Zoo, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) "please check back in early January 2010 for next year’s details" - Summer College Student Fellowships
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op, application (2010) "Interns receive a stipend equal to the minimum wage allowed by law."
Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Immunology and Virology Undergraduate Fellowship 2010
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA - co-op (2010) "Check back in November 2009 for more information about the upcoming 2010 program" - Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students interested in astrobiology research; "spanning the field of astrobiology from microbiology to ..."
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - co-op (2010) "Our program dates for 2010 are June 20 - August 14" - Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
Starr Ranch Sanctuary, Trabuco Canyon, CA - co-op (2010) Research Internship for Undergraduates - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
The Institute for Bird Populations, several locations (most are in California) co-op (2010)
Theravance, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) "Resume submission for internships are accepted from early January until the positions have been filled."
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at Berkeley, Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Plant & Microbial Biology, Berkeley, CA and the Joint Genome Institute, Walnut creek, CA - co-op (2010) NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Cell, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
University of California at Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA - co-op (2010) "June 20 - August 14, 2010, please check back for 2010 application deadline"
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) "Application - Please check back in mid-October for more information" - Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at Los Angeles, Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Research Scholars
University of California at Los Angeles, Center for Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) work with faculty from a wide variety of UCLA departments, including the life sciences departments (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics; Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; Physiological Science; and Psychology), Epidemiology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Urban Planning, Chicano Studies, Social Welfare and Medicine.
University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) "Students who must relocate to participate in the program may be eligible for a stipend depending on availability of funds" - Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Enrichment Program
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Medical Scientist Training Program Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
University of California at San Diego, Department of Pharmacology, San Diego, CA - co-op, more details, application (2010)
University of California at San Diego, Office of Graduate Studies, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) "Program Dates Monday, May 31 - Wednesday, August 4, 2010" - scroll down to Molecular Biosciences (Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics and Genomics) REU program
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) "Program Dates Monday, May 31 - Wednesday, August 4, 2010" - scroll down to UCSF Summer Research Training Program
University of California at San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) "Program Dates Monday, May 31 - Wednesday, August 4, 2010"
University of California, Santa Barbara, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op (2010)
University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) "Applications will be accepted beginning early January 2010. Keep checking back!" - in 2009, several Faculty Projects related to biomedical engineering


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

University of Puerto Rico, Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Study, San Juan, PR - co-op (2010) "Applications for summer 2010 will be accepted starting in December 1st, 2009"


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

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) "2010 Application Procedures will be posted the fall of 2009" - Student Summer Internship to explore potential careers with the following orgnaizations: National Science Foundation - Washington, D.C.; Bonneville Power Administration: Environment, Fish and Wildlife - Portland, OR; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Atlanta, GA; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, D.C; Central Intelligence Agency - Washington, D.C; AMERIND Risk Management Corporation - Santa Ana Pueblo, NM; Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Federal Holding Company (no web site available) - Greenbelt, MD
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen, CO - co-op (2010) Summer Naturalist
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Gunnison, CO - co-op (2010)
Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO - co-op (2010) "Applications are accepted and most positions may be filled at any time of year"
Colorado State University, Department of Psychology, Ft Collins, CO - co-op (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Program on Mind and Brain
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison, CO - co-op (2010) Outreach Education Internships (Summer and Spring/Fall)
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO - co-op (2010)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO - co-op (2010) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application (2010) Preservice Teacher Internships for "undergraduate college students who intend to become K-12 teachers with a specialty in science, mathematics, or technology" at several different locations in CA, CO, ID, IL, NJ, TN, WA, VA
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO - co-op (2010) "this page will be updated in early November, 2009, with information about upcoming Education and Coursework details for the Summer of 2010! Please check back for 2010 program descriptions then"
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO - co-op (2010)
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO - co-op, more details (2010) "Application instructions will be posted on NOVEMBER 16, 2009" - 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 (2010) Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training
University of Colorado, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) "Information on next year's (2010) program will be posted in December 2009" - Functional Materials Science and Engineering
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO - co-op (2010) "Applications will be available December 1, and will be due February 1. Information coming soon" - Student Research Fellowship
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO - co-op (2010)


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

American Heart Association, Founders Affiliate - co-op (2010) 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)
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT - co-op (2010) usually during the academic year
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT - co-op (2010) "Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Summer Student Research Fellowship Program." - for pre-medical students
Pfizer Global Research and Development, LaJolla, CA, Groton, CT, Cambridge, MA, Ann Arbor, MI, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2009) follow the directions to see intern positions
Sharon Audubon Center, Sharon, CT - co-op (2010) more details
University of Connecticut, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Stoors, CT - co-op (2010) "We are currently waiting to see if our REU grant is renewed for Summer 2010. Watch this page for announcements"
University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Stoors, CT - co-op (2010) "Interested applicants must have completed two years of a four year curriculum in .........biological sciences or related field
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010) College Enrichment Program - provides room and board only, no stipend appears to be offered
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010) Medical/Dental Preparatory Program
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010) Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010) scroll down to Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in Quantitative Cell Biology
University of Connecticut Health Center, Graduate School, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010)
Yale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New Haven, CT - co-op (2010)
Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - co-op (2010) BioSTEP - Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minority Students


Costa Rico - Return to top of State Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Duke University, Organization for Tropical Studies, Durham, NC - co-op (2010) Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica


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

Delaware Nature Society, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin, DE - co-op (2010) Stream Watch Summer Internship
Mt. Cuba Center, Greenville, DE - co-op (2010)
University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth Studies, Lewes, DE - co-op (2010)

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