International
Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2010
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Organizations listed below that have already updated their sites for 2010, or offer opportunities on an annual basis will be indicated by a (2010) after the co-op link. You are welcome to look at the 2009 details still listed for organizations that have not updated yet. Check back frequently for 2010 updates that will be posted as they become available.

The co-ops/internships listed on this page are all located outside of the US. Some are sponsored by US organizations, some by organizations in other countries.

To view information for any organization listed below:
a. Point and click with your mouse on the Sponsoring organization's name to go to its homepage. If the Sponsoring organization is in the US, the location of the co-op/internship opportunity is bolded
b. Point and click with your mouse on co-op to go to the international co-op/internship/research postings for that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings.

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - co-op (2010) "participate in medical or health research in Alberta during the summer months"

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Bermuda Islands - co-op (2010) "NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2010"

Boston University, Boston, MA - co-op (2009) An International Integrative Undergraduate Research Program for Under-represented Students - program takes place at Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA and Indonesia

Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) "We will post information about summer 2010 internships this fall" - Ecology, Evolution and Behavior of leaf-breeding Treefrogs at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Gamboa Field Station in Panama

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

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY - co-op (2009) Marine Science and Engineering in China, in cooperation with the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China "Each student will receive a stipend of $3,000, plus travel expenses, and room & board."

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

German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany - co-op (2010) scroll down to Application Guidelines for undergraduate students from the US, Canada and the UK - Research Internships in Science and Engineering with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany - "German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English."

Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op (2010) Undergraduate Internships

International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), consortium of several US universities - co-op (2009) IASTE places students in a variety of internships outside of the US

Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany- co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "Applications for 2010 open: October 23, 2009. Deadline for the submission of your full application: January 15, 2010"

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - co-op (2009) International Exchange Program for Minority Students - opportunities in Argentina,. Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, South Africa

Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, Dept. of Biobehavioral Health, University Park, PA - co-op (2009) "We regret that we will not be offering this program for summer 2010 " - Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in France, Switzerland, South Africa and Tanzania

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."

Quebec Labrador Foundation/Atlantic Center for the Environment, Ipswich, MA, Montpelier, VT, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - co-op (2009)

San Diego State University, College of Sciences, San Diego, CA - co-op, application (2010) Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program at Peru/Ecuador, Ghana

Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK - co-op (2010) Applications are accepted from November to 28th February each year - "Because of work permit requirements we are unable to pay non-EU students a salary. However we are able to pay limited expenses detailed below: Receipted expenses of up to £226 per week can be claimed by non-EU students for accommodation, laundry, food and Sanger related travel" To apply, visit Current Vacancies and look for Undergraduate Placement.

Spanish National Cancer Centre, Madrid, Spain, - co-op (2009) Summer Training Opportunities"within the fields related to biomedical sciences" - "students whose permanent residence is outside Madrid will receive a travel bursary of 600€/month for expenses"

University College Dublin & National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland - co-op (2010) "Please check back in December for details of our 2010 site, including information on how to apply" - collections-based Biology in Dublin

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 California, Irvine, Irvine, CA - co-op (2009) Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training in Mexico and Spain

University of Central Oklahoma, College of Mathematics and Science, Edmund, OK - co-op (2010) includes seven weeks in Turkey (based at Uludag University in Bursa)

University of Dublin/Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences, Dublin, Ireland - co-op (2009) Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Changing World

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Univeristy of Cape Coast, Ghana - co-op (2009) scroll down to lower left for links to details - Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana

University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - co-op (2009) Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology

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"

University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, WA - co-op (2009 information) (2010) Application appears to be for 2010 with a December 15, 2009 application deadline - Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Thailand, Republic of Georiga, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Argentina

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service, Washington, DC - co-op (2010) International Agricultural Internship Program "open to all degree-seeking university students that have studied and/or have experience in ...biotechnology..."

US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC - co-op (2009) overseas global health internships in Cambodia, India and Senegal

Weizmann Institute of Science, Karyn Kupcinet International Science School, Rehovot, Israel - co-op program is suspended from 2009-2011