Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
for 2013
in the
Life Sciences

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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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Magee Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2013) College Student Summer Internship Program
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME - co-op (2013) Summer Student Research Program
Maine Space Grant Consortium, Augusta, ME - co-op (2013) Maine Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS) not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2013) Semester in Environmental Science (SES) Summer Assistant - "Applicants must have been students in the MBL’s SES Program"
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Opportunity for Undergraduate Research
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA - co-op SEARCH (2013) click on Search MBL jobs, then click on Seasonal/Temporary - several opportunities will be listed at various locations; check the details for each listing
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
Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill, ME - co-op (2013) Marine Education Internships
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"
Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Fort Johnson Complex, SC - co-op, application (2013) "Minorities in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MIMES) Internship Program - undergraduate minority science students internship positions at the Marine Resources Center on James Island (near Charleston), South Carolina."
Marquette University, College of Health Sciences, Departments of Biomedical Sciences, Physical Therapy, Clinical Laboratory Science and Speech Pathology & Audiology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013) Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program
Marquette University, Department of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013) NSF-CMB: Undergraduate Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Marquette University, Department of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2013) Summer Research Intern Programs - "Areas of research concentration may include: clinical research, laboratory research, epidemiology/public health, agricultural health and safety research, or biomedical informatics"
Maryland Sea Grant (University of Maryland), College Park, MD - co-op (2013) "Please check back soon to apply for the Summer 2013 program" - marine research on the Chesapeake Bay
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY - co-op (2013) scroll down to MMRL Summer Fellowship Program - "Stipends may be provided to students on a need basis"
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Trainee Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Amgen-UROP Scholars Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computational and Systems Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) "We begin screening completed applications in late January for six (6) Summer Internships"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA - co-op, application (2013) "major in biology, chemistry, or engineering, and have at least some experience with biology"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) MIT Summer Research Program in the Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biomedical related fields
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics Summer Scholars Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op, application (2013) Biomedical Optics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Graduate Education, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) "Please check back in the fall for the summer 2013 application." - Summer Research Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program - "Projects may be available for students with backgrounds in ..... molecular biology, biochemistry, and related fields."
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Waltham, MA - co-op (2013) 12-week internships with companies in Massachusetts - participants must be attending a college or university in Massachusetts or be a Massachusetts resident
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL - co-op (2012) Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany - co-op (2013) "We intend to offer the programme again in the summer of 2013 and will accept applications for this in January 2013."
Mayo Clinic and Graduate School, Rochester, MN - co-op, application (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Mayo Clinic and Graduate School, Rochester, MN - co-op (2013) Summer Lab Science Program
McHenry County Conservation District, Woodstock, IL - co-op (2013) scroll down to Summer Seasonal & Intern Positions - not sure if these are paid opportunities
McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT - co-op (2013)
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - co-op (2013) "Information about the 2013 Summer Research Program for College Student will be posted in December 2012" - Summer Research Program for College Students
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, Houston, TX - co-op (2013) CPRIT Summer Undergraduate Research program
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division, Smithville, TX - co-op (2013) "To apply for the 2013 SURP program please check back for the deadline to complete the Online Application" - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013) "Application for Summer 2013 will open the first week in October. Application deadline: February 15th, 2013"
Medical College of Wisconsin, Office of Student Affairs/Diversity, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013)
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Graduate Studies, Charleston, SC - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD - co-op SEARCH (2012) enter internship in the Enter Keywords: box
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomdical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2013) "The application for the 2013 summer program will be available in fall 2012" - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA, Elkton, VA; Durham, NC; Rahway, NJ - co-op Search (2013) Click on Search Merck University Opportunities under University Opportunities;some 2013 co-op and intern positions will be listed
MetroHealth Foundation, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2013) The Chester Summer Scholars Program - must be a resident of Ohio or attend an Ohio college or university
Miami Univeristy (of Ohio), Oxford, OH - co-op (2013) "We will start accepting applications for the summer 2013 program sometime around January 1, 2013." The Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - co-op (2013) Integrative Biology of Social Behaviors
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Summer Research Experiences in Plant Genomics
Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI - co-op (2013) Vetward Bound Enrichment Summer Program "Program participants will receive a $50.00/per day stipend to assist in the defrayment of cost for room and board in assigned university resident facilities. A partial travel allowance may also be awarded.
Michigan State University, The Graduate School, East Lansing, MI - co-op, application (2013) Summer Research Opportunities Program
Michigan State University, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI - co-op (2013) "2013 Information will be available Jan. 1st 2013"
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
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2013) for "..students who have completed their sophomore year of an engineering, pre-engineering, computer science or science-based (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) curriculum"
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN - co-op (2013) "Check back in December for the following year's (2013) application" - Summer Research Internship Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN (with statewide travel) - co-op (2013) Minnesota DNR Wildlife Student Internships (provides link to several intern opportunities)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, North Biological Monitoring Unit, Brainerd, MN - co-op (2013) "..assist with aquatic biomonitoring surveys on rivers and streams in northern Minnesota.."
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, MN - co-op (2013) Resource Management Internships
Mississippi State University, Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State, MS - co-op (2013) "Summer 2013 dates to be determined" - "Solid background in computer science or the life sciences; Research opportunities in artificial intelligence, algorithms, graphics and visualization, functional genomics, genome analysis, bio-ontologies, and other areas"
Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, MO - co-op (2013) "Applications open January 1, 2013 - February 28, 2013" - Undergraduate Research in Plant Systematics, Conservation Biology, and Ethnobotany at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2013) "Information about the 2013 Science Apprenticeship Program coming soon!" - Monell Science Apprenticeship Program
Monmouth University, School of Science, West Long Branch, NJ - co-op (2013) "Please check this site January 2013 for information on next summer's program" - Summer Research Program
Monsanto (several locations) - co-op Search (2013) Click on Search for Internships Co-ops and then scroll down beneath search criteria for postings
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT - co-op (2013) Salamander research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Durham, New Hampshire
Montana State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bozeman, MT - co-op (2013) "..summer research in chemical biology"
Montclair State University, College of Science and Mathematics, Montclair, NJ - co-op (2103) "In the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2013, ten undergraduate students will be selected..." - Environmental Research on Forest Lakes at MSU's field station, New Jersey School of Conservation
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)..."
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT - co-op (2013) "...12- and 15-week fulltime internships throughout the year with flexible start dates"
Morehouse College, Public Health Sciences Institutes, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013)
Morehouse School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL - co-op (2013) Public Horticulture Internship
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota FL - co-op (2013) can select months in Summmer 2013 under INTERNSHIP PREFERENCES on application - College Internship Program
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota FL - co-op (2013) "The application for the 2013 summer REU program is expected to go up December 2012. Email reu@mote.org to be put on the notification list. " - Research Experience for Undergraduate
Mountain Lake Biological Station, Allegheny Mountains of Southwestern Virginia - co-op (2013)
Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains, CO - co-op (2013) San Juan Collaboratory Natural and Cultural Resources Internship Program - examples of 2012 opportunities
Mountain West Research Consortium, Wyoming IDeA Networks for Biomedical Excellence (INBRE) Program, University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY - co-op (2012) scroll down to Western INBRE programs open summer undergraduate research programs to Wyoming students at four different universities (links to each program)
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME - co-op (scroll down to Summer Research Fellowships:) (2013)
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence, Salisbury Cove, ME - co-op, application (2013) eligible undergraduate students must attend a Maine college or university - supports student research at several colleges and universities in Maine
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA - co-op (2013) "we are able to offer a limited program during summer 2013" - Svalbard Research Experience for Undergraduates - "exciting opportunities for students to participate in polar science research projects in Svalbard, Norway
Mt. Cuba Center, Greenville, DE - co-op (2013) "horticulture, landscape architecture, ecology, or related plant science fields "
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - co-op (2013) International Exchange Program for Minority Students in one of seven countries in Latin America, Europe or Africa
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Mount St. Helens Institute, Amboy, WA - co-op (2013) not sure if these are paid opportunities
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program

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Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association,
Nantucket, MA - co-op (2013) "We are in the process of updating the internship postings for 2013"
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - co-op (2013) comprehensive list of all NASA student opportunities
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, several locations - co-op (2013) "Summer 2013 Term: Application postmark deadline: February 4, 2013; Term Dates: June 3 - Aug 9, 2013" - DEVELOP Applied Sciences training and development program focused on Earth science research projects including Agriculture, Health & Air Quality, Climate, Disasters, Ecological Forecasting, Energy, Oceans, Water Resources, Weather
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 - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Student Research Program at 12 participating NASA Centers (several offer life science project areas)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA - co-op (2013) NASA Ames National Academy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2013) scroll down to LERCIP Higher Education (College) - Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Project
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. - co-op, more details (2013) "Applications are accepted from January 15 to February 15 during the calendar year of the internship"
National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2013)
National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD - co-op, application (use this application link) (2013) Cancer Research Training Award
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) "We will begin accepting applications for 2013 in September 2012" - Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC) Program - includes an Internship
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) " Applications for Summer 2013 will be accepted starting in mid-November."
National Cancer Institute, Integrative Cancer Biology Program, Bethesda, MD (at several locations) - co-op (2013) Summer Cancer Research Program for Undergraduates
National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - co-op (2013) Sustainable Land and Water Resources
National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR - co-op (2013)
National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) several positions listed with many different organizations - check each for details - not all are paid opportunities
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV - co-op (2013) Professional Internship Program includes a Summer Internship - "environmental sciences"
National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD & Rockville, MD - co-op (2013) NEI Summer Intern Program
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics at six universities in FL, IA, MA, NC, PA, WI - "..principles, methodologies, uses, and applications of statistical methods in biomedical and clinical research.."
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (application)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL - co-op (2013) "Applications for the summer of 2013 will be accepted starting October 2012. Please check this page again then for details" - "includes biological sciences research conducted at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN - co-op (2013) "Dates for the 2013 REU program will be June 10 through August 2. Information about registration will be posted on this site soon" - Research Experiences for Undergraduates for "Undergraduate majors in math, biology, and related fields" - "...cover a range of life science areas including disease and health, evolution, ecology, molecular biology... "
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2013) Summer Student Program
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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op, application (2013) Summer Internship Program
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (and other locations) - co-op (2013) Click here to see the entire list of organizations within NIH that offer summer internships (left column). See Brief Program Summary for these NIH organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of Bioengineering and Physical Science, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Biotechnology Activities, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2012)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2013) Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) Natural History Research Experience (NHRE) summer internships
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2013) Summer Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Students
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (projects at 14 university locations) - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates - "research projects across the spectrum of nanotechnology fields: .....Biology, and Biomedical Engineering"
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Washington, D.C. - co-op (2013) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program - includes summer intership at NOAA facility
National Park Service, many locations - co-op (2013) Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program
National Park Service, many locations - co-op (2013) Climate Change Internships - complete list of opportunities
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO - co-op (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
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"
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 Zoo, Washington, D.C, - co-op (2012) "No longer accepting applications for this position" - Department of Reproductive Sciences Internship - "Stipend: These are unpaid positions and interns are responsible for all living expenses. - Housing: Dormitory-style housing will be provided at SCBI-Front Royal. Interns will be responsible for food and other living expenses"
National Zoo, Washington, D.C, - co-op (2013) Research Internship Program - "These are unpaid positions and interns are responsible for all living expenses"
Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, VA - co-op (2013) "Discipline(s): environmental, and marine sciences; life, health, and medical sciences"
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE - co-op (2013) Nemours Summer Undergrad Research Scholarship
New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham. MA - co-op (2013)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Heights Newark, NJ - co-op (2013) NEURO-eNgineering Summer Research Program
New Mexico State University, Las Curces, NM - co-op (2013) RISE to the Doctorate positions - "A Professional Development Research Program for (minority/underprepresented) Undergraduates in the biomedical/biobehavioral sciences"
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Intern (Herbarium) positions listed under Part Time/Seasonal Openings - not sure if these are paid positions
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY - co-op (2013) "The HRIP Summer online application will open on January 15, 2013 - Health Research Training Program - funding is not guaranteed "it is the responsibility of the program to secure funding for their interns"
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY - co-op (2013) Naturlist Intern Program at several DEC Education Centers (Five Rivers, Reinstein Woods)
New York University, Center for Neural Science, New York, NY - co-op (2013)
New York University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Project Healthcare - not a paid opportunity
New York University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Research Internship - not a paid opportunity
North Carolina Aquariums at Pine Knoll Shores, Atlantic Beach, NC - co-op (2013) Education Intern
North Carolina Acquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC - co-op (2013) Husbandry Technician
North Carolina State University, Biotechnology Program and Department of Plant Biology, Raleigh, NC - co-op (2013) Integrative Molecular Plant Systems Undergraduate Research Experience
North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Raleigh, NC - co-op (2013) Kelman Summer Research Internships
North Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fargo, ND - co-op (2013) "...completed college-level general chemistry and biology..."
Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, Burlington, MA - co-op (2013) "Check back later for 2013 Application information" - Norris-Richards Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships (supports undergraduate research at student's home university) - "undergraduate student must be a chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or molecular biology major in good standing"
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
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL - co-op (2013) "..in areas of energy and the environment, with aspects of ethics and economy incorporated into broader problems and related to the broader issue of sustainability.."
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY - co-op (2013) "Please check back in late December to access the 2013 documents" - Student Intern Programs - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering Department , Evanston IL - co-op (2012) "will not run again before 2014. Please check back for updated status next year" - Bioengineering Education Research REU
Northwestern University, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, Evanston, IL - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) application includes biomaterials
Northwestern University, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Evanston, IL - co-op, application (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) application includes biomaterials
Northwestern University, R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Evanston, IL - co-op (2013) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE) Program for Underserved Students
Northwestern University, The Graduate School, Evanston, IL - co-op, application (2013) Summer Research Opportunity Program
Northwest Youth Corp, Eugene, OR - co-op (2013) positions in several northwestern US states
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, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Research Internship
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Research Internship (different form above position)
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, East Hanover, NJ - co-op (2013) Research Internship
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Emeryville, CA - co-op (2013) Research Internship
Novozymes, Franklinton, NC - co-op (2013) Life Science and Chemical Engineering Internships
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Brooksville, MS - co-op (2013) - Three positions listed: Wildlife/Biological Internship, Forestry Internship, Environmental Education Internship


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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op (2013) extensive list of undergraduate co-op/internship programs in US government organizations around the US
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
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application login (2013) Higher Education Research Experiences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN - co-op, application (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Ocean View Foundation, Block Island, RI - co-op (2013) Summer EcoWorker
Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program - Participating Labs include Navy Medical Research Center (Silver Spring, MD) and Naval Medical Research Unit (San Antonio, TX)
Ohio Agreicultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH - co-op (2013) OARDC Research Internships in Wooster (ORIP)
Ohio State University, Center for Applied Plant Sciences, Columbus, OH - co-op (2013) "Application deadline dates for Summer 2013 coming soon."
Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, Columbus, OH - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, Columbus, OH - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Summer Research Internship
Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Department of Molecular Genetics , Columbus, OH - co-op (2013)
Ohio State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Columbus, OH - co-op (2013) "Applications are accepted in late winter/early spring (due March 1, 2013) or until positions are filled." - Internships are available on either the Columbus, OH or the Wooster, OH (OARDC) campus of The Ohio State University
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
Ohio State University, Stone Laboratory, Columbus, OH - co-op (2013) "a full REU scholarship, which includes tuition for the 3 quarter-credit research experience and one five-week, 5-credit course, the lab fee, and room and board. Applicants must provide their own health insurance" - does not appear to offer a stipend.
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Center of Excellence for Multicultural Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op (2013) Summer Scholars Program
Oklahoma State University, Department of Psychology, Stillwater, OK - co-op (2013) Biological basis of human and animal behavior
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) Summer Internship listings include - Biology & Translational Genomics (select links for details about each position)
Oral Health America, Chicago, IL - co-op, more details (2013) The next available internship period is Summer 2013. To get the conversation started, contact: Amanda Ciatti, Programs Manager amanda@oralhealthamerica.org
Oregon Health & Science University, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Portland, OR - co-op (2013) "Check back in early 2013 for information about the 2013 Summer Student Program"
Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Portland, OR - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, OR - co-op (2012) Department of Pediatrics Summer Student Internship Program - "Some of the positions are paid, while others are volunteer positions"
Oregon Health & Science University, Environmental & Biomolecular Systems, Portland, OR - co-op (2013) scroll down to Undergraduate and High School Internships - "Each summer, the Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems (EBS) hosts 3-6 undergraduates for research internships; try again next year"
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR - co-op (2013) Summer Equity Research Program
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR - co-op (2013) Summer Fellowship Program
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR - co-op (2013) "Applications are made available in January of each year and are due in early March" - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Oregon State University, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR - co-op (2013) The Ernest and Pauline Jaworski Fund for Summer Research Experiences for Underserved Undergraduates in Plant Science
Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR - co-op (2013)
Organization for Tropical Studies (consortium of 63 universities and research stations) - co-op (2013) Summer 2013: June 16 – August 9 Research Experience for Undergraduates at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica


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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA - co-op, more details and link to application (2013) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA - co-op (2013) "The Application process for the summer of 2013 will open in August 2012" - National Security Internship Program - " focused on disciplines such as: Biology - Contacts information in upper right
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA - co-op (2013) Application deadlines include Summer 2013 - Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) Program
Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Student Fellowships
Partners in Health, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) "Please check back at the end of this year for the application for Summer 2013 internships"
Passaic River Coalition, Morristown, NJ - co-op (2013)
Pathways to Science - co-op (2013) a searchable comprehensive list of student opportunities created and managed by Pathways to Science
Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD - co-op (2013)
Penn Genome Frontiers Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2013) "The 2013 application dates will be updated in early 2013. " - Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Program
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, various locations in PA - co-op (2012) "..students must have Pennsylvania residency at the time of application - can be enrolled in a college or university in any state"
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine/Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - co-op (2013) "The application deadline for the Summer 2013 program is February 11, 2013". - Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program - select from left hand column for details
Pennsylvania State University, The Graduate School, University Park, PA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Opportunities Program participates in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation 2013 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
Pepperdine University, Natural Science Division, Malibu, CA - co-op, more details (2013)
Peregrine Fund, Inc., Boise, ID - co-op (2012)
Perrigo (global health care products), Allegan, MI - co-op (2013)
Perry Institute for Marine Science, Jupiter, FL and Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas - co-op (2013) Internships are unpaid, however, interns will receive a fully or partially subsidized room (shared accommodation) and board."
Pfizer, several locations - co-op application (2012) Summer Student Worker Program
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc, many locations - co-op Search (2013) select Search openings, then select Internship/Co-op as Position Type
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2012)
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, San Antonio, TX - co-op (2012)
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA - co-op (2013) some positions may not be paid oppportunities - check each position for details
Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Orient Point, NY - co-op (2013) "The PIADC Research Participation Program does NOT have application deadlines. Applications are accepted on a continuing basis." - Research Participation Program - "be completing an undergraduate (B.A., B.S. or equivalent) degree in microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, virology, epidemiology, computational biology, biostatistics, or other discipline related to foreign animal diseases"
Plum Island Ecosystems LTER, northeastern Massachusetts - co-op (2013) summer research fellowships (REU) in watershed and estuarine ecosystems
Plymouth State University, Center for the Environment, Plymouth, NH - co-op (2013) Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Investigating and Communicating Change in Ecosystems
Pocono Environmental Education Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, PA - co-op (2013) Internships are normally 3 to 4 months, but can be 2 to 10 months." - Environmental Education Intern
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia, NC - co-op (2013) "Internships are are accepted continuously. Typically, internships last 12-16 weeks"
Point Reyes Bird Observatory, several locations in California - co-op (2013)
Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury, MA - co-op (2013)
Portland State University, Portland, OR - co-op (2013) "The application for the 2013 Program will be available in winter 2013 pending funding approval." - Research opportunities in the following fields are available: ..., Biology, ... and Environmental Science", with two projects in Biology
Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, Spicer, MN - co-op (2013) Environmental Education & Outdoor Recreation Internship
Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton, NJ - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Molecular and Quantitative & Computational Biology
Princeton University, Graduate School, Princeton, NJ - co-op (2013) Princeton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (PSURE)
Princeton University, Princeton Institute for Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton, NJ - co-op, application (2013) "We encourage applications for all science and engineering disciplines" - Projects offered in 2012 included some related to biomedical engineering
Purdue University, Biochemistry, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Proteins
Purdue University, College of Engineering, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) some projects are in the life sciences
Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) several Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships listed
Purdue University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, West Lafayette, IN - co-op, application (2013) Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program
Purdue University, Graduate School, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) Summer Research Opportunities Program
Purdue University, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) "Every summer...Applications must be received before March 31st of each year" - Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program
Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2013) Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program - "..summer research fellowships for ... undergraduate students.."


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Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2013) QEM Network Summer Internship Program - Science Policy-focused Summer Internship at theNational Science Foundation - 2013 QEM/NSF Science Student Internship Program application


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Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Wells, ME - co-op (2013) Natural Resourc Management
Radford University, Department of Biology, Radford, VA - co-op (2013) Aquatic Community Ecology / Disease Ecology
R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN - co-op Search (2012) select Internships as Job Category; then select Search - R & D Systems Summer Internship Program for "Junior level college students interested in the biological sciences"
Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) - not sure if these are paid opportunities
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, NY - co-op (2013) Materials and Systems Biology Research in Biotechnology and Biomedicine - "Be majoring in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering or a related discipline (e.g. biology, chemistry, math, physics, or another field of engineering)"
Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, based out of the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI - co-op (2013) "Research projects available at each of the six participating institutions."
Rice University, Gulf Coast Consortia for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX - co-op (2011) "Unfortunately we will not be offering the TCN REU this summer (2012) " - Summer Undergraduate Internship in theoretical and computational neuroscience
Rice University, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Houston, TX - co-op (2013) Summer Research Experience in Multi-Scale Biomolecular Networks
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ - co-op (2012) Coastal Conservation Research Program
Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyne, PA - co-op (2013) Summer Camp Intern
Riverbend Nature Center, Faribault, MN - co-op (2013) SummerProgram Naturalist
Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
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
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Key Biscayne, FL - co-op (2013)
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op (2013) "2013 Application Deadline Announced in December 2012" - College Summer Research Programs
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013) "The 2013 CABM SURE program will run from June 3 through August 2" - Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Graduate School-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013) "Please visit us in November to apply for summer 2013" - Research in Science and Engineering (RiSE)
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013)
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013) Research Internships in Ocean Sciences
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, School of Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013) Cellular Bioengineering
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, School of Pharmacy, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2013) Summer Research Fellowship Program
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany - co-op, more details, application process (2012) Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program International - includes Projects in Biology, Medicine - "No tuition fees will be charged and German language skills are not required (includes an intensive German language course during first two weeks); 30 scholarships will be available, which will be awarded to students with an outstanding academic record (based on a minimum GPA of 3.2 and a letter of recommendation). The scholarships will amount to 1,850 EUR to cover the living expenses during your stay in Aachen"


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