Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
for 2013
offered to
High School Students

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.

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a. Point and click with your mouse on the organization's homepage link to go to its homepage (for a university or college, you might want to go further to the homepage of the sponsoring department or program at that university or college, if it is not already the "homepage" link that is provided here).
b. Point and click with your mouse on program description to get the details for the internship offered by that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings

Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ (2013) Summer Internship Program "offers high school seniors and college undergraduates the chance to expand their learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom."

Baylor University, Waco, TX (2013) High School Summer Science Research Program "The 2013 High School Summer Science Research will be held from June 3 - June 28. Registration will open mid December 2012. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2013. " does not appear to be paid program (scholarships are available)

Boston University, Boston, MA (2013) High School Honors Program -"To learn what's in store for Summer 2013, check back on December 15." - not sure if this is a paid program

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY (2013) Horticulture Internships - "Applications for 2013 positions are due December 31, 2012."

Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA (2013) Summer Scholars program for Marin and Sonoma County high school student in grades 9-11 who are currently in classes taught by Bay Area Biotechnology Consortium (BABEC) teachers

Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO (2013) Pediatrics Student Research Program - "...summer research opportunities for rising high school seniors,..."

Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA (2013) Summer Student Clinical Research Program for High School students

Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA and , University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (2013) CHORI/UC Berkeley Summer Stem Cell Research Internship Program for High School Students

City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA (2013) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE) "designed to engage the scientific curiosity of promising young high school and undergraduate students "

City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA (2013) Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy - "Applicants must be high school or undergraduate students..."

Cornell University, Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY (2013) Plant Genome Internship - "...summer internship program. Select local (Tompkins County) High School students internship program for 6 weeks"

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, Boston, MA (2013) The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) - "The application for CURE 2013 will be released by December 1, 2012. Please check back then."

Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia), Office of Diversity Affairs, Augusta, GA - (2013) Student Educational Enrichment Program, more details

George Washington University and the Department of Defense, Washington, DC (2013) Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (select Programs (left hadn side), then select High School program(s)

Human BioMolecular Research Institute, San Diego, CA (2013) Scientific Summer Internship -"The HBRI Summer Internship Program will begin accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Program on February 15, 2013" - "open to highly motivated high school juniors and seniors - applicants must reside in San Diego" - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN (2013) Summer Research Program

Iowa State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ames, IA (2013) George Washington Carver (GWC) Internship Program - Select High School Program under Program Requirements (gives 2012 dates), but info for 2013 Program are at bottom of first website

J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD (2013) Internship Program - see High School Eligibility Requirements

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (2013) Berkeley Lab Internships for Precollegiate Scholars

Magee Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (2013) High School Summer Internship Program

Maine Space Grant Consortium, Augusta, ME (2013) Maine Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS) - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL (2013) Summer Research Internship - "Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents who will begin their junior or senior years in a Palm Beach County high school in the Fall of the year they're applying" - six-week internship at $8/hr for 40-hour workweek

McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT (2013) Summer Internships

MD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Sciences, Houston, TX (2013) "Details regarding the 2013 King Foundation High School Summer Program will be posted in December 2012" - The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation 45th Annual High School Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences

Medical College of Wisconsin, Office of Student Affairs/Diversity, Milwaukee, WI - (2013) Enrichment Program - High School Program Application

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA (2013) Monell Science Apprenticeship Program - "Information about the 2013 Science Apprenticeship Program coming soon! Check back here for updates on the 2013 Science Apprenticeship Program later this fall."

Monmouth University, School of Science, West Long Branch, NJ - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program - "A limited number of openings are available for selected high school students"

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME (2013) High School Students scroll down to Summer Research Fellowships - application - for Maine High School students - "..fellowships cover all expenses (room, board, travel) and pay a weekly stipend"

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH (2012) Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program - scroll down to High School Project

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (2013) National Space Club Scholars Program

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, several locations (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 Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD (2013) Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program

National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD & Rockville, MD (2013) NEI Summer Intern Program

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research

National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Bethesda, MD (2013) Summer Internship Program "...for students sixteen years of age or older who are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S. college or university. Students who have been accepted into a college or university program may also apply"

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD (2013) NIDDK Short-term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) - High School Program - "Students will conduct their research in their home town, either nearby or within commuting distance of their residence. Students are not required to relocate in order to pursue their research internship"

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC (2013) Summer Internship Program - "..given to outstanding high school, ....students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical/ biological sciences"

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD (2013) Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences - application

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (2013) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research - "..currently enrolled at least half-time in high school.."

North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (2012) Student Intern Programs - "Students will serve as volunteers, and will not receive any financial support. No housing is available for students"

Ohio Agreicultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH (2013) OARDC Research Internships in Wooster (ORIP) - "..targeted to provide research experiences for incoming junior and senior high school students and undergraduates.."

Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, OR (2012) Department of Pediatrics Summer Student Internship Program - "All students are eligible to apply. We have hosted high school students..." - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA (2012) "PTEI will not be accepting applications for 2013 Summer High School Internships" - 5-week program; not sure if this is a paid opportunity

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY (2013) Summer Research Program for High School Students

Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, San Diego, CA (2013) High School Summer Enrichment Program for students from the San Diego area

Scripps Research Institute, Kellogg School of Science and Technology, La Jolla, CA (2013) "Please check back in January for the 2013 application" - High School Student Research Education Program for enrolled in their junior or senior years in a high school in San Diego County

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (2013) Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

State University of New York College at Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY (2013) Internships Available for High School & College Students

The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA (2013) Scientific Scholars Program

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (2013) High School Internship Program (during school year, September-May) - "open to local high school students" not sure if this is a paid opportunity

Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ (2013) "Applications for the 2013 program will open on-line in January." - Helios Scholars Program - paid, eight-week summer internship in biomedical research open to Arizona high school students..."

University of California-San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA (2012) Biomedical and Health Sciences Internship for High School Students - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

University of Chicago, Pritzer School of Medicine, Chicago, IL (2013) Young Scientists Training Program

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2013) High School Student Research Apprentice Program

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2013) Pre-College Academic Enrichment Program -"For college pre-freshmen who will be matriculating at the University of Connecticut" - "Structured to provide room and board" - not sure if this is a paid opportunity

University of Minnesota Medical School, Lillehei Heart Institute, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - (2013) Summer Research Scholars Program - "Scholarships are open to high school students (ages 16 years or older) ..."

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience, Omaha, NE - (2013) Travis B. Lewis High School Scholarship Award

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (2013) High School Summer Research Program

University of Utah, Department of Biology, Salt Lake City, UT (2013) Bioscience Summer Research Program for High School Students

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (2013) Summer Research Apprentice Program

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2013) Research Internship Program for High School Students "Financial assistance in the form of stipends may be available but cannot be guaranteed."

Whitney Laboratory, St. Augustine, FL (2013) Pre-collegiate Program, For information, contact Barbara Battelle (battelle@whitney.ufl.edu) at the Laboratory - "Because of the lack of housing, this program is limited to students who live close enough to commute to the Lab each day"

Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA (2013) 2013 Summer Felloswhip Program in Biomedical Research for High School Students - for high school students in the Philadelphia School District