International
Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
for 2012

All opportunities listed are PAID, unless otherwise indicated

No more updates for 2012 will be made after April 5

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The organizations that have already updated their sites for 2012, or offer opportunities on an annual basis are indicated by a (2012) after the co-op link. You are welcome to check the details for those organizations that have not, as of yet, updated for 2012 as the details for 2012 will likely be similar to that currently given for 2011.

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.

Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL - co-op (2012) 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"

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - co-op (2012) "participate in medical or health research in Alberta during the summer months"

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

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Bermuda Islands - co-op (2012) scroll down to Internships in right hand column - several Internships listed - check each for specific details

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Bermuda Islands - co-op (Fall, 2012)

Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA - co-op (2011) NOT funded for 2102 - Ecology, Evolution and Behavior of leaf-breeding Treefrogs at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Gamboa Field Station in Panama

California State University-Fullerton, Department of Biology, Fullerton, CA - co-op (2012) "The application for summer 2012 will open in December 2011" - 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"

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

Columbia University, Deptartment of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, New York, NY - co-op (2012) 7 months May 15th-Dec 15th - "establish a large (10 hectare) forest plot and carry out tree measurements in Guánica State Forest in Puerto Rico, a site designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve"

Duke University, Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Durham, NC - co-op (2012) Research Experience for Undergraduates Program "hosted by four CEINT partner institutions: Duke, Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA), and Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh, PA) Universities as well as the European Center for Research and Education in Geosciences and the Environment (CEREGE) (link language is French) in Aix-en-Provence, France" - "open to undergraduates who are majoring in engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, ecotoxicology "

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

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, School of Life Sciences, Lausanne, Switzerland - co-op (2012) "The 2012 on-line application will be available mid-to late November 2011" - Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology - "The working language is English" - "A financial compensation of 3200 CHF is provided; The majority of travel expenses are covered by program sponsors and the School of Life Sciences; Some funding is available for excursions and social events"

Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2012) "SURF 2012 program is in the planning stages. The program announcement along with projects available and application process will be made by mid-January." - Program in 2011 focused on materials research for biological, energy, structural, and sensor applications" - TWO programs Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at Georgia Tech; and International Research Experience Program (IREP) at an international site

German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany - co-op (2012) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) 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."

Hampton University, Hampton, VA - co-op (2012) "The application deadline is February 15th of each year" - Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) program at the the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya, and University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria

Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Boston, MA - co-op (2012) Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program (MIRT) "Research opportunities are designed collaboratively with faculty in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Thailand, Republic of Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, and Australia - financial support includes: round-trip airfair to foreign institution; monthly stipend; foreign living expenses; health insurance

Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS), Arlington, VA - co-op (2012) programs at several locations in AZ, CA, GA, MD, OH, PA, TX, WV, Ecuador

Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op (2012) The application deadline is December 16, 2011

Marine Biological Laboratory, The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA - co-op (2012) Summer Field Assistants "to investigate the role of fire in Northern tundra ecosystems. These positions will be located at various locations on the North Slope of Alaska, and be based out of the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC) and Toolik Lake Field Station" - not sure if these are paid opportunities

Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany - co-op (2012) "We intend to offer the summer internship programme in 2012, but are yet to finalise arrangements. We expect that we will have confirmed all details later this month (November 2011) and will update the website accordingly then. Applications are usually possible from December until mid January."

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA - co-op (2012) "but check back in Fall 2011 for the 2012 season" - Svalbard Research Experience for Undergraduates -" exciting opportunities for students to participate in polar science research projects in Svalbard, Norway

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - co-op (2012) International Exchange Program for Minority Students in one of six countries in Latin America, Europe or Africa

Organization for Tropical Studies (consortium of 63 universities and research stations) - co-op (2012) Research Experience for Undergraduates at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

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.

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"

San Diego State University, College of Sciences, San Diego, CA - co-op, application (2012) Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program at Peru/Ecuador, Ghana

Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK - co-op (2012) scroll down to Placements and select Undergraduate - "Applications are accepted from November 22 to 28th February each year "

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panama - co-op, application (2012) " For the 2012 program, applications are due January 30."

Spanish National Cancer Centre, Madrid, Spain, - co-op (2012) Summer Training Opportunities "open to undergraduate students of any nationality who are in their final two years of studies in the Life Sciences or related subjects (e.g. Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics). Students will receive a bursary of 1.120€ (Euros) for expenses plus the reimbursement of travel expenses."

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - co-op, application (2012) Ecohydrology of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest at the newly constructed Texas A&M Soltis Center for Research and Education near San Isidro in central Costa Rica

University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2012) "Applications should be received by Jan. 9, 2012" - Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program - Research projects in Bangladesh, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Peru or Burkina Faso

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2012) An International Integrative Undergraduate Research Program for Under-represented Students - Our destination is 2012 will be Bali, Indonesia

University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA - co-op (2011) Field technician position in tropical stream evolutionary ecology in Trinidad

University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA - co-op (2012) Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training in London and Spain

University of Central Oklahoma, College of Mathematics and Science, Edmund, OK - co-op (2012) "Applications for the 2012 Summer Program will be available January 6, 2012" - includes seven weeks in Turkey (based at Uludag University in Bursa)

University of Dublin/Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland - co-op (2011) "in 2012 there are no active UREKA sites to submit applications to" - Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainseville, FL - co-op (2012) Pending funding - International Research Experience for Undergraduates in Agrentina, Brazil and France - "Students with appropriate research interests and majors in Math, Engineering, Physics, the Biosciences, Chemistry and all STEM areas are encouraged to apply; Stipend consist of $4400. Housing is provided by the host program"

University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - co-op (2012) Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology -"The working language is English" - "A financial compensation of 3200 CHF is provided; The majority of travel expenses are covered by program sponsors and the School of Life Sciences; Some funding is available for excursions and social events"

University of Maine, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, - co-op (2102) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at The University of Maine and University of Concepción, Chile

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH and Abisko Scientific Research Station, Abisko, Sweden - co-op (2012) Northern Ecosystems Research for Undergraduates

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

University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane St Lucia, Queensland, Australia - co-op (2012) "Applications must be received by 5pm, 30 August 2011" - Summer Research Scholarship Program commencing in mid-November and concluding in mid-February

University of Southern California, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2012) 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 Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Bacteriology, Madison, WI - co-op (2012) International Undergraduate Research Experience in a biological sciences research laboratory in the Faculty of Science at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand - "Funding is currently only available for TWO non-UW-Madison students"

Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Division of Undergraduate Education, Blacksburg, VA - co-op, application (2012) VT-UCC Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana - "The areas of emphasis are ecology, environmental science and conservation biology

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel - co-op (2012) "The Weizmann Institute of Science's annual Kupcinet-Getz International Science School will accept a select number of outstanding undergraduate students to participate in research projects in mathematics, physics, chemistry and life sciences