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This list contains internships, summer research programs, scholarships, fellowships, and grants available to high school through graduate students and post-docs in physics, including applied mathematics and engineering physics.
Co-operative educational (co-op) programs are not listed here but are widely available for students. Please note that all Research Experience for Undergraduates programs (REUs) are contained in one listing.
This listing will no longer be updated. Please visit the program websites to determine deadlines and criteria.
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Baylor University High School Summer Science Research Program
The summer fellowship program gives superior high school students hands-on research experience by working on research projects with Baylor University science professors in many disciplines.
Eligibility: Junior high school students
Deadline: March 2010
California Academy of Sciences High School Internship Program
A year-round high school internship to teach science to the museum's audiences, participate in authentic science research work with academic scientists, and provide administrative assistance to educational programs.
Eligibility: High school freshmen and sophomores who are at least 15 years old by September 1 who are residents of the Bay Area.
Deadline: February 2010
Jefferson Lab High School Summer Honors Program
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is a center for both basic and applied research for using the free-electron lasers based on technology the laboratory developed to conduct its physics experiments.
Eligibility: High school students who are at least 16 years old.
Deadline: February 2010
Legacy Heritage Internship for Young Scientists (LHIYS)
A year-long experience which commences with a rigorous six-week summer program designed to introduce brilliant high school juniors with demonstrated scientific aptitude and community achievement to hands-on experience with Israeli scientists in the research laboratories of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, combined with extensive educational touring of the State of Israel and dynamic and engaging Jewish learning.
Eligibility: Teenagers in their junior year of high school residing in North America.
Deadline: Fall 2009
NASA GSFC High School Intern Program (HIP)
The 6-week summer intern program NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is designed to attract and motivate students to choose a summer career experience from which to learn more about space exploration in general, and GSFC-specific areas of earth science, space science, engineering, and technology. Clear expectations and mentored research lead to valued results for the students and NASA.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are juniors and seniors in high school who will be at least 16 years of age by June, and are in a position to provide daily transportation to/from GSFC.
Deadline: March 2010
NASA GSFC Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP) / Living With a Star (LWS) Summer Internship
Offers an opportunity for students to help support the Sun-Earth Connection program. The program is intended to encourage students to both pursue and earn engineering and space science degrees and to enhance their interest in careers at GSFC by exposing them to its professional resources and facilities.
Eligibility: High school juniors and seniors enrolled in a high school or college prep school within a 100 mile radius of GSFC who are U.S. citizens or have established residency in the U.S. Also open to undergraduates.
Deadline: TBA
NASA INSPIRE
NASA Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) is a multi-tiered student pipeline project for students and their parent or legal guardian designed to provide grade-appropriate NASA-related resources and experiences to encourage and reinforce students' aspirations to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. INSPIRE participants will be matched to one of the 10 NASA facilities based on the participant's place of residence and the NASA facility Area of Service.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens in grades 9 through 12 or freshman year of college.
Deadline: December 2009
NASA JSC Career Exploration Program (CEP)
Students work at Johnson Space Center part-time during their senior year in high school and the summer following graduation. They learn valuable technical and office skills while being exposed to positive role models and work ethics.
Eligibility: High school seniors
NASA Kennedy Space Center Internship Program
Provide paid summer internships to full time students and faculty the opportunity to train, educate and motivate a future which may lead toward NASA-related careers in business, science and engineering related disciplines.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens at least 16 years old when entering the internship who live within a 50 mile radius of KSC.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program (LERCIP)
This six-week educational program provides a summer opportunity for students are interested in science, technology, engineering, math and professional administration.
Eligibility: Sophomore or junior high school students who are U.S. citizens and at least 16-years-old by the program start date. Students must be permanent residents of northeast Ohio and attend school within a 50 mile radius of Glenn Research Center.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA MSFC Student Volunteer Service Project
Provides qualified students a means to volunteer their services to MSFC, gain work experience and knowledge, and engage in early career exploration on a nonpaying, voluntary basis at MSFC during a specific time and under the direction of a designated center employee.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years of age and at least a junior in high school.
NASA MSFC / USRA Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Program
A year-round collaborative program between Marshall Space Flight Center and Universities Space Research Association that provides a link between university, private sector, and government agency researchers and MSFC scientists, engineers, and technologists.
Eligibility: Open to pre-college students. Also open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: None
National Space Club Scholars Program
A 6-week summer intern program with space scientists and engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD and NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who have completed sophomore year in high school by the end of the current academic year, be at least 16 years of age by the starting date of the program, and maintain permanent residence within commuting distance of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, or the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA.
Deadline: February 2010
Northwestern University High School Summer Research Program
The program provides an opportunity for high-school students to work with a professor in one of several areas of space sciences and astrophysics.
Eligibility: Current high school students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: February 2010
Office of Naval Research Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)
SEAP provides competitive research internships to approximately 250 high school students each year. Participating students spend eight weeks during the summer doing research at approximately 15 Department of Navy DoN laboratories.
Eligibility: High school students who have completed at least 9th grade who are at least16 years of age for most laboratories (some laboratories may accept a 15-year-old applicant). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Deadline: January 26, 2010
Sandia National Labs New Mexico Student Internship Program
The Pre-college Internship Program has a wide variety of challenging and rewarding learning experiences for our nation's future engineers, scientists, technologists, and business leaders. This program will provide you with the unique opportunity to work with people who are global leaders in their fields.
Eligibility: Local high school in the Albuquerque metropolitan area who are least 16 years of age.
Deadline: Various
Sandia National Labs Physical Sciences Institute (PSI)
Summer or year-round interns take physical science problems "hands on."
Eligibility: Full-time high school through doctoral students who are U.S. citizens.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Summer Employment Program
Provides exposure to career opportunities, people, places, and situations at the U.S. NRC in the following disciplines: administrative, engineering, information technology, and physical science. The jobs in this program offer temporary employment for up to 89 days between May and September.
Eligibility: High school students who are U.S. citizens. Undergraduate through Ph.D. students are also eligible.
Deadline: December 2009
UC Berkeley Microfabrication Lab Summer Internship Program for High School Girls
Researchers make integrated circuits which go in computers, cell phones, PDAs, etc. Students also design MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems), which are tiny machines that have all kinds of interesting applications. During the summer, students will assist Microlab staff engineers in making monitoring runs on processing equipment and analyzing data.
Eligibility: Junior or senior high school girls who are at least 16 years old who live within a commuting distance from UC Berkeley.
Deadline: March 2010
Alaska Research Summer Challenge
A summer intern program in Fairbanks, Alaska at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC). Major objectives are to promote interests in arctic research and develop research skills within the students.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must not have completed their B.A. or B.S. prior the program start. Minority students are recruited to study in target areas of computer science, which are traditionally underrepresented.
Deadline: March 2010
APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women
The internships are salaried positions typically 10 weeks long at one of three IBM research locations (San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Yorktown Heights, NY). The Watson lab has a full range of research, as does the Almaden lab, and the Austin lab focuses on software and systems.
Eligibility: Must be female with sophomore or junior standing at a U.S. college or university majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering. No citizenship restriction.
Deadline: February 2010
ANL DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships Program (SULI)
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory 10-week summer program provides students with basic scientific research programs in physical and life sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering. Also applied research programs relating to coal, conservation, environmental impact and technology, fission, and fusion technology.
Eligibility: Currently enrolled undergraduates from a U.S. undergraduate institution with an interest in a career in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics who are 18 years or older at the start of the program.
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
Introduces students to research under the guidance of seasoned research mentors at Caltech and JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity.
Eligibility: Open to continuing undergraduate students.
Deadline: February 2010
Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) Scholarship for an Undergraduate Summer Project
This scholarship is designed to support undergraduate summer work projects in nuclear science and engineering at Canadian universities.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students with a CNS-member faculty member supervising the project.
Deadline: February 2010
Case Western Reserve University Summer Undergrad Research Program for Minorities
Ten-week summer program offers research opportunities for minority undergraduate students in science and engineering. Students work in a research laboratory or research program under the direction of a faculty member, attend lectures by science and engineering faculty, and give poster presentations at the end of the program.
Eligibility: Undergraduates in science and engineering
Deadline: March 2010
CfAO Hawaii Island Observatory Internship Program
The Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) offers community college students and undergraduates that are Hawaii residents an opportunity to get involved in research at the Mauna Kea Observatories during the summer. It is an eight-week introduction to research method and tools with an emphasis on adaptive optics science. Each student is matched with a research advisor and is integrated as a member of the advisor's research group with daily guidance by a research supervisor.
Eligibility: Community college students and undergraduates who are Hawaii residents who are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields and have had to overcome barriers to achieve their educational and/or career goals. Must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be at least 18-years-old by May.
Deadline: February 2010
CPIMA Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Program
The Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA) provides qualified undergraduates in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, and related fields with a ten week summer research opportunity.
Eligibility: Sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in an engineering or physical science discipline who are U. S. citizens or U.S. legal permanent residents.
Deadline: February 2010
DSTO Summer Vacation Scholarship Program
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) provides promising tertiary students with a means by which they may engage in and gain experience in research during the 12-week summer vacation period at a DSTO establishment.
Eligibility: Full-time tertiary students who will be continuing full-time tertiary studies in the forthcoming year and who are Australian citizens.
Deadline: June 2009
DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
This program places students in paid internships in science and engineering at any of several Department of Energy facilities. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories' research programs.
Eligibility: Undergraduate U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: July 2009 (fall term), October 2009 (spring term), February 2010 (summer term)
German Academic Exchange Service Research Internships in Science and Engineering
Provide students the summer research opportunity to live and work in an international context, to gain confidence in their practical and theoretical skills, and to improve their (or begin learning!) German.
Eligibility: Undergraduates who will have completed at least 2 years of a degree program but will still have undergraduate status upon return to North America who are enrolled at an United States or Canadian university/college as a full-time student in the field of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences or Engineering (or a closely related field). German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful.
Deadline: January 2010
High Altitude Observatory Summer Undergraduate Student Visitor Program
The three-month summer program involves research in theoretical, experimental, observational, and interpretive solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, and related astrophysics. The study of the earth's upper atmosphere, planetary, stellar, and other astrophysical systems related to those of the sun are also encouraged.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students.
Deadline: January 2010
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics Research in Industrial Projects for Students
The Research in Industrial Projects (RIPS) Program provides an opportunity for high-achieving undergraduate students to work in teams on a real-world research project proposed by a sponsor from industry or a national lab. Projects are selected to have a major mathematical component and to be something that will pose an interesting challenge to talented undergraduates.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students or recent graduates. International students are eligible to apply.
Deadline: February 2010
Iowa State University Summer Research Internships for Women in Science & Engineering
The eight-week internship allows students to work on a variety of projects and gain hands-on research experience under the supervision of ISU faculty and staff. In addition, they attend weekly seminars, write research reports and summarize their research in poster presentations.
Eligibility: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors attending college who are interested in careers in science and engineering.
Deadline: February 2010
Lunar and Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program
Ten-week summer program allows students to work one-on-one with a scientist at the LPI or at the NASA Johnson Space Center on a research project of current interest in planetary science.
Eligibility: College undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit who are interested in pursuing a career in the sciences are eligible.
Deadline: January 2010
National Academies Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship
The goal of the internship is to provide a promising undergraduate with an opportunity to work in the area of civil space research policy in the Nation's Capital, under the aegis of the National Academies.
Eligibility: Undergraduates majoring in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, or geology, and should have long-term career goals in research, applications, or policy in one of these areas. Undergraduates at all stages of their studies are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to those who have completed their junior year.
Deadline: August 3, 2009 (autumn term), February 2010 (summer term)
NASA GSFC Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP) / Living With a Star (LWS) Summer Internship
Offers an opportunity for students to help support the Sun-Earth Connection program. The program is intended to encourage students to both pursue and earn engineering and space science degrees and to enhance their interest in careers at GSFC by exposing them to its professional resources and facilities.
Eligibility: Undergraduates enrolled in a 2 or 4-year accredited institution who are U.S. citizens or have established residency in the U.S. Also open to high school students.
Deadline: TBA
NASA GSFC Summer Institute on Atmospheric, Biospheric, and Hydrospheric Sciences
The summer program is designed to introduce undergraduate students majoring in all areas of the physical sciences to research opportunities in the atmospheric, biospheric, hydrospheric, and solar and space plasma sciences, both theoretical and experimental.
Eligibility: Oriented toward juniors, but all undergraduates currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university are eligible. Students must be U.S. Citizens or holders of a Green Card indicating their intention of becoming a citizen.
Deadline: March 2010
NASA INSPIRE
NASA Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) is a multi-tiered student pipeline project for students and their parent or legal guardian designed to provide grade-appropriate NASA-related resources and experiences to encourage and reinforce students' aspirations to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. INSPIRE participants will be matched to one of the 10 NASA facilities based on the participant's place of residence and the NASA facility Area of Service.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens in freshman year of college. Also open to high school students.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA JSC Career Exploration Program (CEP)
Undergraduate students work part-time while pursuing a four-year degree at a Johnson Space Center local college or university. Students are given a one-year appointment with a one-year option for extension based on performance and organizational need.
Eligibility: JSC local undergraduate students
NASA MSFC Student Volunteer Service Project
Provides qualified students a means to volunteer their services to MSFC, gain work experience and knowledge, and engage in early career exploration on a nonpaying, voluntary basis at MSFC during a specific time and under the direction of a designated center employee.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years of age and at least a junior in high school.
NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program
An 8-weeks summer undergraduate research program where students work closely with a NASA investigator to learn the details of research in planetary geosciences.
Eligibility: Undergraduates majoring in geology or related sciences. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens.
Deadline: February 23, 2009
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
A ten to fifteen week research experience at a participating NASA center under the supervision of a NASA technical mentor.
Eligibility: Junior or senior with U.S. citizenship.
Deadline: October 2009 (spring term), January 2010 (summer term), March 2010 (fall term)
Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Tech. (NIST) Summer Undergrad. Research Fellowship (SURF)
The Physics Laboratory has a 12-week program located just outside Washington, D.C. providing hands-on research experience in atomic, molecular, optical, radiation and chemical physics.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students at a U.S. university or college with scientific majors who intend to pursue a Ph.D. in atomic, molecular, optical, radiation, medical, or chemical physics. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Deadline: February 2010
NSF Science & Technology Centers (STCs) Undergraduate Research Experience
There are 17 STCs, located at prestigious universities around the United States, each with a specific research focus, but as a whole, our programs focus on such fields as the biological sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering, geosciences, and mathematical and physical sciences. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in a cutting-edge field.
Eligibility: Open to all undergraduates who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: Differs by center; typically January
National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic Access Summer Intern Program (CAP)
For students interested in learning about how NSA participates in the Global War on Terrorism through a wide variety of collection capabilities, then you are beginning to touch the world of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are freshmen, sophomores, or juniors majoring in technical fields such as math, computer science, engineering or telecommunications are preferred; however, applicants from any academic background who have the ability to think critically and communicate well orally and in writing will be considered.
Deadline: October 31, 2009
Pennsylvania State University Astrobiology Summer Program
During the summer program, students research independently under the guidance of one or more astrobiologists. Also included are a field trip to NASA and astrobiology-related sites around Washington, D.C., weekly seminars, laboratory tours, stargazing opportunities, discussion group, and a research symposium.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents between their freshman and senior years at a college or university other than Penn State. Applicants should have a research interest in astrobiology and be contemplating a career in science.
Deadline: February 2010
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Programs at countless universities around the country. Search the list on the NSF website or contact a specific university for details.
Society of Physics Students (SPS) Internship Program
Broad-based learning opportunities for undergraduate physics majors in the areas of scientific research and outreach/policy. Students are placed in organizations and agencies in the Washington, D.C. area such as NIST, NASA, AIP, AAS, AAPT, APS, etc.
Eligibility: Undergraduate SPS members.
Deadline: February 2010
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Science Undergrad. Laboratory Internships
Program offers 8 to 9 week summer internships to research in accelerator physics, elementary particle physics, astrophysics, and X-ray studies in diverse fields including materials science and biochemistry.
Eligibility: Undergraduates who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens who have at least one year of college-level physics.
Deadline: February 2010
UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) Summer Program
Provides undergraduates the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in labs, to work with faculty, staff and graduate students, and to participate in research, professional development and social activities with other undergraduates. Research areas include: adaptive self-configuring wireless systems, coordinated actuation, collaborative signal processing, and micro/nano sensor technology.
Eligibility: Undergraduate U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying in the fields of engineering, computer science, and physical sciences
Deadline: February 2010
University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Undergraduate Internship Program
The 10-week summer program in Scientific Computing and Graphics focuses on the application of computational approaches and visualization methods to supercomputing research. This includes digital simulation and advanced computation and all aspects of high-performance computing and scientific modeling and simulation as well as graphics, visualization, informatics, and high-performance network communications.
Eligibility: Undergraduates at any institution of higher learning in the United States who are citizens or permanent residents of U.S.
Deadline: March 2010
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center QP-SURF
The Quantitative and Physical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is an intensive ten-week summer research training experience which leads to an understanding of the planning, discipline, and teamwork involved in the pursuit of basic answers to current questions at the interface of quantitative science and basic biomedical research.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who have completed the sophomore year and are enrolled in a physics, computer science, mathematics or chemistry undergraduate degree program
Deadline: February 2010
Einstein Graduate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences SURP
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program offers undergraduates with a strong background in science who are considering a research career the opportunity to conduct original research in a laboratory for nine weeks during the summer.
Eligibility: Juniors and (rarely) sophomores with a strong background in the sciences (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, bioengineering or chemical engineering, etc.)
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Undergraduate Internship
Spend 8 to 10 weeks working on a seismological research project with researchers at an IRIS member intuition. Research projects may involve the deployment of seismic instruments in the field (within the U.S. or internationally), and/or analyses of seismic data in a lab setting with the ultimate goal of producing results to be presented at a national scientific meeting.
Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Deadline: February 2010
IBM Research Internship for Black, Hispanic, and Native American Students
The 10-week research internship program at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA encourages under-represented minority students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering.
Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors at a U.S. college or university majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering who are under-represented minorities. No citizenship restriction.
Deadline: February 2010
MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms (CUA) Teaching Opportunities in Physical Science (TOPS)
Six-week summer program aimed at students considering careers in teaching at the secondary level. Participants will work in teams of four under the supervision of an experienced lead teacher to design courses, emphasizing hands-on experience, which they will teach to middle school and high school students. The topics for this year's groups will be waves and light, and heat and energy.
Eligibility: Sophomore and junior physics and engineering majors
Deadline: February 2010
NASA & NY Space Grant Undergrad. Summer Research Program at Cornell U.
The New York Space Grant Consortium will provide stipends for undergraduate students to conduct science and engineering research for 10 weeks in the summer at Cornell University.
Eligibility: Full-time sophomores and juniors who are United States citizens and wither New York state residents or attending a New York college/university.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Summer Undergraduate Internship in Astrobiology (SUGIA)
A ten-week summer internship in astrobiology at the NASA Astrobiology Institute at Goddard Space Flight Center for undergraduate students interested in working with scientists whose research adds to the current body of astrobiology knowledge.
Eligibility: Sophomore or junior science and engineering majors at an accredited university with a demonstrated enthusiasm and interest in astrobiology and interest in scientific research.
Deadline: February 2010
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory National Undergraduate Fellowship Program
The National Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Sciences provides outstanding undergraduates with an opportunity to conduct research in the disciplines that comprise the plasma sciences in general and fusion research in particular.
Eligibility: Intended primarily for students completing their junior year majoring in physics or engineering, but highly motivated students completing their sophomore year are encouraged to apply as well. Must be a U.S. citizen or PRA and enrolled in a U.S. college or university.
Deadline: March 2010
University of Colorado Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART)
The 10-week summer research internship offers undergraduate students who are interested in preparing for graduate degrees in science, math and engineer the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, and participate in workshops designed to strengthen scientific writing and oral presentation skills.
Eligibility: Citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are members of racial/ethnic groups severely underrepresented in science, math, and engineering (African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native), or are first generation college students who are economically disadvantaged. Must have completed their second year of undergraduate study by June but not have received or plan to receive a bachelor's degree before December.
Deadline: February 2010
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)
The summer program is designed to broaden participation in the atmospheric and related sciences. It is equal parts research internship, learning community, and mentoring program, and offers comprehensive financial support for summer research and graduate school for up to four years.
Eligibility: Undergraduates who have completed the equivalent of two years of college and have at least one semester of college remaining who are majoring in atmospheric science, the geosciences, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, or social science, and who plan to pursue a career in atmospheric or a related science. Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident.
Deadline: February 2010
American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer Undergrad Fellowship Program
The 10-week summer program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate university students to gain experience in medical physics by performing research in a medical physics laboratory or assisting with clinical service at a clinical facility.
Eligibility: Students who have completed at least 2 years of their undergraduate studies, but shall not have graduated (juniors and seniors), and who are majoring in physics, engineering, or other science.
Deadline: February 2010
University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research (SUMR) Program
The 8-week program offers an intensive experience for undergraduates interested in combined M.D./Ph.D. training for a career as a physician-scientist. It features research conducted in the laboratory of a faculty member in the biomedical sciences, shadowing of physician-scientists in a clinical setting, emergency room shadowing, weekly seminars presenting patient-based discussions emphasizing the intersection of science and medicine, career development seminars, and clinical case-based learning sessions.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will have completed their junior year toward a bachelors degree in the biological or physical sciences
Deadline: February 2010
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
AAAS ENTRY POINT!
A program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing degrees in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Summer Internship Program
A 10-week summer program that provides qualified AISES students with internship opportunities to explore potential federal service careers with the following agencies: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Federal Holding Company; AMERIND Risk Management Corporation; Bonneville Power Administration: Environment, Fish and Wildlife; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Central Intelligence Agency; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; and National Science Foundation.
Eligibility: Full-time upcoming sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students who are current AISES members and U.S. citizens.
Deadline: March 2010
ASTRON-JIVE International Summer Students Programme
The Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON) and the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) enables students to spend the summer (10 to 12 weeks) at the Dwingeloo Observatory in the northeastern Netherlands, conducting astronomical research under th supervision of ASTRON and JIVE staff members.
Eligibility: Advanced undergraduate and graduate astronomy students.
Deadline: February 2010
Bettis Summer Intern Program
Laboratory summer internships offer students a unique opportunity to participate in the important work done at Bettis and a chance to work with some of the finest technical people in the country. Bettis plays a key role in all aspects of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
Eligibility: Undergraduate (completed sophomore year) and graduate students majoring in metallurgical, electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, or nuclear engineering, computer science, material science, numerical analysis, chemistry, physics, mathematics, welding engineering, environmental science, and business management (accounting, finance, human resources).
Deadline: December 2009
Boeing Internships
Provides a breadth of opportunities, from commercial aircraft, to next-generation military aircraft, to spacecraft and beyond. Available in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Washington.
Eligibility: Students studying engineering science fundamentals, mathematics, statistics, physical and life sciences, information technology, design and manufacturing processes, economics, and business acumen.
European Space Agency (ESA) Internship Programme
Assists young people interested in space and related areas to meet their university requirements to carry out an internship as part of their degree course, and promotes their academic and professional development by placing them under the guidance of experienced professionals. Internships last from three to six months.
Eligibility: University students within ESA's member states, preferably in the last two years of studies in the fields of mathematics, engineering, physics, science and information technology, law, finance, etc.
Deadline: November 2009
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism/Forensic Science Research Unit
Ten-week program in Quantico, Virginia to participate in advancement of forensic science for the FBI Laboratory as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in physical sciences, life, health, and medical sciences, forensic sciences, toxicology, and all chemistry and biology subdisciplines. Program also open to post-docs and faculty.
Deadline: None
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Summer Internship
Interns will join a Fermilab staff members in some scientific, engineering or computer work to carry out experiments, to improve the operation of the particle accelerator or to support and develop specialized research.
Eligibility: Students must be nominated by a faculty member at their university and have completed one full year at a 4-year university. Aimed towards U.S. citizens and foreign nationals with majors and interests in physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and the computer sciences.
Deadline: February 2010
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) PLS Summer Internship Opportunities
Offers students the opportunity to engage in research working alongside scientists/engineers. Research projects are available in the following scientific fields: advanced radiation detection and optical imaging; astrophysics and planetary science; atomic, nuclear, and particle physics and accelerator science; condensed matter physics and materials science; high energy density physics; and plasma physics and fusion energy. This position may involve hands-on work in a laboratory, computation or data analysis.
Eligibility: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: March 2010
Lockheed Martin Internships
Interns can benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in their field. The objective is real hands-on work assignments on projects related to your major, and, of course, to gain valuable job experience.
Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in and pursing a degree at an accredited college or university.
Lucent Technologies Summer Internship Program
The objective of the program is to provide summer employment with work/training experience, identify and track potential regular full-time employees and establish "goodwill ambassadors" for Lucent on campuses. Interns receive project-focused assignments and challenging objectives consistent with their career goals.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students.
National Academies Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship (autumn)
The goal of the internship is to provide a promising undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to work in the area of civil space research policy in the Nation's Capital, under the aegis of the National Academies.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, or geology, and should have long-term career goals in research, applications, or policy in one of these areas. Students at all stages of their studies are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to those who have completed their junior year.
Deadline: August 3, 2009 (autumn term), February 2010 (summer term)
NASA Education Associates Program
Offers college and university students and faculty the opportunity to experience science and technology in the unique environment of NASA for 2 to 12 months. All positions are at NASA centers or NASA field projects. At this time, most positions are at Ames Research Center in California.
Eligibility: Enrolled students at any accredited U.S. college or university. Also open to post-docs, teachers, and faculty. Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien.
NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Student Internships
Provides exploration-related internships at NASA centers or with space-related industry related to ESMD's critical research areas (spacecraft, propulsion, lunar and planetary surface systems, or ground operations) for the future of space exploration.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens of age 18 or older who are undergraduate or graduate students and are enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. university or college.
Deadline: May 1, 2009 (fall term), October 1, 2009 (spring term), January 28, 2010 (summer term)
NASA Kennedy Space Center Internship Program
Provide paid internships to full time students and faculty the opportunity to train, educate and motivate a future which may lead toward NASA-related careers in business, science and engineering related disciplines.
Eligibility: Students in STEM curriculums or business-related majors who are U.S. citizens at least 16 years old when entering the internship.
Deadline: TBD (spring), February 2010 (summer)
NASA Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program (LERCIP)
A 10-week summer internship at the NASA Glenn Research Center, for students of science, engineering, professional administrative, and technical areas.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are full-time students pursuing a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field of science, engineering, technology, mathematics and professional administration at an accredited college or university throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Lunar & Planetary Science Academy
A 10-week resident summer internship for students specifically interested in lunar and planetary science. The emphasis is on hands-on activities related to lunar and planetary science mission design and operation, instrument development, and data acquisition and analysis in a team environment.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA MSFC / USRA Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Program
A year-round collaborative program between Marshall Space Flight Center and Universities Space Research Association that provides a link between university, private sector, and government agency researchers and MSFC scientists, engineers, and technologists.
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Open to pre-college students.
Deadline: None
NASA Robotics Academy
An intensive resident summer program of higher learning for college undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing professional and leadership careers in robotics-related fields.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students with experience in robotics who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA Summer Research Experience for Tribal College and University Students
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) provides research opportunities for eight to ten weeks for Tribal College and University student and faculty team to gain hands-on experience in their NASA-related field of study and to explore potential federal service in NASA. Teams and/or interns are matched with a scientific research project or an ongoing engineering effort at one of the 10 NASA centers.
Eligibility: Students at AIHEC regular member institutions are eligible. Preference is for STEM students, but non-STEM applicants are also welcome.
Deadline: February 2010
NRAO Summer Student Research Assistantships
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory provides 10 to 12 week summer programs in Socorro, New Mexico, Green Bank, West Virginia, or Charlottesville, Virginia. The project may involve any aspect of astronomy, including original research, instrumentation, telescope design, astronomical site evaluation or astronomical software development.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students or graduating college seniors are eligible for the NRAO Undergraduate Summer Student Research Assistantship. Graduate students are eligible for the NRAO Graduate Summer Student Research Assistantship. Students must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., enrolled in an accredited U.S. education program, or otherwise eligible to work in the U.S. A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is also available.
Deadline: January 2010
Northwestern University College Summer Research Program
The program provides an opportunity for college students to work with a professor in one of several areas of space sciences and astrophysics.
Eligibility: Current college students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: February 2010
ORNL Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE)
Provides research opportunities and associated activities which complement academic programs by utilizing the unique resources of Oak Ridge National Laboratory to enhance science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education, encourage careers in science and technology, and improve scientific literacy, while at the same time contributing to the Laboratory mission.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old who are pursuing degrees or careers in science, mathematics, engineering, technology, or related fields.
Deadline: June 1, 2009 (fall term), October 1, 2009 (spring term), February 1, 2010 (summer term)
ORNL National Energy Technology Laboratory Professional Internship Program
Provides opportunities to participate in energy-related research in Morgantown, West Virginia or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students studying chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental sciences, geology, mathematics, physics, or statistics at an accredited U.S. colleges or universities who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Deadline: June 1, 2009 (fall term), October 1, 2009 (spring term), February 1, 2010 (summer term)
Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
The 10-week summer program encourages participating students to pursue science and engineering careers, to further education via mentoring by laboratory personnel and their participation in research, and to make them aware of Department of Navy (DoN) research and technology efforts, which can lead to employment within the DoN.
Eligiblity: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students enrolled at an eligible college/university who are U.S. citizens. Permanent resident aliens are considered by some laboratories.
Deadline: January 2010
Sandia Institute for Nanoscale Engineering and Science (SINES)
Program address the growing area of nanoscale engineering and science, which is expected to have broad and significant transformational impact on Sandia's National Security mission.
Eligibility: Full-time upper division undergraduate students and graduate students majoring in materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or a closely related field, who are U.S. citizens.
Sandia National Labs New Mexico Student Internship Program
Provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in science, math, engineering, technology, computer science and MIS disciplines to integrate their academic program with work-related experience.
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students majoring in science, math, engineering, technology or business.
Deadline: Various
Sandia National Labs Physical Sciences Institute (PSI)
Summer or year-round interns take physical science problems "hands on."
Eligibility: Full-time high school through doctoral students who are U.S. citizens.
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Summer Internship Program
A ten-week summer program in which interns have a firsthand opportunity to learn about the historic artifacts and archival materials housed in the Museum and to study the scientific and technological advances they represent.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students from all fields of study are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: February 2010
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Summer Student Program
The 10-week summer program in Baltimore, Maryland is centered around one-on-one student interaction with a scientist working at the Institute. The diverse range of scientific interests includes the study of our own solar system, interacting binary stars, quasars at the edge of the universe, and our quest for intelligent life elsewhere.
Eligibility: Oriented toward juniors and seniors, but all students are eligible. International students are welcome.
Deadline: February 2010
SpaceWorks Commercial Summer Internships
SpaceWorks Commercial performs quantitative analysis and model development to examine future space products and services for commercial clients. The successful applicant should be familiar or have an interest in commercial and policy aspects of space development including financing/economic modeling.
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens
Deadline: TBA
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Summer Employment Program
Provides exposure to career opportunities, people, places, and situations at the U.S. NRC in the following disciplines: administrative, engineering, information technology, and physical science. The jobs in this program offer temporary employment for up to 89 days between May and September.
Eligibility: Undergraduate through Ph.D. students who are U.S. citizens. High school students are also eligible.
Deadline: December 2009
UCLA Summer Research Scholars (SRS)
Sponsors underrepresented students to participate in 8 to 10 weeks of hands-on research with leading UCLA faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and master's students interested in pursuing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doctoral degree. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents from backgrounds that are underrepresented in STEM doctoral fields and in accordance with the NSF (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).
Deadline: February 2010
University of Minnesota MRSEC Native American Undergraduate Fellowships
Provided to American Indian students from tribal colleges particularly those in the Upper Midwest. Students participate in a ten-week summer research program designed to provide unique research experiences, professional development, and increased awareness of materials science and engineering.
Eligibility: American Indian students from tribal colleges
Deadline: February 2010
Juniors, Seniors, & Graduate Students
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Honors Internship Program
Offers undergraduate and graduate school students an exciting insider's view of FBI operations and provides an opportunity to explore the many career opportunities within the Bureau. The program brings students to work at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and usually begins on the first Monday in June and ends on the second Friday in August.
Eligibility: Junior, senior, and graduate students attending a college or university full-time who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: September 2009
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) Summer Internship Program
Student interns work for approximately 12 to 18 weeks during the summer months at Virginia and Washington, D.C. Facilities on interesting and challenging tasks associated with various research studies involving national security.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: April 2010
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Employment Opportunities
Gives students the unique opportunity complement their studies with hands-on experience in a leading-edge research environment.
Eligibility: Juniors and seniors majoring in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or comparable fields are eligible for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Graduating seniors or graduate students majoring in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics are eligible for the Summer Research Program. U.S. citizenship is required.
Deadline: Rolling, preferred December 2009
NASA Academy
A national educational, training, and research resource dedicated to promoting current and future opportunities for innovation and leadership in aerospace-related careers. Branches at Goddard Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Glenn Research Center, and Ames Research Center.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, first- and second-year graduate students who have U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or citizen of participating country. Must have a high academic standing and a demonstrated interest in the space program.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA GSFC Student Internship Program (SIP)
An intensive 10-week summer research program for diverse undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in aerospace-related fields.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors and early graduate level students majoring in engineering, science, math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: TBA
NASA GSFC Independent Verification and Validation Internship
A 10-week resident summer research program for diverse undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or related fields.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, early graduate level students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA GSFC Summer Aerospace Workforce Development Research Internship Program
Students are placed in state-of-the-art projects with aerospace companies providing experience in skills marketable to both NASA and aerospace companies that support NASA.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA GSFC Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications
This program provides participants with a 10 week "hands-on" work experience in various space-related scientific and technological fields.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and early graduate level students who are majoring in engineering, science, math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program and who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA GSFC/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Student Internship Program
Ten-week summer program to support the Department of Defense, NASA and other government agencies through innovative applied research, technical development, and problem solving.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and early graduate level students who are U.S. citizens.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program
A 10-week summer internship at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) intended to encourage high-caliber college students to both pursue and earn graduate degrees and to enhance their interest in aerospace research by exposing them to the professional research resources and facilities of LaRC.
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are pursuing degrees in aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, atmospheric science, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, or selected aerospace disciplines of interest to LaRC.
Deadline: TBD (fall session), TBD (spring session), February 2010 (summer session)
NASA MSFC Space Grant Research Internship Project
A 10-week summer research project to support MSFC's workforce development and research needs. Students must apply directly to their state Space Grant office.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are juniors, seniors, first or second year graduate at accredited U.S. college or university.
Deadline: TBD
United Space Alliance College Intern Program
Provides qualified college students with on-the-job training and hands-on experience related to your degree major for approximately three months during the summer. Opportunities in the following disciplines: engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, finance, human resources, business administration, information management, and other majors when requested by management.
Eligibility: Students who have completed junior year requirements at an accredited four-year degree program or graduate program who are at least 18 years of age.
UARC Systems Teaching Institute (STI)
Offers a 10 to 12 week summer research program for graduate students in fields relevant to NASA Ames research. Selected students will gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge research and development teams, an increased understanding of the NASA mission, and mentoring in research management skills.
Eligibility: Enrolled in (or accepted into) a master's or doctoral program and must demonstrate potential to contribute to Ames research via enrollment in a highly relevant degree program (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics). Foreign nationals who have F-1 status may work under certain circumstances.
Deadline: January 2010
Seniors, Graduate Students, & Post-Graduate
AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program
The 10-week summer program places graduate and post-graduate level science, engineering and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows have worked as reporters, editors, researchers and production assistants at such media outlets as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, Sacramento Bee, and Scientific American.
Eligibility: Senior, graduate student, or post-graduate in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics.
Deadline: January 2010
NSERC Northern Research Internships
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Northern Research Internships are tenable in a northern Canadian organization that will benefit from the research conducted, either directly or through the sharing of knowledge. The award's tenure is 12 to 16 weeks, which do not have to be consecutive, but must occur within a 12-month period.
Eligibility: Senior undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows pursuing studies in the Canadian North in the natural sciences or engineering. Must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Deadline: Applications should be made at least 8 weeks before the start of a proposed internship.
NSA Summer Program for Operations Research Technology (SPORT)
As an apprentice to Operations Research and Modeling and Simulation Analysts at the National Security Agency, you'll learn how to apply scientific and quantitative methods to develop innovative solutions to unconventional problems using state-of-the-art computer facilities. Particular areas of technical interest include: modeling, simulation, optimization, mathematical programming, probability, and statistics.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens enrolled in an M.S. or Ph.D. program who have experience with computer programming languages.
Deadline: October 31, 2009
National Solar Observatory (NSO) International Research Experience
The 8-week summer program takes place in Bangalore, India, under the auspices of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. The main goal of the program is to expose potential researchers to an international setting at an early stage in their careers.
Eligibility: U.S. graduate students in any discipline of astronomy or astrophysics who are 21 years of age or older and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: January 2010
National Solar Observatory (NSO) Summer Research Assistantship Program
A 10 to 12 week program between May and September in Tucson, AZ or Sunspot, NM with facilities and on-going research programs in solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, solar-stellar physics and instrumentation.
Eligibility: Open to graduate students.
Deadline: January 2010
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Summer Program
Provides opportunities for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from North America and Europe to receive an orientation on Japanese culture and research systems and to pursue research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutes over a period of two months during the summer.
Eligibility: Be enrolled in a university graduate program or received a doctorate degree within six years prior researching humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Be a citizen or permanent resident of the US, UK, France, Germany or Canada (others may apply if approved by the nominating authority in one of the above countries.) Must receive advance acceptance from their host researchers.
Deadline: Varies depending on host institution.
NASA Planetary Science Summer School
A one-week intensive team exercise learning the process of developing a robotic mission concept into reality through concurrent engineering.
Eligibility: Post-doctoral and doctoral students in science and engineering who have a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens and living within the U.S. at the time of the application.
Deadline: May 1, 2009
National Science Academies Science & Tech. Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
The 10-week fall, winter, or summer program in Washington, D.C. is designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, public policy, and law students in the analysis that informs the creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government.
Eligibility: Graduate students through post-doctoral scholars (or those who have completed their graduate or postdoctoral studies within the last five years) in any physical, biological, or social science field or any field of engineering, medicine/health, or veterinary medicine as well as business, law, education, and other graduate and professional programs. Non-U.S.-citizens may be eligible.
Deadline: May 1, 2009 (fall term), November 2009 (winter term)
Fellowships & Scholarships
High School Students
High School Seniors
High School Seniors & Undergraduates
Undergraduates
Freshmen & Sophomores
Sophomores & Juniors
Seniors
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Juniors, Seniors, & Graduate Students
Seniors & Recent Bachelor's Graduates
Seniors & Master's Students
Seniors & Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Graduate Students & Post-Docs
American Nuclear Society (ANS) Incoming Freshman Scholarship
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors who have enrolled full-tim, in college courses and are pursuing a degree in nuclear engineering or have the intent to purse a degree in nuclear engineering.
Deadline: April 2010
Astronomical League National Young Astronomer Award (NYAA)
To encourage our nation's younger students, the Astronomical League has established the National Young Astronomer Award to recognize the outstanding achievements by high school-aged astronomers throughout the United States.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are 14 to 19 years of age and not enrolled in college by the award deadline. Foreign students of the same age are eligible if they are enrolled in a U.S. secondary school on the application deadline.
Deadline: January 2010
Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Scholarships
SPIE is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. High school students will receive a one-time, one-year complimentary membership to SPIE.
Eligibility: High school seniors planning to enroll full-time in an optics, photonics, imaging, optoelectronics program or related discipline at an educational institution.
Deadline: January 2010
High School Seniors & Undergraduates
AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers two scholarships for future high school physics teachers. The scholarship provide a stipend of up to $2,000 and may be granted to an individual for each of four years.
Eligibility: Undergraduates and high school seniors who are U.S. citizens attending U.S. schools who are enrolled, or planning to enroll, in physics teacher preparation curricula.
Deadline: January 2010
AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awards scholarships to undergraduates who plan to enter into some field of science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. Applicants may be students of any nationality in full-time study at any accredited college or university within the United States. Applicant does not have to be an AIAA student member in good standing to apply, but must become one before receiving a scholarship.
Eligibility: College sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Deadline: January 2010
American Nuclear Society (ANS) Delayed Education Scholarship for Women
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: Mature women whose undergraduate studies in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field have been delayed. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
American Nuclear Society (ANS) Undergraduate Scholarships
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors pursuing a degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Undergraduate Awards
The awards in the amount of $1,000 or $500. Several of the awards are named to honor the achievements of women scientists.
Eligibility: Female students in freshman, sophomore, or junior year of college who major or expect to major in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, geoscience, mathematics (including epidemiology and statistics), neuroscience, or physics. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who attend a college or university in the United States. Must have applied to this program previously.
Deadline: January 2010
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Covers up to 100% tuition for the academic year. You may use the funds for tuition only, not for other costs listed on your bursar bill, such as room and board. You'll also need to enroll and complete a salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington.
Eligibility: Students enrolled full time in a bachelor's degree program at a college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics.
Deadline: February 2010
Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST) Scholarship Program
Provides one-year partial tuition scholarship of up to one-half the tuition and fees, not to exceed $10,000 per academic year, and $5,000 stipend to participate in a summer research experience at a NASA center.
Eligibility: Open to rising high school senior, college freshman or sophomore who are U.S. citizens and who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline at a college or university that is accredited in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
Rieser Fellowships in Science, Technology, and Global Security
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Rieser Fellowships support undergraduate students who want to pursue projects that explore issues at the intersection of science, global security, and public policy by providing a one-time award of $2,500 - $5,000.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students studying at a U.S. college or university.
Deadline: TBA
APS Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
The award consists of $2000 per year for new minority scholars, and $3000 per year for renewal students to be used for tuition, room & board, and educational materials. In addition, each physics department that hosts one or more APS minority undergraduate scholars and assigns a mentor for their students will receive a $500 award for programs to encourage minority students.
Eligibility: Any African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is majoring or planning to major in physics, and who is a high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore is eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Undergraduate Program
Provides opportunities to attract highly motivated undergraduate students and helps to advance the nation's aeronautics enterprise by investing in the educational development of the future aeronautics workforce. Students awarded scholarships under this program will be provided an internship opportunity at a NASA center performing aeronautical research between their junior and senior year.
Eligibility: Citizens or nationals of the United States who are admitted or enrolled in a suitable aeronautical engineering academic program or related field of study at an accredited U.S. college or university with at least two years of full time study left.
Deadline: January 2010
Aerospace States Association Scholarship
ASA sponsors an annual competition for undergraduate scholarships for students majoring in aerospace-related fields of study.
Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens and are attending a college or university in a state that is currently an active member of ASA (Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia).
Deadline: January 2010
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award in Physics
The award in the amount of $1,000 or $500.
Eligibility: Female students in the sophomore or junior year of college who are majoring in physics, including space physics or geophysics may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who attend a college or university in the United States. Must not have applied to the AWIS awards program previously.
Deadline: January 2010
Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
The purpose is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, and to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually.
Eligibility: Full-time sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering, who are United States citizens, permanent residents, or nationals.
Deadline: January 2010
NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings scholarship program is designed to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities. The program provides awards that include academic assistance for full-time study during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position during the summer at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance for full-time study during a second 9-month academic year.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are full-time students majoring in a discipline area related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, or education, e.g., biological, social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; computer and information sciences; and teacher education. Open to 3rd year students in a four-year program or a 4th year student in a five year-program in the upcoming fall term in an accredited college or university within the United States or U.S. territories.
Deadline: January 2010
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada provides awards to stimulate interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering and to encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.
Eligibility: Sophomore and junior Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are registered in a bachelor's degree program at an eligible university.
Deadline: Each eligible university sets its own deadline dates.
DSTO-AIP Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) provide two scholarships to the value $15,000 each to two suitably qualified candidates. Each state and territory of Australia can submit one application to the AIP executive for consideration.
Eligibility: Full-time Australian students enrolled in their final year of a degree with a physics major who are undertaking an honours year of study in the year following the award of the scholarship.
Deadline: October 26, 2009
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
American Nuclear Society (ANS) John and Muriel Landis Scholarships
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: High school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students who have greater than average financial need who are planning a career in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
DoD SMART Scholarship for Service Program
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is used to recruit and to retain civilian scientists and engineers to work at Department of Defense agencies and laboratories. During summer sessions, students will receive assignments as interns at DoD labs and agencies, or other assignments that will further their educational goals. After completion of their studies, SMART Scholars will be employed in assignments aligned with their areas of interest and needs of the DoD.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are citizens and nationals of the United States at least 18 years of age.
Deadline: December 2009
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship and Fellowship Program
Fellowship and education program intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. Fellowship renewable for up to three years. A 10-week, continuous, off-campus research internship at DHS or a DHS-affiliated facility will be required during the summer between your first and second year appointments.
Eligibility: Sophomores through graduate students prior to obtaining a master's or doctorate degree who are U.S. citizens attending a U.S. college or university in a physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, or engineering discipline.
Deadline: January 2010
Institute of Physics (IOP) Undergraduate Bursary Scheme
IPO provides around 300 bursaries to students who intend to study physics at university, with the objective of increasing participation in physics. The bursaries are worth £3000 over the duration of a bachelor's degree and £4000 over the duration of a master's degree. Contact your physics department to apply.
Eligibility: UK and Irish nationals attending accredited institutes in the UK and Ireland.
(Michael) Kidger Memorial Scholarship in Optical Design
Established to honour Michael John Kidger, a well-respected educator, design software developer and member of the optical science and engineering community. The award is anticipated to consist of a study grant of $5,000.
Eligibility: Students engaged in optical design of either imaging or non-imaging systems. Must have at least one year after the award to completion of his or her chosen course of study.
Deadline: March 2010
Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Scholarships
SPIE is an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full-time in an optics, photonics, imaging, optoelectronics program or related discipline at an educational institution. Must be a member of SPIE.
Deadline: January 2010
Space Grant Consortium College and Fellowship Program
U.S. citizens attending college/university in the U.S. may be eligible for a scholarship, fellowship, or grant under one of the 52 Space Grant consortia (50 states plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico). Visit your Space Grant Consortium's website for details.
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
Scholarships are available in the amount of $1,000 to $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence and classification) to minority students.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or visa-holding permanent residents of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent, enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in chemistry, information management, computing & software systems, material science, printing management science, laser optics, physics, and engineering (chemical, computer, electrical, imaging, manufacturing, mechanical, optical, or software).
Deadline: September 30, 2009
Juniors, Seniors, & Graduate Students
National Consortium for Grad. Degrees for Minorities in Eng. & Sci. (GEM) Fellowships
Provides graduate fellowships for science and engineering MS and Ph.D. students coupled with paid 12-week summer internships.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens in their junior, senior, or graduate studies in science and engineering disciplines who are American Indian, African American, Latino, Puerto Rican, or other Hispanic American.
Deadline: November 15, 2009
National Space Club Robert H. Goddard Memorial Scholarship
Awards a $10,000 scholarship each year to stimulate the interest of talented students in the opportunity to advance scientific knowledge through space research and exploration.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens, in at least the junior year of an accredited university, and have the intention of pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in science or engineering.
Deadline: January 2010
Seniors & Recent Bachelor's Graduates
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student per year of study is $50,000 and the maximum length is six years.
Eligibility: Be a senior or a recent graduate of an accredited U.S. college or university who has not already enrolled in graduate school or earned a graduate degree, be nominated by your undergraduate institution, and have unmet financial need. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Deadline: March 2010
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative/GNEP University Fellowship Program
Supports university students and university programs that will help to strengthen the development of nuclear-related fields. This program also supports the stability of the nuclear infrastructure and develops research partnerships that are helping to enlarge the national nuclear science technology base.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who are full-time students who will be seeking master's degrees in nuclear, mechanical, or chemical engineering, engineering/applied physics, physics, chemistry, radiochemistry, or other fields of science and engineering applicable to th AFCI/GNEP missions.
Deadline: TBA
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)
The Department of Energy's Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration provides support and guidance to some of the nation's best scientific graduate students, and these graduates now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions.
Eligibility: Exceptional senior undergraduates and students in their first or second year of graduate study in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences who are planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Deadline: January 2010
DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF)
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in areas of interest to stewardship science, such as high-energy-density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or properties of materials under extreme conditions and hydrodynamics. Fellows also participate in research at a DOE laboratory.
Eligibility: Exceptional senior undergraduates and students in their first or second year of graduate study. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Deadline: January 2010
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Provides three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Science.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or naturals enrolled in or planning to enroll at a U.S. educational institution who are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
Deadline: November 2009
Health Physics Society (HPS) Fellowship
Seven fellowships are available. Stipends range from $5,000 to $7.500. The fellowships are accompanied by a travel grant to be used in attending the HPS annual meeting.
Eligibility: full-time entering or continuing students enrolled in U.S. graduate programs in health physics or a closely related field. Foreign nationals may apply.
Deadline: March 2010
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award
Consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend.
Eligibility: Seniors and graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in the physical, biological, or engineering sciences. Must be a U.S. citizen and enrolled in a Foundation-approved university.
Deadline: October 2009
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
The program seeks to identify individuals whose scientific and engineering credentials will support study culminating in doctoral degrees. The primary goal of the Program is to provide the United States with talented, doctorally-trained American men and women who will lead state-of-the-art research projects in disciplines of greatest benefit to national defense.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens and naturals in science or engineering disciplines in the early stages of graduate study who intend to pursue doctoral degrees at a U.S. institution.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Graduate Program
Provides opportunities to attract highly motivated undergraduate students and helps to advance the nation's aeronautics enterprise by investing in the educational development of the future aeronautics workforce. Students awarded scholarships will be provided the opportunity for two 8 to 10 week internships performing aeronautical research at a NASA center during the first two years they are enrolled in the program.
Eligibility: Citizens or nationals of the United States who are admitted or enrolled in a suitable aeronautical engineering academic program or related field of study at an accredited U.S. college who are in their final year of undergraduate study or currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program.
Deadline: January 2010
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
The purpose is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA's scientific goals.
Eligibility: Open to all students pursuing M.Sc. or Ph.D. degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, enrolled full-time at accredited U.S. institutions; however, U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be given preference.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP)
A research-based fellowship program that supports disciplines that are directly related to the space and aeronautics research and development mission of NASA.
Eligibility: Currently enrolled or admitted as a full-time graduate student in an accredited U.S. college or university and must be a U.S. citizen.
Deadline: February 2010
NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program (JPFP)
Provides full-time underrepresented graduate students in science, technology and education with financial support for their education in NASA-related disciplines.
Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen, a member of an underrepresented group in STEM, which includes women, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities, and be within the first 3 years of a graduate program at an accredited, U.S. university or be in the process of applying to an accredited STEM graduate program.
Deadline: February 2010
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Graduate Fellowships
Provides a generous annual stipend, tuition and fees, and paid summer employment and technical experience for at least two years from leading national employers in the U.S.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who has the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. Persons who already possess a doctoral degree in any field are ineligible. Students typically apply while seniors in college.
Deadline: November 5, 2009
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed no more than twelve months of full-time graduate study at the time of their application, and must be United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the U.S.
Deadline: November 2009
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program
Offers two awards to minority students in their early graduate studies pursuing a Ph.D. and one award to a minority student in his/her late stages of graduate studies pursuing a Ph.D. with plans to become faculty members in a postsecondary institution.
Eligibility: Full-time graduate students who are U.S. citizens and Native Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian-Americans or African-Americans who plan to become a full-time faculty member in a postsecondary institution upon completion of the doctorate.
Deadline: March 2010
American Astronomical Society (AAS) International Travel Grant
The AAS administers a National Science Foundation grant, which provides funding for airline travel to international science meetings.
Eligibility: You must hold a doctorate in astronomy or closely related science and work at a U.S. institution. Some possibility for funding graduate student travel does exist.
Deadline: June 30, 2009 (for travel to meetings between August 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010)
AIAA Foundation Graduate Awards
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics provides awards to qualified graduate students actively participating in specific research endeavors as part of their graduate studies. Applicants may be students of any nationality in full-time study at any accredited college or university within the United States. Applicant does not have to be an AIAA student member in good standing to apply, but must become one before receiving a scholarship. The winners may have an opportunity to present their award-winning research at an AIAA conference.
Eligibility: Graduate students
Deadline: January 2010
American Nuclear Society (ANS) Graduate Scholarships
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: Full-time graduate students in a program leading to an advanced degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
American Nuclear Society (ANS) Henry/Greebler Scholarship
The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
Eligibility: Students pursuing graduate studies in the field of reactor physics. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Predoctoral Awards
Graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 or $500.
Eligibility: Females enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a U.S. institution in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, geoscience, mathematics (including epidemiology and statistics), neuroscience, or physics. Must have passed the qualifying examination and expect to complete a Ph.D. by August 2011.
Deadline: January 2010
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award
Graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 or $500.
Eligibility: Females enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a U.S. institution in physics. Must have passed the qualifying examination and expect to complete a Ph.D. by August 2011.
Deadline: January 2010
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Satter Award
Graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 or $500 for students who delayed their education for three years or longer to raise a family.
Eligibility: Females enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a U.S. institution inin anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, geoscience, mathematics (including epidemiology and statistics), neuroscience, or physics.
Deadline: January 2010
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Science degree.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or naturals who are Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree candidates at a U.S. educational institution who are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
Deadline: November 2009
Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering
The Office of Naval Reactors of the U.S. Department of Energy supports nuclear-related graduate programs to assist students in becoming prepared to accept careers in the research efforts related to nuclear propulsion by providing financial support to the students and in establishing a program of participation at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory or the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory. Technical areas include reactor physics, nuclear materials science and engineering, shielding technology, and two-phase flow.
Eligibility: Students with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences or engineering who will be entering graduate students or who are currently enrolled in a qualified course of study but have not yet selected a thesis topic. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and may not be dual citizens.
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Semiconductor Research Corporation Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP)
The objectives of the program are to encourage academically gifted students to pursue doctoral degrees in research areas consistent with SRC Global Research Consortium goals, and to develop a cadre of the highest quality doctoral graduates for GRC member companies and U.S. universities.
Eligibility: Graduate students pursuing or planning to pursue a Ph.D. degree with at least two years to completion of the doctoral degree. Must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident, refugee, or political asylum status in the U.S.
Deadline: February 2010
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program
The fellowship of $10,000 for women pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.
Eligibility: Women of any nationality who are full-time PhD/doctoral students at any accredited university or college with evidence of a well-defined research program in aerospace-related science or aerospace-related engineering.
Deadline: November 2009
American Association of University Women American Fellowships
Support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions.
Eligibility: Must be a female U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is in the late stages of her graduate education or involved in post-doctoral research.
Deadline: November 2009
American Australian Association Australia to USA Fellowships
In order to promote educational exchange between the United States and Australia, and strengthen science, technology and business relationships, the American Australian Association awards fellowships to Australians for advanced research and study in the United States.
Eligibility: Must be an Australian citizen doing research or studying business, science, technology, medicine or engineering at the graduate level: master's, Ph.D. or post-doctoral. Applicants may already be in the U.S. at the time of application.
Deadline: April 2010
Earthwatch Institute Research Proposal Grants
The international non-profit organization supports scholarly field research worldwide in the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences and provides scientists with the funding and labor they need in the form of motivated, dedicated, paying volunteers.
Eligibility: Doctoral and post-doctoral researchers of any nationality.
Deadline: At least 18 months in advance of the anticipated fieldwork.
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
The American Philosophical Society and the NASA Astrobiology Institute partnered to promote the continued exploration of the world around us through a program of research grants in support of astrobiological field studies.
Eligibility: Graduate students and post-doctoral and junior scientists at a U.S.-based institution who wish to participate in field studies, which encompasses, among others, astronomy, chemistry, evolutionary biology, field and population biology, geology, microbiology, molecular biology, oceanography, paleontology, and planetary science.
Deadline: February 2010
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Fellowships
It was the intention of the founders of Sigma Delta Epsilon that the objective of helping women in science include, when possible, financial assistance. The major component of the research can be either applied or basic. Exact fellowships amounts will range from $1000 to $4,000.
Eligibility: Be enrolled as a graduate student, or engaged in post-doctoral or early-stage junior faculty academic research, demonstrate financial need for continuation or completion of their research, and be a member of SDE/GWIS.
Deadline: January 2010
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