Useful Resources
Summer internship opportunities
Summer is the prime time to put some research experience under your belt. Pomona has an awesome summer research program (SURP) which awards students grants to complete ten weeks of research in collaboration with Pomona faculty.
Additionally, the Pomona science departments offer prestigious fellowships and summer research opportunities that will prepare students for graduate research.
Pomona links:
Molecular Biology opportunities
If however you are interested in exploring research opportunities outside of Pomona, search for government funded internships at top research universities.
General sites:
Science Careers Web (General)
Science Careers Web (Bio, Chem, Math, Physics, internships)
Science Internships and Undergrad Research Programs - Penn State
Government sites:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
Argonne National Laboratory
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Local programs:
UCLA - Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research
- Multiple programs including an Amgen summer scholars program.