Because of Covid-19, many of these internships are remote. If you have a rising high school student interested in STEM, be sure to have them check out this list from Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. These are life-changing opportunities!
Science Internships for High School Students
Astronomy & Physics
- Baylor University CASPER High School Scholars Program (TX)
- Boston University Summer Research Internship Program (MA)
- Fermilab High School Student Internships (IL)
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ASPIRE High School Mentoring Program (MD)
- Kopernik Observatory High School Internship Program (NY)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Internship Program (NM)
- Maine Space Grant Consortium Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS) (ME)
- NASA High School Internships (Multiple locations)
- NASA–University of Texas at Austin SEES Summer High School Intern Program (TX)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Experiences (TN)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Summer Internship Program (NJ)
- Stanford (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory Summer Student Programs (CA)
- Summer Science Program (SSP) in Astrophysics (CO, NM)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility: J-Lab High School Summer Honors Program (VA)
- University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
- University of California–Santa Cruz Science Internship Program (SIP) (CA)
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) (MO)
- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer Research Program for High School Juniors (NY)
Biomedical Science
- Alzheimer’s Association (Multiple locations)
- American Cancer Society (Multiple locations)
- Aspirnaut Summer Research Internships for High School Students (TN)
- Bay Area Red Cross Summer Internships (CA)
- Broad Summer Scholars Program (MA)
- Buck Institute for Age Research Summer Scholars Program (CA)
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Child Health Research Internship (CO)
- Children’s Hospital Oakland Summer Student Research Program (CA)
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Job Shadow Program (OH)
- City of Hope Cancer Center Summer Student Academy (CA)
- Cleveland Clinic Department of Biomedical Engineering (OH)
- Coriell Institute for Medical Research Summer Internships (NJ)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) (MA)
- Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) (Multiple locations)
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Student Internship Program (NY)
- The Forsyth Institute Scientific Scholars Program (MA)
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (WA)
- Georgetown/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Summer High School Volunteer Program (DC)
- Harvard Medical School Project Success Opening the Door to Biomedical Careers (MA)
- Indiana University Cancer Center Summer Research Program (IN)
- Institute on Neuroscience at Yerkes (Multiple locations)
- J. Craig Venter Institute Internship Program (MD, CA)
- The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (ME)
- Joint Biotechnology Institute (CA)
- Magee Women’s Research Institute High School Summer Internship Program (PA)
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Summer Research Internship (FL)
- Medical College of Wisconsin Apprenticeship in Medicine Program (AIM) (WI)
- Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory High School Summer Research Fellowships (ME)
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Summer Internship Program (MD)
- National Cancer Institute Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program (MD)
- National Eye Institute Diversity in Vision Research and Ophthalmology Internship (DC)
- National Human Genome Research Institute Summer Institute in Biomedical Research (MD)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Summer Internship Program (MD)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Summer Internship Program (Multiple locations)
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (MD)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Higher Education Research Experiences (TN)
- Rensselaer Research Experience for High School Students (NY)
- Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program (NY)
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Research Program for High School Students (NY)
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies High School Summer Scholars Program (CA)
- Scripps Research Institute High School Student Research Education Program (FL)
- Stanford Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Center Summer Internship (CA)
- Stanford University Institutions of Medicine Summer Research Program (CA)
- STEP-UP (Multiple locations)
- Translational Genomics Research Institute Helios Scholars Program (AZ)
- Tufts University Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Program (MA)
- University of California-San Francisco High School Biomedical Internship Program (CA)
- University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
- University of Chicago Research in the Biological Sciences (IL)
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine High School Student Research Apprenticeship Program (CT)
- University of Massachusetts Neuroscience and Mental Health Summer Internship (MA)
- University of Minnesota Medical School Lillehei Heart Institute Summer Research Scholars Program (MN)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders Travis B. Lewis Scholarship Award (NE)
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Summer Academy (PA)
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences (TX)
- University of Texas Medical Branch Biomedical Research Training for High School Students (TX)
- University of Utah Bioscience Summer Research Program for High School Students (UT)
- Vanderbilt University Research Experience for High School Students (TN)
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (MD)
- Washington University School of Medicine Young Scientist Program (MO)
- Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
- The Wistar Institute Summer Fellowship Program in Biomedical Research (PA)
Engineering
- American Society for Engineering Education (Multiple locations)
- Boston University Research Internship in Science & Engineering (MA)
- CIA Internships (Multiple locations)
- Cooper Union University Research Internship Program (NY)
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory QuarkNet Summer Research Program (IL)
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab TARGET Science and Engineering Program (IL)
- Goddard Space Flight Center High School Internship Program (Multiple locations)
- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab High School Internships (ID)
- J. Craig Venter Institute Internship Program (MD, CA)
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab ASPIRE Program (MD)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Co-op Program (NM)
- Marine Advanced Technology Education Internships (Multiple locations)
- NASA Student Opportunities (Multiple locations)
- National Security Agency (Multiple locations)
- Naval Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (Multiple locations)
- Naval Research Laboratory Student Volunteers (Multiple locations)
- Northrup Grumman (Multiple locations)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Higher Education Research Experiences (TN)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab High School Student Programs (WA)
- Sandia National Laboratory Pre-college Internship Program (CA and NM)
- Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, Army (AL)
- Sonoma School of Science and Technology (CA)
- SPARK Summer Internship Program for High School Students (WA)
- Stanford University Accelerator Center SLAC Youth Opportunity Program (CA)
- Stony Brook University Simons Summer Research Program (NY)
- Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program (TX)
- UNH-IOL High School Summer Internship Program (NH)
- U.S. Department of Energy Student Programs and Internships (Multiple locations)
- University of California-Santa Barbara Science & Engineering Research Academy (CA)
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists(MO)
- University of Rochester LLE Summer High School Research Program (NY)
- University of Texas Welch Summer Scholar Program (TX)
- Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
Biology & Environmental Science
- American Fisheries Society Student Opportunities and Internships (Multiple locations)
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Multiple locations)
- Bronx Zoo Teen Internship Program (NY)
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden Apprentice Program for High School Students (NY)
- Cornell Boyce Thompson Institute High School Internship (NY)
- Earthwatch Institute Student Fellowship Programs (Multiple locations)
- Geosciences Bridge Program (MD)
- Girls on Ice (WA and AK)
- Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program (Multiple locations)
- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory High School Internships (ID)
- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) George Washington Carver (GWC) Internship Program (IA)
- Joint Bioenergy Institute (CA)
- Joint Science Education Project (Greenland)
- LINC Summer High School Program (CA)
- Marine Advanced Technology Education Internships (Multiple locations)
- Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory High School Summer Research Fellowships (ME)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park Summers of Discovery (NC)
- National Park Service Student Internships (Multiple locations)
- National Park Service Volunteer Opportunities (Multiple locations)
- New York Botanical Garden Internships (NY)
- New York City Recreation and Parks (NY)
- Oregon Health and Science University (OR)
- San Diego Zoo Internships (CA)
- Scripps Research Institute High School Student Research Education Program (CA)
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Volunteer Opportunities (DC)
- Student Conservation Association Internships (Multiple locations)
- SUNY Oneonta Summer Internships at the Biological Field Station (NY)
- Teen Advocates for Science Communication (CA)
- Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (CA)
- University of California-Davis Young Scholars Program (CA)
- University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
- University of California-Santa Cruz Science Internship Program (CA
- University of Chicago Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS) (IL)
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (MO)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Internships (Multiple locations)
- U.S. Department of Energy Student Internships (Multiple locations)
- USDA Forest Service Temporary Student Employment Program (OR)
- USDA Internships (Multiple locations)
- Wave Hill (NY)
- Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
Science
- American Chemical Society Project SEED (Multiple locations)
- Appalachian Regional Commission/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Math-Science-Technology Institute (Multiple locations)
- Argonne National Laboratory Pre-College Research Participation Program (IL)
- Boston University Research Internship in Science & Engineering (MA)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research Program (NY)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory STEM-Prep Summer Institute (NY)
- California Academy of Sciences Careers in Science Intern Program (CA)
- Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) Research Science Institute (RSI) (MA)
- Exploratorium Explainers Program (CA)
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory QuarkNet Summer Research Program (IL)
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory TARGET: Science and Engineering Program (IL)
- Forsyth Student Scholars Program (MA)
- George Mason University Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (DC and VA)
- Hofstra University Summer Science Research Program (NY)
- Idaho National Laboratory High School Internships (ID)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Internship Program (NM)
- Maine Space Grant Consortium Research Internships for Teachers and Students (ME)
- Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program (MI)
- Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (PA)
- Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (NJ)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer High School Intern Program (Multiple locations)
- National Science Foundation Student Opportunities (Multiple locations)
- Naval Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (Multiple locations)
- Naval Research Laboratory Student Volunteers (Multiple locations)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory High School Programs (WA)
- Planetary Society Global Volunteer Network (Multiple locations)
- Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program (NY)
- Sandia National Laboratory Pre-college Internship Program (CA and NM)
- Smithsonian Institution Science Education Center Internship Program (DC)
- Smithsonian Institution Youth Engagement Through Science (DC)
- Stony Brook University Simons Summer Research Program (NY)
- Summer Science Program (SSP) in Biochemistry (IN)
- Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program (TX)
- University of California-Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (CA)
- University of Iowa Secondary Student Training Program (IA)
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (MO)
- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer High School Research Program (NY)
- Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (Israel)
- YouSTEM (CA)
p.s. These are life-changing opportunities! If your internship is not paid, consider applying for a car title loan to keep yourself afloat.
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