Physics & Astronomy Summer Research Internships

Links to Astronomy & Physics Summer Internship Webpages

Frequently Asked Questions on Summer Programs in Astronomy & Physics

Tips for Applying to Summer Internship Programs

Astronomy & Astrophysics (a partial list)

NSF site for ALL REU ASTRONOMY programs for Summer 2008
Astronomical/Astrophysical Observatory and Laboratory Programs
- Hubble Space Telescope Institute - Baltimore, MD - Summer Internships - due 20 February 2008
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Summer Student Research Program - due 28 January 2008
  - Socorro, NM - home of the Very Large Array
  - Green Bank, WV - home of the Byrd Single Dish Telescope
  - Charlottesville - headquarters of NRAO, ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) and radio instrumentation labs
- Arecibo Observatory - Puerto Rico - Summer REU Program - 6 February 2008
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Tucson, AZ - Summer Research program - due 30 January 2008
- Northern Arizona University/Lowell Observtory Summer Research Program - Flagstaff, AZ - due 1 February 2008
- University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy - Honolulu, HI - Research Summer Program - due 1 February 2008
- National Solar Observatory - Tucson, AZ & Sunspot, NM - Summer Research program - due 25 January 2008
- Maria Mitchell Observatory - Nantucket Island, MA - Summer Research Program - due 15 February 2008
- Cornell University Astronomy Dept. - Ithaca, NY - Summer Research Experience for Undergrads - due 7 February 2008
- MIT Haystack Observatory- Westford, MA - Summer Research Program - due 1 February 2008
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Sciences - Boulder, CO - Summer Undergraduate Appointments - due 7 January 2008
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (at Harvard University) - Cambridge, MA - Summer Undergraduate Program - due 1 February 2008
- American Museum of Natural History - New York, NY - Summer Undergraduate Program in Earth Science and Astrophysics - due 15 February 2008
- LIGO Gravity Wave Observatory - Summer REU Program - due 22 February 2008
NASA Centers/Space Sciences/Planetary Astronomy & Geology (a partial list)
- General Information on NASA/Space Research Opportunities
- Info from Cornell/Space Grant Website
  - Jet Propulsion Lab Internship Program - due date 28 January 2008
- Lunar and Planetary Institute - Houston, TX - Summer Internship Program - due 25 January 2008
- Carnegie Institute of Washington: Geophysical Laboratory - Washington DC - Summer Internship Program - due 29 February 2008
- NASA Internships
  - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
  - NASA Ames - Mountain View, CA
  - Summer Institute on Atmospheric, Hydrospheric, and Terrestrial Sciences 2008? - Greenbelt, MD
- National Center for Atmospheric Research -- Boulder, CO -- SOARS Summer Research Program for Minority Students - due 1 February 2008

Physics (a partial list)

NSF site for ALL REU PHYSICS programs for Summer 2008
University of Chicago Physics Department :
- Minorities & Women in Physics REU Program - due 15 February 2008
- Materials Research REU Program - due 15 February 2008
Los Alamos National Laboratory -- Los Alamos, NM Undergraduate Student Research Program - no due date - on going applications
IBM/American Physical Society Research Internship for female students - due 1 February 2008
JILA (Joint lab for interdisplinary physical sciences) at the University of Colorado - Boulder, CO Summer Research Program - due 1 February 2008 (check for updated info)
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Summer Research Program - due 15 February 2008
University of Washington Institute for Nuclear Theory - Summer Research Program - check webpage for updates/request information
Department of Energy's SULI Programs - Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships - check website for more info
- Large Labs (internships available during academic year as well as summer)
  - Argonne National Laboratory
  - Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven, NY)
  - The Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
  - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Smaller Labs (summer internships only)
  - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - due 29 February 2008
  - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  - Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
  - Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility