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  • NASA - One-Stop Website - Apply for all Scholarships & Internships! – summer internships and scholarships in a variety of areas related to engineering, computer science, web design, science, math and more, Apply on-line now deadline Mar 16th http://intern.nasa.gov
  • Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chem-SURF) @ UC Irvine
    stipend, free furnished on-campus housing, travel reimbursement, and ongoing support after the program ends. deadline Mar 8th http://www.urop.uci.edu/chem-surf.html
  • MATE - Marine Advanced Technology Education Center' -- a focus on marine technology. All MESA majors Rolling admissions so apply now! http://www.marinetech.org/careers/internships.php   
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry @ Cal State Fullerton– 10 weeks, stipend, free housing & travel deadline Mar 12th  http://chemsrvr2.fullerton.edu/reu/reu.html
  • National Center for Toxicological Research - opportunities to participate in research on the biological effects of potentially toxic chemicals and the solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment. Majors -- biological sciences; chemistry; computer sciences; mathematics; medicine; toxicology; pharmacology; related scientific disciplines deadline Mar 12th http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10137
  • Chemistry Summer Research @ USC -- Projects involve experimental techniques such as molecular-scale imaging, femtosecond time-resolved observations, X-ray crystallography, etc. Theoretical investigations exploit computer simulations and graphics to investigate processes of biochemical and material applications. Also included are projects in other areas of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry. In our summer program, you will work one-on-one in a lab with a faculty advisor and graduate student mentor. We will have weekly meetings on scientific topics as well as graduate school applications and scientific ethics. Included will be tours of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, the Molecular Robotics Lab, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other research labs in the LA area. deadline Mar 15th http://chem.usc.edu/undergraduate/summer_prog.html
  • Ocean research! Bigelow Laboratory's summer REU Program -- Research areas vary year to year, but include the marine microbial food web, ocean biogeochemistry, optical oceanography, remote sensing, sensory biology, climate change and fisheries oceanography. Deadline is March 15thhttp://www.bigelow.org/education/reu/
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research for Underrepresented Students – various locations, hundreds of project sites, 8-10 weeks (site #114 SRI International is looking for a Cañada College MESA student to work with a Cañada College alum at SRI!) Deadline March 17th http://www.drugabuse.gov/pdf/sposummer.pdf
  • At-Sea Internships on UNOLS, USCG, and IFE Research Vessels- Interns will work with marine technicians on shore and at sea, learning how to operate and maintain a variety of scientific and navigational equipment and support a scientific cruise. These internship opportunities are diverse and will be located throughout the country and even around the world. http://www.marinetech.org/education/internships/applications.php
  • HACU National Internship Program (HNIP)-  THACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities) National Internship @ Various Locations -- paid summer internships at federal agencies and private corporations in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country. Over the past fifteen years, HNIP has placed over 7,000 college students in rewarding and challenging internships matching their majors and career goals. Interns have enhanced their professional skills through placements in departments of public affairs, accounting, human resources and information technology, as well as laboratories, hospitals, airports, and national forests and parks, among others. Some intern assignments have included completing and analyzing research, writing speeches, conducting audits, performing land surveys, creating web pages, conducting community health surveys and developing outreach strategies for under-served populations. You do not need to be Hispanic to apply.   deadline Mar 30st http://www.hacu.net/hacu/HNIP.asp
  • Oak Ridge National Lab – lots of different summer opportunities, including the Dept of Energy Community College Internship program at Oak Ridge - various deadlineshttp://www.orau.org/ornl/undergraduates/
  • Berkeley Labs, Livermore Labs, Portland and more -- Dept of Energy – Community College Internships (CCI) – we are targeting Berkeley labs for MESA students who are Berkeley TAG students. When you apply, indicate that your campus has an NSF S-STEM Scholarship grant, Dr. Amelito Enriquez is the contact person to type in and the grant number is DUE-0849660 doing that will get you extra consideration and will get the site additional funding. rolling deadline, apply soon! http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/CCI/about.html
  • Summer Medical & Dental Program (SMDEP) – a fantastic program for pre-med or pre-dental students - 12 locations at med schools -- UCLA has a PREFERENCE for community college students!, 5-weeks, free housing/food, stipend, 2.5 GPA rolling deadline –apply EARLY! Apply NOW! www.smdep.org  Past Participants: Gabriel Alvarado participated in SMDEP at Case Western Reserve Medical & Dental School in Ohio
  • RUMBA Molecular Biology @ SJSU – summer research for biology majors rolling admission, apply NOW! http://www.biology.sjsu.edu/rumba/NSF-REU_RUMBA/Application_Process.html
  • Cañada/SFSU Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) – 2-week program at SFSU for engineering majors or students exploring engineering as a possible major, hands-on team projects, field trips, live on-campus at SFSU (stipend plus free housing and food!).  www.canadacollege.edu/bridge deadline May 10th

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  • KPCB Engineering Fellows – The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Engineering Fellows Program is a three-month work-based program that pairs top U.S. engineering students with innovative startup companies in Silicon Valley. deadline - Oct 31st http://kpcbfellows.com/
  • Winter! UC Davis Center for Biophotonics – two-weeks in January during winter break!  Open to all MESA students     deadline Nov 4
    http://cbst.ucdavis.edu/education/community-college/internship-community-college Past Participants: Graham Garvin (2007), Juan Guzman and Kendall Carcamo (2008), Melissa Ibarra (2009), Ryan Solis & Paolo Concepcion (2010)
  • NASA – Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) – commit to a one-semester relationship with NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), including on-line projects followed by a 3 day experience during the spring semester held at a NASA center   deadline Dec 10th  http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/NCAS/
  • Stanford Summer Health Careers Opportunities Program (SSHCOP) – new program for local community college students interested in health careers -- a collaboration between Stanford School of Medicine, UC Berkeley School of Public Health and UCSF. apply EARLY! opens Nov 15th http://coe.stanford.edu/sshcop
  • Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) – various opportunities, including entry-level jobs for youth 18-22 apply in the spring - rolling decisions
    http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/hr/e/SummerStudentProgramInfo.html
  • Mentoring Opportunity -- Be a BDIS Scholar - Building Diversity in Science Program -- BDIS provides opportunities for underrepresented minority college students in the Bay Area, to gain valuable insight into the careers that are available with a science background and access to the tools that will allow you to excel in those careers.  To learn more details about the BDIS mentoring program and to become a BDIS scholar, fill out a simple application, due Dec 31st:  http://www.bdis.us/index.htm
  • Summer Research @ U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a 10-week summer internship program for eligible rising junior and seniors majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines. The DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to conduct research at various federal research facilities. 3.3 GPA. TRANSFER STUDENTS - deadline Jan 5th http://www.orau.gov/dhsinternships/
  • Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory -- learn first-hand about genetics, cell biology, neurobiology, and molecular biology by working and living in a scientific community. deadline Jan 15th http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html
  • Mentoring Opportunity -- SUMMA Stanford Med School Mentoring Program -- Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance Medical Mentorship Program (SUMMA MMP) focuses on reaching out to disadvantaged pre-medical students at community and state colleges of the Bay Area.  By providing one-on-one mentoring between a Stanford medical student and pre-medical student, we hope to create a welcoming environment and help increase the number of disadvantaged students applying and admitted to medical school. As a mentee, you will become part of a dynamic group of medical students that are familiar with the challenges of enrollment in college and medical school.  Our program provides mentees the opportunity to experience the Stanford University School of Medicine on a regular basis by attending workshops, lectures, small group discussions, and possibly clinical experiences with their medical student mentors.  The hope is to provide a sense of what the life of a Stanford medical student is really like. due Jan 15th
    http://summa.stanford.edu/mentorship/
  • Solar & Space Physics @ U of Colorado work with scientists at the University of Colorado and at the National Center for Atmospheric Research on projects spanning the field of solar and space physics, from instrument hardware to data analysis to modeling of the Sun-Earth system. deadline Jan 17th http://lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
  • CalTech Student-Faculty Programs offer severalundergraduate research fellowship programs. Application procedures and selection criteria vary among the programs. deadline Jan 18th http://www.murf.caltech.edu/ and http://www.surf.caltech.edu/applicants/index.html and http://sfp.caltech.edu
  • Kitt Peak Summer Research -- work with National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) scientists working in the forefront of contemporary astrophysics. Each REU student is hired as a full-time research assistant to work on specific aspects of major ongoing research projects at NOAO which include the origin, nature, and evolution of stars, galaxies and stellar systems, observational cosmology, analysis of Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope images,and Kepler Mission light curves. deadline Jan 28th http://www.noao.edu/kpno/reu/
  • Mathematical Biosciences Institute – summer research - The goal of this MBI NSF-funded program is to introduce students to exciting new areas of mathematical biology, to involve them in collaborative research with their peers and faculty mentors, and to increase their interest in mathematical biology. Deadline Jan 31st http://www.mbi.ohio-state.edu/eduprograms/undergrad2012.html
  • Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN) @ Emory University - engage in cutting edge neuroscience, biomedical and behavioral science research. 10-weeks, stipend, housing deadline Feb 1st  http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/brain.shtml
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology Progam @ Dartmouth –for science majors deadline Feb 1st http://www.dartmouth.edu/~surf/
  • Biomedical Research @ Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – for science majors interested in biomedical and related sciences deadline Feb 1sthttp://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/html/54513.cfm
  • Science Summer Research/AMGEN Scholars Program @ Stanford – for transferring students (one place for international students and rising sophomores) research program for science majors interested in biomedical and biological sciences deadline Feb 1st http://ssrp.stanford.edu/
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) @ Rockefeller University -- students work with leading scientists in a broad range of areas including biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell and developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience; physics; and mathematical biology. College sophomores and juniors are eligible to spend 10 weeks during the summer in a Rockefeller University laboratory.deadline Feb 1st http://www.rockefeller.edu/surf/application.php
  • Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS) @ Berkeley -- molecular and nanoscale mechanics at the interface of hard and soft matter – 8-weeks, housing, food  deadline Feb 1st   http://mint.physics.berkeley.edu/coinsdev2
  • Biomedical Research @ Sloan-Kettering for students interested in pursuing a career in biomedically related sciences. GPA of 3.0 and should have completed at least college-level general biology and/or introductory chemistry. .deadline Feb 1st http://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/html/54513.cfm
  • Summer ACCESS @ Weill Cornell Medical School -- for students in the biomedical sciences. Interns are given hands-on experience in a biomedical research lab. Selected students are placed in laboratories at the Weill Cornell Medical College under the mentorship of an experienced faculty member. .deadline Feb 1st http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/summer/index.html
  • Summer Programs for Undergrad Research (SPUR) @ UCLA –various programs for many majors deadline Feb 1st http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
  • Summer Internship Program (SIP) @ Johns Hopkins School of Medicine-- biomedical and/or public health research is to encourage students to consider careers in science, medicine and public health.
    deadline Feb 1st http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/sip.cfm
  • IBM Almaden Research Internships for Black, Hispanic & Native American Students - $8,000 to work at IBM this summer - deadline Feb 1sthttp://www.almaden.ibm.com/almaden/diversity/diversityform.shtml
  • IBM Research Internships for Women -- Must be female and be ready to transfer in fall 2012 or 2011 with a 3.0+ GPA, majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering, or biology, if it has an emphasis on one of the other areas listed. No citizenship restriction. deadline Feb 1st http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/ibm/index.cfm
  • UCSF Summer Research -- a variety of programs w/one application, including Summer Research Training Program (SRTP), Molecular Biosciences Research Experience for Undergraduates and Biophysics Program Internship deadline Feb 2nd
     http://graduate.ucsf.edu/summerprograms/applicants/summer-research-opportunities
  • MIT Summer Undergraduate Research Program for transferring students! summer program seeks to identify talented undergraduates from around the country who could benefit from spending a summer on MIT’s campus, working in a research laboratory under the tutelage and guidance of experienced scientists and engineers - MIT faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate
    students. deadline Feb 5th http://web.mit.edu/odge/undergraduate/msrp/apply.html
  • Plant Genome Research @ Cornell – Plant genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry, systems biology and more -- stipend, housing, food and airfare – 20% of last year’s participants were community college students - apply online, deadline Feb 5th  http://www.bti.cornell.edu/educationInternships.php 
  • Ecology Biology Research @ Harvard Forest -- Projects in the summer will focus on: Invasive Plants, Pests & Pathogens, Plant Biology, Population and Community Ecology, Large Ecosystem Experiments and Permanent Plot Studies, Conservation Biology and Biodiversity, Forest Ecosystem Response to Global Change, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and more. Stipend, housing and travel.
    deadline Feb 5th http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/reu/reu.htm
  • Engineering @ Cornell – 10-week, $3,400 plus paid housing and travel – apply online, deadline Feb 8th  http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/lsamp
  • Center for Nanoscale Systems Research @ Cornell – $3,800, paid housing, food and airfare – addressing the physics, chemistry, fabrication and analysis of next generation information technologies  -- apply online, deadline Feb 9th  http://www.cns.cornell.edu/reu/index.html
  • Math Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) @ UCLA (plus sites in China and Germany!) Sponsored by UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, this program creates teams of four undergraduates paired with faculty mentors and industry liaisons to investigate real-world industrial problems sponsored by an indusry partner. stipend, plus room and board. Applicants should have completed upper-division math classes and have some background in computer programming, deadline Feb 10th http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2011/
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – $5,000, housing at CSU Monterey Bay – potential internships in -- Ocean observation systems, Ocean-floor mapping, Web design, Sensor development, Geology, Microbiology, Physical oceanography, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Deep-sea ecology, In situ chemical analyses, Software engineering, Video technology and Science writing  -- apply online, deadline Feb 10th http://www.mbari.org/education/
  • Physics Research Experiences @ UC Davis Strong preference is given to students who have completed at least one year of calculus based introductory physics. Free housing and meals, a $300/week stipend, and travel. Will accept non-citizens only if they can provide their own funding. deadline Feb 11th http://london.ucdavis.edu/~reu/application.html

  • University of Minnesota – Various Programs -- Last year, over 200 undergraduate students from across the US participated in campus-wide summer research programs.   Summer research programs include – Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Geology/Geophysics, Invasive Plant Species, Life Sciences, Material Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Earth Surface Dynamics, Physics/Astronomy and Scientific Computing & Graphics.  Something for any MESA major!!  various deadlines in Febhttp://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/research/

  • California Academy of Sciences (in SF) – info on volunteer opportunities (unpaid, year-round)  http://www.calacademy.org/join/internships/ Paid summer internship – 8-week, $3,600 stipend deadline Feb 12th  http://research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi
  • STEP-UP Natl Institutes of Health –the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease’s STEP-UP Program is designed to provide short-term research education for undergraduate students – 10-week, $4,000 stipend deadline Feb 15th  http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/ug.htm
  • http://research.cens.ucla.edu/education/internships/2011/default.htm
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Minority Fellowships –Minority Fellowships are awarded to minority undergraduates who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study and who have academic interests in physical or natural science, mathematics, engineering, or marine policy. WHOI's aim is to provide promising students from underrepresented groups with a meaningful first-hand introduction to research in oceanography, oceanographic engineering, or marine policy. – 10-week, $5,000 stipend deadline Feb 15th http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=9121
  • CREATE-REU @ UC Davis –science & engineering majors will learn more about plant biotechnology – plant-made products, biofuels, biorefineries and environmental sustainability – 10-week, $4,500 stipend, on-campus housing deadline Feb 15th  http://create-reu.ucdavis.edu/
  • Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) @ U of Colorado at Boulder offers 10-week summer research projects in science, math, and engineering fields under the guidance of a faculty mentor and see firsthand graduate student life. deadline Feb 15thhttp://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/DiversityInitiative/undergrads/smart/index.html
  • Nanotechnology @ Northwestern Univ – $4,500 plus paid housing, food and airfare – apply online, deadline Feb 15th  http://www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm
  • Biology Research @ Pepperdine University – for students who have completed one year of biology and are interested in biological research, science education, environmental science or biotechnology. deadline Feb 15th   http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/application/default.htm
  • STEP-UP Summer Internship Program, various sites funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offer summer research in the areas of diabetes, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, kidney, and hematological diseases. deadline Feb 15th http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/
  • Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computing (DREU) Computer Science & Computer Engineering majors! DREU matches promising undergraduate women and undergraduate men from groups underrepresented in computing with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience. Many different locations - 66 students were selected last year! Rolling admissions - deadline Feb 15th http://www.cra-w.org/dreu
  • SFO -Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Survey and GIS -Internship Program -- SFO and other San Francisco City & County departments are currently accepting applications for our paid student summer internship program in the areas of Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Survey and GIS. Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2012.  For more information about the Student Intern program and how to apply, please visit: http://www.sfstudentintern.org/.
  • National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network – 70 ten-week summer internships at 14 sites!   $4,000 stipend, housing and travel.  Hands-on nanoscience and technology research with applications to bio-engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science, optics,opto-electronics, physics, and the life sciences.   Open to engineering and science majors.  deadline Feb 16th  http://www.nnin.org/nnin_2011reu.html
  • Mentoring Opportunity -- Med Student Mentor for You -- Get a mentor from Stanford Med School due Feb 16th http://lmsa.stanford.edu/mentorship/
  • SFSU Summer Science Institute (Pre-Health Majors) – 8-week program at SFSU for science majors, focused on students interested in health careers.   stipend available. Apply NOW! Rolling admissions http://www.summerscienceinstitute.org/
  • Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS) @ UCLA – Embedded Networked Sensing Systems promise to reveal previously unobservable phenomena widely impacting society by connecting the physical world to the Internet. deadline Feb 18th
  • Elementary-Particle Physics @ Cornell University - science and engineering students from around the country will be invited to participate in research at the Laboratory. Stipend, food, travel. deadline Feb 19th http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/Education/REUatLEPP.html
  • Materials Research Lab (MRL) @ UC Santa Barbara– 10 weeks, $3,800, free housing & travel – science & engineering majors deadline Feb 19th
    http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RISE/appinfo/RISESum10.html
  • Environmental Research Experiences @ U of Idaho   -- for students transferring to a 4-year university as a junior in fall 2010 majoring in a variety of science and engineering disciplines, including biology, ecology, natural resources, civil engineering, soil science, geology, and other environmental science and engineering programs related to water resources. REU students choose among many research projects such as forest canopy transpiration, ecohydrology of managed forest ecosystems, water resources sustainability, effects of shoreline development on large deep lakes, and watershed restoration, to name a few. stipend, food, housing and travel included. deadline Feb 19th http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/envs/undergrad_options/reu/
  • Physics & Astrophysics Summer Research @ UCLA -- interested in physics or astrophysics? spend 10 weeks at UCLA doing research. Stipend, free housing and travel. deadline Feb 19th
    http://reu.physics.ucla.edu
  • Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) @ UC Santa Barbara
    UCSB's Materials Reseach Lab and College of Engineering host a 10-week internship. Stipend, arranged housing and travel. deadline Feb 19th
  • SPUR Program @ U of Oregon -- Research areas include evolution, developmental biology, genomics, structural biology & biophysics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, genetics, cell biology, neuroscience, ecology, marine biology, computational biology, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, neurobiology & physiology, psychology, exercise and movement science, human physiology, cognitive neuroscience.Feb 21st http://biology.uoregon.edu/SPUR/
  • http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RISE/appinfo/RISESum10.html
  • CENTC Undergraduate Summer Research Program - Get practical experience in Chemical Sciences this summer. CENTC invites college students with an interest in chemistry to apply for a unique summer research program as part of a collaborative distributed center. Deadline Feb 22nd http://depts.washington.edu/centc/education_ur.htm
  • Stanford & UCSF - Summer Summer Internship - hands on experience in the fields of rheumatology and immunology, with a focus on arthritis and related autoimmune diseases. Interns participate in either basic laboratory (bench) research or clinical translational/epidemiological (patient outcomes oriented) research. Many graduates of the Summer Science Internship Program have gone on to pursue successful careers in the fields of medicine and/or scientific research. Open to high school juniors and seniors too. Dates - June 13-Aug 5th.    deadline Feb 25th  click here for more info and the application
  • USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the opening of it's Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) Summer 2011 Internship Program
    • Flier for intership Application for intership
  • Med Student Training Program @ UC San Diego Med School Research for students interested in biomedicine and the medical sciences.  deadline Feb 26th http://meded.ucsd.edu/as a/mstp/surf/
  • American Society of Plant Biologists created SURF to encourage students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in plant biology. SURF helps students conduct meaningful research in plant biology at their home institutions early in their college years. deadline Feb 26th http://www.aspb.org/education/undergrad.cfm
  • Nano-Bio Interface Research Program @ U of Pennsylvania -- research experience in nanobiotechnology with structured professional development focused on cross-cultural issues. The focus of the research is molecular interactions at the interface of physical and biological systems organized around themes of molecular motion, opto-electronic function of biomolecules, and single molecule probes. Majors - materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, bioengineering, physiology, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering . deadline Feb 26thhttp://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/reu.html
  • Neuroscience & Technology @ U of Idaho – science & engineering majors choose from a diverse menu of research topics including cell patterns in regenerated retinas, neurogenesis and cell survival in zebrafish, tools for simulation of artificial neuron circuits, programming and testing of adaptation algorithms, discovery of new artificial neural network topologies via evolutionary computing, computer analysis of models of neurons and glial cells, psycho-physical vision studies, effects of diet and exercise on memory, and applications of neuroscience to sports science. Stipend plus paid housing, food and travel – deadline Feb 27th http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/reu/
  • Internships in Nanosystems, Science, Engineering & Technology (INSET) @ UC Santa Barbara– 8 weeks, stipend, free housing & travel – targeted for community college students apply online deadline Feb 28th   http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/inset.html 
  • SRI Molecular Physics Lab –$4,800 – located in Menlo Park – apply online (materials will be updated soon), deadline Feb 28th   http://www.sri.com/psd/reu
  • Engineering Internships @ Cornell – Undergraduate students, interested in gaining a deeper understanding in an engineering-related field, have the opportunity to conduct and present research over a ten-week duration under the auspices of a Cornell Engineering faculty research mentor. - deadline Mar 1st www.engineering.cornell.edu/lsamp
  • Center for Biophotonics @ UC Davis –science & engineering majors will learn more about Bioimaging, Molecular & Cellular Biophotonics and Medical Biophotonics. up to $5,000 stipend, housing, travel deadline March 1st  http://cbst.ucdavis.edu/education/undergraduate/research
  • Teach! K-12 Summer Breakthrough Collaborative Sites --26 different locations across the US (including San Jose and San Francisco) interested in a possible career teaching? find out what it's like to teach K-12 kids. You'll have support from experienced teachers. deadline Mar 1st http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/
  • Science & Engineering (AGEP) Summer Research Program @ UC Irvine – for students transferring to a 4-year university as a junior - on-campus housing, $2,500 stipend, plus travel (materials will be updated soon).  Deadline Mar 1st   http://www.grad.uci.edu/diversity/agep_srp.htm
  • Physics Summer Research Program @ U of Idaho - stipend, plus free housing and travel deadline Mar 1st http://www.students.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=26952 
  • Boston University Photonics Center -- research program in photonics-- the science and engineering of light and its applications to engineering, chemistry, biology, and medicine. deadline Mar 1st http://www.bu.edu/eng/reu/ece/
  • Princeton Center for Complex Materials– 8 weeks, $4,000 stipend & travel – science & engineering majors deadline Mar 1st   http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm
  • Hugh Edmondson Research Internship @ UC Davis Med School – for students with a strong interest in the health sciences such as clinical laboratory scientist and cytotechnologists.  deadline Mar 1st http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/pathology/education/edmondson_research_fellowship/
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) offers undergraduate internships at NASA Centers.. deadline March 1st http://usrp.usra.edu/
  • Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) – various opportunities, including jobs for youth deadline varies  http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/com/internships_fellowships.htm
  • National Institutes of Health – Community College Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research -- The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the NIH has a special program for community college students and provides an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Rolling admissions! deadline Mar 1st https://www.training.nih.gov/ccsep_home_page
  • Computer Science Research @ USC (Univ of S. California) - opportunities to participate in computer science research (software engineering, algorithms, networks, robotics and artificial intelligence). Majors - computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or math. deadline Mar 5th   
    http://reu.usc.edu
  • Canada College NASA Summer Research Internship earn $6,000 for ten weeks for a full-time position, or $3,000 for a half-time position doing research at NASA Ames in Mountain View.  We are looking for students majoring in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical  Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. For eligibility requirements, online application, and other progras. deadline Mar 5th http://canadacollege.edu/comets/