Research & Internships Abroad

There are a wide variety ways to gain international research and internship experience! Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

• Review the Education Abroad program listings for programs that include research or internships.
  • Type of Program = "Internship" or "Research"
     
• Research programs for science students:
  • Masaryk University Research Lab - 5-6 credits of intensive research from late May to late July in the Czech Republic, near Prague
  • Arcadia STEM Summer Research - 6 credits of intensive research from mid-June to early August in England, Scotland, Ireland, or Spain
  • DIS: Summer in Scandinavia, DIS: Copenhagen, DIS: Stockholm, and University of Waikato (Fall-only Research) - summer and fall/spring semester-long study abroad programs that offer 3-6 credit research experiences while taking other courses
  • EuroScholars - 15 credits intensive research during a full fall/spring semester in Switzerland, Netherlands, or Belgium
     
• Fully-funded International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (I-REUs):
  • DAAD RISE: Provides North American science students with the chance to do fully-funded summer research at various German institutions
  • Northern Hemisphere Summer Research Scholarship: Offers fully-funded summer research opportunities at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, working alongside undergraduates from other institutions across the world
  • National Science Foundation: The NSF funds several agreements between U.S. institutions and international collaborators, through which American undergraduates can participate in research around the globe
     
• Visit the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring Office to find out more about prestigious summer fellowships and internship programs.
• Network!  If you’re already doing on-campus research here, then ask your PI, research adviser, or lab colleagues about any possible opportunities to work on a project abroad with international collaborators.
   
• For internships, check out the following summer internship opportunities that offer science placements:
  • CELA: Belize - for global health, prehealth, nursing, or wildlife/marine science interests
  • IES: London - for any STEM interest
  • IES: Dublin - for any STEM interest
  • IES: Vienna - for any STEM interest
  • IES: Rome - for any STEM interest
  • IES: Santiago - for any STEM interest, especially astro/astrophysics
  • CRCC Asia: Tokyo - for any STEM interest
  • CRCC Asia: Seoul - for any STEM interest
  • CRCC Asia: Shanghai - for any STEM interest
  • Paris: AgroParisTech - for plant biology, cosmetology, food science, biotechnology, genetics, or mathematics
  • Connect 123: Sydney - for any STEM interest except prehealth/premed
  • Connect 123: Cape Town - for prehealth/premed interests
  • Connect 123: Buenos Aires - for prehealth/premed or wildlife/animal science interests

For any questions, schedule an appointment on Starfish with Joel Waters, Science Education Abroad Coordinator.