Find an Internship or Research Experience

Research opportunities and internships are a great way to develop experience in a particular discipline and provide practical application of theory. If you're wondering what undergraduate research entails or how to go about professionally pursuing opportunities, click on the link. If you're ready to explore the MANY research and internship opportunities available to you, explore the resources below.

Purdue Opportunities

Many FACULTY MEMBERS are able to provide funding or offer credit for undergraduate support. Students are encouraged to discuss opportunities and collaborate on research projects with faculty. Visit INDURE to explore faculty research areas. Explore the deparments below to see if your deparment has its own undergraduate research application process or opportunities.

Discovery Undergraduate Research Internships (DURI) is designed to involve Purdue undergraduates in the interdisciplinary research environment of Discovery Park. The program provides opportunities for students to work with faculty on cutting edge multidisciplinary research projects. Opportunities are offered for Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) provides students across all science, engineering and technology disciplines with an intensive research experience, allowing them to work closely with graduate students and professors in their respective schools.

Interns for Indiana connects Boilermakers to high-tech startups in the state. Students must be full-time, undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-seeking program at Purdue, have a minimum 2.8 GPA, and be at least a first semester junior at the time the internship would begin. For international students, this program provides on-campus employment at an off-campus location. No CPT authorization is required.

Purdue Graduate School lists undergraduate research opportunities for students at Purdue.

Pathmaker Residential Internship Program is designed to provide Purdue students with part-time, career relevant experience on or near campus throughout the school year. Students involved in Pathmaker gain real-world work experience in their chosen field.

Find internship & research opportunities through the College of Science Career Development Facebook Page!

Purdue myCCO Opportunities by Major

Research & Internship Opportunity Databases

Many summer programs have application deadlines in February.

Note to International Students: Many, but not all, paid summer research programs are restricted to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. Read program requirements closely. International students may approach individual faculty members at Purdue or elsewhere about laboratory work that does not involve a federal program.

Research databases
Research Organization	Website
American Astronomical Society	http://aas.org/learn/internships
American Chemical Society	http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers.html
American Mathematical Association Internships	Research: http://www.ams.org/programs/students/emp-reu Internships: http://www.ams.org/programs/students/emp-internships
American Physical Society	http://www.aps.org/careers/employment/internships.cfm
American Statistical Association	https://www.amstat.org/ASA/Education/Internships-and-Fellowships.aspx
Amgen Scholars	http://www.amgenscholars.com/
Amherst College Neuroscience & Biomedical Research Database	https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/neuroscience/summerresearch
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories	https://www.cshl.edu/education/undergraduate-research-program/
Association of Zoos & Aquariums	http://www.aza.org/joblistings/
Case Western Reserve University- School of Medicine Research	http://case.edu/medicine/research/
BioPharm Guy Internships	http://biopharmguy.com/services/internships.php
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience	http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/brain.shtml
CERN	http://careers.cern/students
Columbia University Biology (biomed, ecology, and marine) Internship Database	http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)	http://www.cic.net/students/srop/introduction
Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W)	http://cra.org/cra-w/
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Internships in Research & Medicine	http://www.fredhutch.org/en/about/internships.html
Indiana Intern	http://indianaintern.net/
Indianapolis Zoo	http://www.indianapoliszoo.com/contact/employment-and-volunteers/volunteers/internship-program
Leadership Alliance	http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/programs/summer-research
Mayo Clinic	https://college.mayo.edu/academics/biomedical-research-training/summer-undergraduate-research-fellowship-surf/
National Institute of Standards & Technology	http://www.nist.gov/ohrm/staffing/students.cfm
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network	http://www.nnin.org/research-experience-undergraduates
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	http://www.education.noaa.gov/Special_Topics/Student_Opportunities.php
National Park Service	http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/workwithus.htm
National Science Foundation REU Sites	http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
National Science Foundation Internship	http://www.nsf.gov/careers/careertypes/pathways.jsp
National Wildlife Federation	https://recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT1047NWF/JobBoard/1ca8346a-33cc-401d-90d9-d7f752fdfd7d/?q=&o=postedDateDesc
Pathways to Science (STEM)	http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/programs.asp?descriptorhub=SummerResearch_Summer%20Research%20Opportunity
Purdue College of Agriculture Internships	https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/career/Pages/Student_JobList-Internship.aspx
Smithsonian	http://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/
Student Conversation Association	http://www.thesca.org/serve/internships
SURF	http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/resprograms.cfm
The Bridge Eco & Conservation Internships	http://web.vims.edu/bridge/summer.html?svr=www
Toroidal Snark Math Opportunities	http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mathsummer.html
University of California, Irvine's Research Database	http://www.lib.uci.edu/collections/databases-a-to-z.html
Web Guru	http://www.webguru.neu.edu/program-listings/ur-listings
Wet Feet	http://www.internshipprograms.com/

Federal Opportunities

Federal job opportunities
Federal Organization	Website
Science.gov	https://stemundergrads.science.gov/
Central Intelligence Agency	https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
Department of Energy Undergraduate Internships	http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/
Department of Commerce	http://hr.commerce.gov/Careers/StudentCareerOpportunities/index.htm
Department of Energy	http://energy.gov/student-programs-and-internships
Department of Homeland Security	http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/
Department of the Interior	https://www.doi.gov/pathways
Environmental Protection Agency	http://www2.epa.gov/careers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Office of Education NASA Education Directory Internships at NASA Goddard Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) education programs Goddard Space Flight Center's Summer Undergraduate Internships
National Cancer Institute	http://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/Programs/Student/Default.aspx
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases	https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/summer-internship-program#SIP
National Institute on Drug Abuse	https://irp.drugabuse.gov/training/summer-program/
National Institutes of Health Biomedical Science	https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip
National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research	http://www.nicbr.mil/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/internship/
National Security Agency (NSA)	http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/index.shtml
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport	http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/WarfareCenters/NUWCNewport.aspx
Office of Naval Research	http://nreip.asee.org/
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	https://www.ornl.gov/
U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center	http://www.ecbc.army.mil/
Shell	http://www.shell.us/careers.html

Health-Related Programs

Health related Programs
Health Organization	Website
Association of American Medical Colleges	https://www.aamc.org/members/great/61052/great_summerlinks.html
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/research/surf/default/
National Institute of Health	https://www.nia.nih.gov/about
Rochester Institute of Technology	http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital	http://www.stjude.org/poe
Swarthmore Health Sciences Research Database	http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/health-sciences-office/summer-opportunities.xml
Syracuse University	http://casadvising.syr.edu/pre_health/our_services.html

International Opportunities

International job opportunities
International Organizations	Website
American Chemical Society	http://www.acs.org/
EURO Scholars	http://www.euroscholars.eu/
Intern Abroad	http://www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad
Clarkson University	https://www.clarkson.edu/honors-program/summer-research
Christian Brothers University	http://www.cbu.edu/mhirt
DAAD	https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/undergraduate-opportunities/
DAAD Rise	https://www.daad.de/rise/en/
Math in Moscow	https://mathinmoscow.org/
Mathematics Advanced Study Semester	http://www.math.psu.edu/mass/
Organization for Tropical Studies	https://tropicalstudies.org/
Partnerships for International Research and Education	http://pire.fiu.edu/apply.php
Pasteur Foundation	http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/scientific-careers/summer-internship
The Zurich Biology Undergraduate School	http://www.biologie.uzh.ch/index.html
Purdue Science and Engineering Projects in Hannover and Clausthal	http://www.studyabroad.purdue.edu/programs/flyer.cfm?flyer=755&SICountryCode=433
SUPER Stuttgart University Program for Experiencing Research	https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/international/short-term/super/