Transcript Summer Research Internships

Undergraduate Research
Summer Internships
Palomar College
STEM Center
What are these internships?
• Targeted at and made for undergraduate students
• Designed to give you the lab and research skills necessary to succeed in
graduate school
• Also want to get you interested in research
Benefits of these programs
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Experience to add on your resume
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Acquire lab skills you don’t get in the class room
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Apply learning to better understand subject material
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Acquire critical thinking and other research skills
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Gain connections (e.g. people and other opportunities) in the field
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Become exposed to new topics in your field
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Get a better idea of what you want to study
Where to look and where to apply
NSF REU Sites: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
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Government funded 10-week programs across the country
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Takes place at many universities and research institutions
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Stipend, travel, housing included
Most top research universities
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Search for undergraduate research opportunities by department
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Opportunities may be only for their students or not
STEM Center resources
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Summer 2016 Research Opportunities
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REU Information provided by CSUSM
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The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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this list of internship and summer research opportunities
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2016 Diversity Summer Internship Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Come talk to STEM tutors (e.g. Patricia has prior experience, Vincent is applying) and counselors
Talk to your professors
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They already know you so they know what kind of advice to give on searching and finding opportunities
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May have personal connections to research faculty at surrounding universities
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May have opportunities available during the school year
How to Apply
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Applications typically due between February and
March
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Shoulda start applying by December, request
letters of recommendation over break
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Requirements may include . . .
 2-3 letters of recommendationn
 Resume or CV (career center is very helpful)
 Statement of lab experience
 Statement of purpose
 Transcripts
 Other information (e.g. work history,
demographics, career goals)
Final tips
• Spend some time looking around at the kind of research done at these
internship sites
• Apply to your top choices based on the most interesting or exciting
research (that appeals to you)
• Try not to base your decision on location, but rather the research projects
available to you