Summer Internships and Opportunities

Whether you are interested in finding a job or attending graduate school, a summer internship can help you gain valuable skills.  Note many programs have early application deadlines.

• Psychology Job & Internship Opportunities Blog
• The National Institute of Health (NIH) Summer Iinternship Program: C-SOAR
• JMU Career and Academic Planning Handshake

The following Universities and companies are seeking summer interns:

• Boston University – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
• Boston University – Psychology Research and Practice Track
• Columbia University/Barnard College – Summer Research Program focused on biology-related laboratory work.
• Colorado State University – Summer Program on Mind and Brain.
• Dordt College – Ukraine Research Experience.  The international projects include PTSD, risk factors for distress, subjective health, smoking/alcohol, dyadic model of partner violence.
• Frostburg State University – Tutors/Counselors.
• Indiana University – Animal Behavior Research.
• John Hopkins – Center for Talented Youth.
• University of Cincinnati – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
• University of Maryland – Summer Research Institute on Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Minority Health Disparities Initiative.
• University of North Carolina, Charlotte – Organizational Science Summer Institute.
• Oak Ridge Institute- Science Education Programs
• Ohio State University – Language Science Research Lab.
• Ohio University – Treatment-Related Research for Youth with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems.
• Pace University – Counseling Center Summer Internship Program.
• Texas Tech University – Human Factors.
• UCLA- Undergraduate Research
• University of Cincinnati- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
• University of Virginia – Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• Wediko Summer Program Internship – Children Services.
• Yale University – Comparative and Developmental Origins of Social Cognition.
• The National Science Foundation has a comprehensive list of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU).  More information. 

Note:  If you receive an internship, please let us know by emailing ugpsyc@jmu.edu.