External Summer Research Opportunities for McDaniel College Biology Majors
U.S. Wide Searches:
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE): Medical Schools
A Sampling of Maryland Summer Internship Programs:
Johns Hopkins University (Homewood Campus) SURE program
Johns Hopkins University (Medical School Campus) SIP program
National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research SIP Program
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)
A Sampling of Programs for Underrepresented Groups in the Sciences:
National Institutes of Health Step-up Program
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
American Society for Microbiology
Johns Hopkins Medical School Leadership Alliance
Programs in which McDaniel Students Have Recently Participated:
Medical College of Georgia STAR Program
University of Pennsylvania Medical School Molecular Biology Program
University of California Los Angeles
Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center
New! Recently Advertised Internships:
UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Eastern Virginia Medical School-Pediatrics
University of Delaware College of Marine and Earth Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Boston University School of Public Health-Biostatistics
North Carolina State University-Biostatistics
University of Wisconsin Madison-Biostatistics
Maryland Sea Grant-Marine Biology
Fort Detrick (Frederick, MD) Biological Science Aid (Please contact Dr. Parrish for information)
Also please see McDaniel College Career Services for other internship databases by clicking here.
You are also encouraged to search for additional undergraduate research programs through an internet based search. If you have a particular institution in mind, you can go to the academic department of interest and look for undergraduate summer internship programs.
Links to External Internships (not an all-inclusive list)
Please contact Dr. Susan Parrish @ sparrish@mcdaniel.edu for additional information or assistance.
Varies per program but some general guidelines:
Application Deadlines: ~January-March 1st (depends on program)
Application Requirements: Transcripts, application form, 2 or more letters of recommendation
Letters of Recommendation: Provide professor with: >1 month notice, curriculum vitae, and specific instructions for each letter [deadlines, additional forms, addresses, mailing instructions (send by e-mail, mail, or give to you?)]
Curriculum vitae: Include GPA, honor societies, leadership positions, clubs, volunteer experience, tutoring experience, previous research experience, scientific presentations, scientific publications, scientific society memberships, future career aspirations
External Research Internship Application Information:
