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American Fisheries Society
Eight-week paid summer internship pairing high-school students with fisheries professionals in federal and state agencies, universities, and private companies to stimulate interest in fisheries science and support diversity in the field.
Paid summer internship placing eligible students alongside researchers and health professionals, with exposure to clinical and biomedical research.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Seven-week, unpaid educational internship where high-school students work on research projects with NIST scientists in labs on the Boulder, CO, or Gaithersburg, MD, campus.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Paid summer internship where high-school students work with museum departments on science and non-science projects while building research, communication, and workplace skills.
Skills training, mentoring, and paid internships of up to 500 hours for high-school seniors, keeping them connected to school and the workforce.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Students arrange their own research laboratory placement with a Rutgers NJMS faculty member who agrees to host them. Work is in person in a lab in Newark.