This page provides a list of some off-campus student opportunities that have in the past welcomed and/or listed on their application pages (research, mentorship, internship, volunteer, scholarships) an interest from STEM students who are non US citizens and/or permanent residents. This is not an extensive list but only a sample of opportunities. Please note that sometimes programs do make exceptions and/or do not have all information, specifically regarding a student's immigration status, clearly listed on their application pages. If you are unsure of whether you meet the eligibility requirements of any program listed below or others not listed on this page, we recommend that you reach out directly to each program and inquire about your specific eligibility.
AB540 and/or Undocumented Students*
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Entry Point Internship for Students with Disabilities
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Summer Internship Program for Students with Disabilities
- American Physiological Society (API) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Base 11
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Connection Program)
- Care Harbor
- Columbia University Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STAR U)
- Computational Research Access Network (CRANE)
- FullyHacks
- Getty Marrow Internship Program
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program
- IDEA Hacks
- LA Hacks
- LA Metro
- LA-Tech.org
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Summer Research Program (MSRP)
- NASA L'SPACE
- Outreachy
- Snap Inc. Summer Academies
- Stanford University Community College Premedical Program
- Stanford University Community College Research Program
- Stanford University Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Stanford University Science Technology and Reconstructive Surgery (STARS) Internship Program
- Stanford Inclusive Mentoring in Data Science
- Stanford University Sustainability Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering (SURGE) Program
- Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) - List of Various Programs
- UC Berkeley SETI Research Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
- UC Berkeley Transfer to Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TTE REU)
- UC Irvine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- UCLA Break Through Tech AI
- UCLA Community College Field Biology Alliance Program
- UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program
- UCLA Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
- UC Santa Cruz Lamat Program
- University of Chicago Data Science Institute Summer Lab Program
- University of Maryland Combinatorics, Algorithms, and AI for Real Problems
- USC Diversity, Inclusion, Access (DIA) Jumpstart
- USC Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
- Zed Factor Fellowship (Aerospace)
* Some programs may require that you have authorization to work in the U.S. and/or a particular immigration status. Undocumented students with or without an employment authorization card or social security number, can contact SMC's Dream Program and Dream Resource Center for additional support and resources, including potential paid volunteer opportunities through financial aid for eligible students as well as view a Life After College: A Guide for Undocumented Students for more information.
F1 International Students**
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Entry Point Internship for Students with Disabilities
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Summer Internship Program for Students with Disabilities
- American Physiological Society (API) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Baylor College of Medicine Smart Program
- Brooke Owens Fellowship
- Boston University BU PHotonics Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Connection Program)
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech) LIGO Program
- Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Care Harbor
- Carnegie Mellon University - Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Software Engineering (REUSE)
- Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) Program
- C-CAS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Students with Disabilities
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- Columbia Business School Summer Research Internship
- Computational Research Access Network (CRANE)
- Cornell Break Through Tech AI
- Department of Defense Smart Program and Scholarship(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom)
- Emory University Computational Mathematics for Data Science
- FullyHacks
- Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Mechanistic Biology Summer Program (MBSP)
- Google CS Research Mentorship Program
- Google Summer of Code
- Harvard Medical School (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMP) Scholars
- Harvard STEM Cell Institute Internship Program (HIP)
- Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Health Career Connections
- IDEA Hacks
- LA Metro
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Summer Research Program (MSRP)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Summer Research Program in Biology
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Quantitative Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience (QSUIRE)
- NASA L’SPACE
- Oregon Health and Sciences Institute Biomedical and Bioinformatics Research Internship and Training Experience at the Knight Cancer Institute (B-BRITE)
- Outreachy
- Santa Fe Institute Undergraduate Complexity Research
- Snap Inc. Summer Academies
- Stanford University Inclusive Mentoring in Data Science
- Stanford University Science Technology and Reconstructive Surgery (STARS) Internship Program
- Stanford University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Stanford University Sustainability Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering (SURGE) Program
- Station1 Frontiers Fellowship (SFF)
- Stowers Summer Scholars Program
- UberSTAR
- UC Berkeley SETI Research Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
- UC Irvine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- UCLA Bruins-in-Genomics (BIG) Summer Program
- UCLA Research in Industrial Projects (RIP) for Students
- UCLA Undergraduate Student Summer Program
- University of Minnesota Lando NSF/REU
- Mayo Clinic Medicine and Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- UC Santa Cruz Lamat Program
- UCLA Break Through Tech AI
- University of Chicago Data Science Institute Summer Lab Program
- University of Maryland Combinatorics, Algorithms, and AI for Real Problems
- University of Washington eScience Institute Data Science for Social Good
- Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) Summer Research Fellowship Program
** Students studying on F1 international visas should reach out to the International Education Center to see if you qualify for off-campus experiences. For more information review F-1 Employment Options .