Undergraduate Internships

2026 PDF: 2026 Undergraduate Research and Internship Tips and Opportunities

National Laboratories Opportunities

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)
  Paid research internships at DOE national laboratories.
  Deadline: January 7, 2026
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• Argonne National Laboratory - Seasonal Internship Program
  Undergraduate research internships with mentoring and a final poster.
  Deadline: February 6, 2026
  Website
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Undergraduate Research
  Paid research internships across materials, energy, computing, and security.
  Typical deadline: January-February (varies by program)
  Website
• SLAC - LCLS Summer Internships
  Hands-on summer research at a national accelerator laboratory.
  Typical deadline: January-February
  Website
• Los Alamos National Laboratory - Summer Schools
  Research-focused summer programs addressing national security challenges.
  Deadlines vary by program (typically January-March)
  Website
• Sandia National Laboratories Internships
  Internships in engineering, computing, cybersecurity, and physical sciences.
  Deadlines vary by institute (typically January-March)
  Website
• Department of Defense STEM (DoD STEM)
  STEM internships, apprenticeships, and research programs.
  Deadlines vary by opportunity
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• Homeland Security - HS-POWER
  Ten-week summer research internships in STEM and related fields.
  Typical deadline: January
  Website
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - ASPIRE Fellowship
  Paid accelerator and engineering research experiences.
  Typical deadline: January
  Website
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - QCIPU
  Quantum computing program for physics undergraduates.
  Typical deadline: February
  Website
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - FURSI
  12-week paid summer research in particle physics and related fields.
  Deadline: January 15, 2026
  Website
• US CMS Undergraduate Internship Program
  10-week paid research internships across U.S. CMS institutions.
  Typical deadline: January
  Website

Industry Internships

• Commonwealth Fusion Systems
  Internships at a leading commercial fusion energy company.
  Deadlines vary by position
  Website

University-Based & NSF Programs

• National High Magnetic Field Laboratory - REU
  NSF-funded summer research at FSU or UF.
  Typical deadline: January
  Website
• NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
  11-week summer research with NIST mentors.
  Deadline: January 26, 2026
  Website
• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  Searchable database of NSF-funded REU sites.
  Deadlines vary by site
  Website
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Internships
  Internship opportunities across applied science and engineering.
  Typical deadline: January-February
  Website
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at CERN (UM@CERN REU)
  Nine-week summer research program at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
  Typical deadline: Early January
  Website

UVA Support

• Mitchell Summer Scholarship (UVA)
  Competitive UVA-based summer research funding for physics majors.
  Application opens: Early Spring
  Website