The Carnegie Institute Department of Biology offers summer research experiences to undergraduates from Stanford and other institutions (including local community colleges and state Universities). Summer research experiences for undergraduates run for 8-10 weeks during the summer*. Students are expected to work full-time during the summer (40 hours/week).

The Carnegie Undergraduate Science Program includes: A summer seminar series for undergraduates and an Undergraduate Student Research Symposium. During the summer, students gather for weekly meetings/seminars and prepare presentations for the Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the end of the summer. Seminars typically involve informal presentations by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students and discussion. At the summer research symposium, summer interns present posters or short talks about their research to the department.

Please read about the Research interests of the faculty.

Students interested in an internship with the Carnegie Department of Plant Biology, should fill out an application form and provide three letters of recommendation (download forms here). Email the completed forms to Kathy Barton, (snail mail to Kathy Barton, Carnegie Institute, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305). Applicants from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, women, students from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. To be qualify for a paid internship you must be able to show that you are legally eligible to work in the US.The Carnegie Institution is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline for Applicatons for Summer 2008 is March 15, 2008

Important forms

Download application form (PDF format)
Download recommendation form(PDF format). You will need one for each reference.

Interns from previous years

Summer Interns 2006
Summer Interns 2005
Summer Interns 2004
Summer Interns 2003

*Depending on available positions and current funding, internships/assistantships may be available throughout the academic year. Stanford students may be able to obtain academic credit for research and Stanford Undergraduate Research Grants.