Participants of each program receive a stipend for 10 weeks of research. Some of the programs have additional funding for travel and housing. Applicants should have completed at least two years of basic course work in chemistry, biology, and physics and have a GPA of 3.3 or higher to be competitive. NREL, jointly with the DOE and Association of Western Universities, offers summer internships to junior and senior college students. Applicants must be studying mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, electrical engineering, and environmental science.
Interns receive a stipend and travel expenses.
Second week of March. National Science Foundation, Division of Atmospheric Sciences . Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, specific sites provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to conduct research during the summer. National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, specific sties provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to conduct research during the summer.