Participants of each program receive a stipend for 10 weeks of research. Some programs have funding available for travel and housing expenses. Applicants should have completed basic course work in chemistry, biology, and physics and have a GPA of 3.2 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 Materials Research, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and Materials Research Laboratories . Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and Materials Research Laboratories conduct broad-ranging studies in all areas of materials research, including condensed matter physics. Specific Centers and Laboratories hire undergraduates each summer to join the research projects.