UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES
TIPS
- Start your applications as early as you can.
- Find out what is required and whether you are eligible to apply
- Find letter of recommendation writers (request letters a month prior to the internship deadline)
- Find out about which summer project interests you and why
- Talk about the institution and goals. Make sure you research the institution before applying
- Contact someone from the institute you are applying
- Reach out to your network of professors to see if they have contacts at the place you are applying
- Draft your essays and have someone look at it before submitting your application
- Write down deadlines
INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory National and International Non-Traditional Exchange (NINE) program
- Deadline: Usually accepting applications until end of January
- California Institute of Technology SURF Program
- Need to write a grant. Contact faculty from Caltech. California, USA
- Deadline: Around February.
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
- Deadline: Usually end of January.
- Cormack Vacation Research Scholarships
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland
- Deadline: Usually in March
- ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics Summer Research Scholarships
- Australian National University
- Summer (Nov – Jan) deadline: around August
- Option for Winter school (June – July) deadline: around Feb
- ASTRON/JIVE summer student programme
- Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
- Deadline: Usually end of January
- Australian Astronomical Observatory Student Fellowship Program
- Summer(Dec – Feb) deadline: around August.
- Winter (June – Sep) deadline: around February
- Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
- Elegible only students pursuing a masters degree…
- Deadline: around March
- European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) Trainee Project
- Euopean Space Astronomy Centre, Spain
- Deadline: Usually in December
- Royal Astronomical Society Undergraduate Research Bursaries
- Not an internship but very important!
- Applying for a grant: applications must come from undergraduate’s research advisor
- Deadlines: February 15 and August 15 all year long
- Simons Foundation - Summer Research Assistant, CCA
- New York, USA
- Undergraduate and graduate students
- Deadline: Usually end of November
COMMON ASTRONOMY TERMS
- An extended astronomical glossary can be found here
OTHER LINKS
These links are used by many undergraduate, graduates, and professionals to stay informed about academic opportunities such as graduate school applications, conferences, workshops, internships, mentions to great scientists, and so on.
- Society of Women in Space Exploration (SWISE): a society that promotes women and diversity leadership in the fields of space exploration. Link: https://www.swise.org/
- Astrobitos: an astrophysics journal in Spanish run by graduate students that summarizes research articles. Link: https://astrobitos.org/
- Astrobites: an astrophysics journal run by graduate students that summarizes a paper considered to be interesting or important. Link: https://astrobites.org/
- Astronomy in color: a blog about inclusion and diversity in astronomy. Link: http://astronomyincolor.blogspot.com/
- Astrobetter: a blog for professional astronomers whose goal is to spread information and tips to everyone interested in doing astronomy well. Link: http://www.astrobetter.com/
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: an american organization that promotes scholarships and internship opportunities in the U.S. Link: http://scholarships.shpe.org/
- Society of Women Engineers: international society that provides scholarships and conferences to member countries, but even if your country is not a member, you should still try applying. Link: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience: an association that helps students acquire technical experience in industry through internship opportunities. Mexico, Panama and Nicaragua have operating organizations. Your best shot is to participate through one of those three neighboring countries. Link: http://iaeste.org/
