Undergraduate Internship and Research Opportunities

We’ve assembled a list of undergraduate opportunities we’re aware of in HPC, computational science, or data science. This list is certainly not complete, so if you know of additional opportunities, please email us at chair at sighpcedu dot com and we’ll add it here!

Program: Washington University in St. Louis CSE Research Experience for Undergraduates
Location: St. Louis, MO.
Dates: May 25 - August 1, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrads, including international students.
Applications Due: February 14, 2025.

Program: Los Alamos National Laboratory Computational Sciences Undergraduate Internship
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Dates: Summer 2025.
Eligibility: US citizen.
Applications Due: February 14, 2025.

Program: Purdue Anvil Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Dates: May 26 - August 8, 2025.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen or permanent resident enrolled as an undergrad at a US institution.
Applications Due: February 15, 2025 (may close sooner).

Program: ACCESS Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP)
Location: Initial training in Miami, FL; work done both in Urbana-Champaign, IL and virtually
Dates: May 12 - May 25 in Miami; June 9-July in Champaign; July-August 1 virtually
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students attending US-based institutions. Priority given to underrepresented populations in STEM.
Applications Due: February 15, 2025.

Program: CRA Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
Location: Varies
Dates: May – September 2025, students and mentors decide specific dates
Eligibility: Undergrads at US institutions. Most funds are reserved for US citizens and permanent residents. Priority is given to students from underrepresented groups.
Applications Due: December 1, 2024 (early deadline); February 25, 2025 (general deadline).

Program: UW Eau-Claire REU: Advancing high-performance computing opportunities in undergraduate research at UW-Eau Claire to meet challenges of multidisciplinary computational science
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Dates: June 1 - August 2, 2025.
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident.
Applications Due: March 1, 2025.

Program: Temple University High Performance Computing (HPC) Tools, Techniques, and Research across the Physical Sciences REU
Location: Philadelphia, PA.
Dates: May 27 - July 31, 2025.
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident. Women, underrepresented minorities, and students from institutions with limited research opportunities are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications Due: March 7, 2025.

Program: University of Houston Frontiers of Data-Driven Computing REU
Location: Houston, TX
Dates: May 26 - August 2, 2025.
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident. Rising juniors and seniors favored.
Priority deadline March 10, 2025; accepted through April 2, 2025.

Program: Arizona State University SenSIP REU Site: Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm Design and Implementation
Location: Tempe, AZ
Dates: May 14 - July 9, 2025.
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident.
Applications Due: March 15, 2025, but will accept applications until slots are full.

Program: TACC Cyberinfrastructure Research for Social Change (NSF REU)
Location: Austin, TX
Dates: June 2 - August 1, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrads, 18+ at the start of the program. US citizens and permanent residents, with one additional spot for someone who doesn’t meet these criteria.
Applications Due: April 1, 2025 (open January 20, 2025).

Program: LBNL/NERSC Computing Sciences Student Program
Location: Berkeley, CA
Dates: 10-12 weeks, varies by project
Eligibility: US university enrollment.
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NERSC Scientific Networking Summer Student Assistant
Location: Berkeley, CA; Champaign, IL; or remote, depending on project
Dates: June 2 – August 22, 2025.
Eligibility: US university enrollment.
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NVIDIA Internships: Software Engineering
Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote
Dates: 12 weeks, May – September 2025
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrad
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NVIDIA Internships: Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote
Dates: 12 weeks, May – September 2025
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrad
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NVIDIA Internships: Deep Learning Computer Architecture
Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote
Dates: 12 weeks, May – September 2025
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrad
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NVIDIA Internships: Computer Architecture
Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote
Dates: 12 weeks, May – September 2025
Eligibility: Enrolled undergrad
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: NERSC Summer Internships
Location: Berkeley, CA
Dates: Varies by project
Eligibility: Rising seniors.
Applications Due: Rolling