Undergraduate Internship and Research Opportunities

We’ve assembled a list of undergraduate opportunities we’re aware of in HPC, computational science, data science, or quantum computing. 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: Los Alamos National Lab High Performance Computing Undergraduate Internship
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Dates: Summer 2026
Eligibility: Eligible to work in the US; 60 course-hours into degree
Applications Due: Until filled

Program: Arizona State University SenSIP REU Site: Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm Design and Implementation
Location: Tempe, AZ
Dates: May 18 - July 10, 2026.
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident.
Applications Due: March 14, 2026, but will accept applications until slots are full.

Program: TACC Cyberinfrastructure Research for Social Advancement (NSF REU)
Location: Austin, TX
Dates: May 30 - August 1, 2026
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, 2026 (rolling acceptances)

Program: LBNL/NERSC Computing Sciences Student Program
Location: Berkeley, CA
Dates: 10-12 weeks, varies by project
Eligibility: Juniors and seniors enrolled in a US university.
Applications Due: Rolling

Program: Flatiron Institute - Simons Foundation, Center for Computational Neuroscience
Location: New York City, NY
Dates: May 27 - August 8, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergraduate or graduate.
Applications Due: January 17, 2025.

Program: Flatiron Institute - Simons Foundation, Center for Computational Quantum Physics
Location: New York City, NY
Dates: May 27 - August 8, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergraduate or graduate.
Applications Due: January 17, 2025.

Program: Flatiron Institute - Simons Foundation, Center for Computational Mathematics
Location: New York City, NY
Dates: May 27 - August 8, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergraduate or graduate.
Applications Due: January 17, 2025.

Program: Flatiron Institute - Simons Foundation, Center for Computational Catalysis
Location: New York City, NY
Dates: May 27 - August 8, 2025.
Eligibility: Enrolled undergraduate or graduate.
Applications Due: January 17, 2025.

Program: Lawrence Livermore National Lab HPC Cluster Engineer Academy
Location: Livermore, CA
Dates: A 9-week subset of May 5 - August 29, 2025.
Eligiblity: Enrolled undergraduate.
Applications Due: January 31, 2025.

Program: Lawrence Livermore National Lab DevOps Internship Team
Location: Livermore, CA
Dates: A 9-week subset of May 5 - August 29, 2025.
Eligiblity: Enrolled undergraduate.
Applications Due: January 31, 2025.

Program: Georgetown REU Site in Computer Science and Public Policy
Location: Washington, DC.
Dates: June 7 - August 7, 2025.
Eligibility: US citizens or permanent residents who are current 2nd- or 3rd-year undergrads and CS majors.
Applications Due: February 2, 2025.

Program: TACC SCIPE AI in Civil Engineering
Location: Austin, TX
Dates: June 1 - June 30, 2025.
Eligibility: Rising sophomores or older studying at a US institution.
Applications Due: February 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: NERSC Summer Internships
Location: Berkeley, CA
Dates: Varies by project
Eligibility: Rising seniors.
Applications Due: Rolling
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