Internships and Research Opportunities for SMC students

• List of Internships and Research Opportunities from the SMC STEM office  LINK

• National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
  "NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location."
  
  By using the web page, Search for an REU Site, you may examine opportunities in the subject areas supported by various NSF units. Also, you may search by keywords to identify sites in particular research areas or with certain features, such as a particular location.
  
  Students must contact the individual sites for information and application materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants. A contact person and contact information is listed for each site.

• The Career Center has prepared a Summer 2017 internship guide - this is an amazing list of internship opportunities that you should check out! 
  Examples of places include:

• • • Cedars-Sinai Research Internship Program

    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 

    • Heal the Bay - SANTA MONICA PIER AQUARIUM (SMPA)

    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

    • Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF) through Caltech

    • NASA

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

    • NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    • National Park Service and the US Fish Wildlife Service

    • Student Conservation Association (SCA)

    • UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

    • United States Department of Transportation

    • ... and many more!

Internships are a great way to get a "foot in the door" leading to a future job after graduation!  It's a great way to get paid, get experience, and also have an impressive experience to include on your resume!

Research Class for SMC students

Students at Santa Monica College CAN do research during there time at SMC!  There are opportunities both here at SMC as well at other colleges.

Science 10 - Principles and Practice of Scientific Research - 2 units (1 hour of lecture and 3 hours of lab per week) - typically offered by various Biology/Chemistry/Earth Science faculty during the Winter intercession and Spring semester.  See course schedule to see the next available opportunity

• Here's another helpful introduction to undergrad research from the American Chemical Society  LINK

Ways to get connected to a chemistry internship / research experience

• • SMC/UCLA Science Research Initiative (SRI) - admission to this program provides you an opportunity to do a 9-10 week summer research project at UCLA!    Brochure about the SMC/UCLA Summer Scholars Research Program (SSRP) available here.

• American Chemical Society -- Click on "Undergraduate Research Opportunities"

• A list of programs to apply for compiled by the SMC Physical Science Department

• Amgen Scholars Program