Undergraduate research opportunities also exist off-campus, often at national labs or observatories. These positions offer a stipend and often a travel or housing allowance. Positions are advertised in late fall, with many applications due in January and February. Follow the links below to learn more about available opportunities (please send an email to Professor Deborah Haarsma, Department Chair, dhaarsma@calvin.edu if you have suggestions for other links here).
- The National Science Foundation funds Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs at institutions around the country in physics and astronomy.
- Searchable list of many positions from American Institute of Physics
- List of astronomy related positions from American Astronomical Society
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Kitt Peak
- Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy
- NASA Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy
- University of Chicago
- California Institute of Technology
- German Academic Exchange Service
- Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics (for Canadian citizens)
- The IAESTE Placement Program matches U.S. university students majoring in technical fields with paid internships abroad.
- APS/IBM Research Internships (for women)
- The Council for Undergraduate Research has a page listing student research opportunities.
- Registry of Undergraduate Researchers and Graduate Schools from the Council for Undergraduate Research (shares your name with graduate schools which are recruiting)
- the Apker Award from the Americal Physical Society for outstanding undergraduate research
