1. Finding and applying for summer RESEARCH internships
December 2017
Contact:
Roxanne Malé-Brune,

2. Workshop Overview What am I trying to get out of this internship?
How do I find internships on campus?
How do I find external internship opportunities?
How do I apply for internships?

3. What am I trying to get out of this internship?
Testing driving your career options?
Experience in a particular field or method?
Publications/Presentations?
Money?
Other?

4. How Do I Find Internal Internship Opportunities?
Talk to your professors about their research.
Go to the department website, search for faculty and their research.
Go to the Student Expo, April 12, 2018.

5. Tips for Internal Internships
Ask if you will be paid.
Many faculty will only pay after the 1st semester.
Some will only offer summer internships if you also commit to working in the Fall.
Ask how many hours are you expected to work.
Typically the minimum is 10 hours per week during the academic year. The max is now 25 hours.

6. Tips for Internal Internships
Talk with other students in the lab.
See if the environment is right for you.
Make sure you discuss your expectations with the faculty mentor.

7. How Do I Find External Internship Opportunities?
Go to:
Click: Fellowships/Research Internships
Click: List of Summer Research Internships

9. Click: List of Summer Research Internships

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Powerpoint for Summer Research Internship Workshop
To find research internships at specific locations:
Check out the Pathways to Science search engine; select the undergraduate tab and then select "research and internships for undergraduates"   For a list of science fellowships: click here For list of government fellowships: click here
Social Sciences and Humanities
Dow Jones News Fund Summer Internships - Nov. 1, week summer internships in business reporting, news, digital and sports copy editing; juniors, seniors and graduate students.
International Radio & Television Society Summer Fellowship - Dec. 3, week summer fellowship for juniors, seniors and graduate students in communication.
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) SITES - deadlines depending on sites Opportunities for life, physical, and social sciences, STEM education and engineering; deadlines now through February.

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Click undergraduate tab, then select paid summer research and internships for undergraduates

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Click undergraduate tab, then select paid summer research and internships for undergraduates

13. Insert “summer fellowship” in search box
Insert “summer fellowship” in search box

14. Click “Advanced Search”
Click “Advanced Search”

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NSF REUs have opportunities in several disciplines

17. NSF REUs – Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

18. Didn’t Find What You Want?
click fellowships/research internships

19. PIVOT Database Register at http://www.cos.com
Search the database by:
Grants, fellowships, summer internships
academic discipline, academic level, nationality, and more.
Register at
Note, the first time you must use a computer connected to the OU network.
Once you confirm your registration you can then use your username and password to sign into PIVOT, from any computer.
Check out the instructional video

20. http://www.cos.com Click “Login to you PIVOT account”
Log on or Sign In
Go to Advanced Search

22. http://www.cos.com All fields: type “summer internship”
Amount: leave blank
Deadlines: leave blank
Limited submission: leave blank
Citizenship or residency:
leave blank if US;
if not US use drop down menu and uncheck US citizenship box at top of page

23. http://www.cos.com Funding Type: Use drop down menu to select
Artistic pursuit; or
Research;
Also select Training, scholarship or fellowship
Keyword:
First time, click browse and figure out where your field is listed.
When typing in box do not hit enter key; wait for keyword to pop up and then select line and hit enter
Requirements:
Select undergraduate student; and women or minority (if applicable)

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28. Save your Search

29. Click the box
This will allow you to receive weekly updates.

30. Applying for Internships
Typically you will need:
Resume/CV
Letter of Recommendation(s)
Transcript
Plus, sometimes you will:
Fill out a form with short essays.
Need a Personal Statement

31. Resume/CV These are very discipline-specific. Resources:
Faculty advisor
Faculty mentor (if already doing research)
Career and Leadership Development Center

32. Personal Statement Personal Statement explains:
How you decided what you want to do (point A)
Your career path (point B)
How you have proactively gained expertise to take you from point A to point B.

33. Personal Statement Always follow the guidelines.
For this essay, ask yourself:
“what skills do I need to be successful?”
Technical skills – cite:
Special/advanced classes
Research
Internships
Job experiences
Soft skills, e.g.,
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork

34. Personal Statement For each experience, state: What did you do?
include a context to when e.g., “as a freshman, I”
and duration “for 40 hours during fall semester”
What did you achieve?
How did it benefit others?
How did it benefit you? (skills/insights learned)

35. Personal Statement
Include specific examples of any research and/or professional activities in which you have participated.
Consider stating:
Objectives of the project
for quantitative research: hypothesis;
for qualitative research: research questions;
for other experiences: mission/goal
Timeline
duration and chronology during UG or G career
Your Role: (leader, team member)
Methodology (scientific language, but no jargon!)

36. Personal Statement (cont’d)
How did your research further the knowledge in your field?
Skills Gained/Lessons/Learned?
Reference your publications/presentations/significant fellowships/grants.
Broader Impacts: How did research or other experience benefit society?

37. Reference Letter
Always follow the guidelines.
Typically, recommenders should use letterhead and include the following information:
Name
Title of reference writer
Department
Institution or organization
Include details explaining:
the nature of the relationship to the applicant;
statements about the applicant's academic, research and workforce potential

38. Transcript Always follow the guidelines.
If the program allows you to use non-official transcripts, then you can use a DARS. BUT make sure the DARS is complete.
I prefer to request a copy of an official transcript, scan it and upload it.