The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists has released a call for applications for the summer of 2012 research internships and fellowships at the DOE Labs. DOE and its predecessor organizations have more than a sixty-year history of commitment to training and supporting scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. DOE’s role in workforce development has primarily focused upon support of undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers through research and development awards at universities and at the DOE national laboratories. Today, that role also includes supporting educational and training programs to promote science and energy literacy.

There are three programs providing internships or fellowships:

The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program, the well-known and longest-running student internship program in the Office of Science, encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the DOE Labs. Students participate as research interns at one of 17 DOE Labs for 10 weeks during the Summer Term. The internship provides a weekly stipend and support for travel and housing. More information about SULI and access to the online application can be found at <http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/>.

The Community College Internship (CCI) program encourages community college students to enter technical careers relevant to the DOE mission by providing technical training experiences at the DOE Labs. Students work on technologies or instrumentation projects or major research facilities related to ongoing R&D programs. The internship provides a weekly stipend and support for travel and housing. More information about CCI and access to the online application can be found at <http://science.energy.gov/wdts/cci/>.

The Visiting Faculty Program (VFP), which is a restructuring of the former Faculty and Student Teams program, seeks to increase the research competitiveness of faculty members and their students at institutions historically underrepresented in the research community in order to expand the workforce vital to DOE mission areas. As part of the program, selected university/college faculty members collaborate with DOE laboratory research staff on a research project of mutual interest. Faculty member participants may invite up to two students (one of which may be a graduate student) to participate in the research project. The research appointment is 10 weeks in duration during the summer. Applicants establish their collaborations with laboratory research staff in advance of applying and submit a co-developed research proposal as part of the application. Students apply separately at the invitation of the faculty member. The program provides a stipend and a travel and housing support. More information about the VFP and access to the online application can be found at <http://science.energy.gov/wdts/vfp/>.

Links to applications can be found at <https://applicationlink2.labworks.org/home.aspx>

Deadline

Applications for all three programs are due January 10, 2012