Internships

Internships programs

• High school
  • PRISM – Program for Research Innovation and STEM Mentorship — This program provides the opportunity for students to explore cutting-edge STEM fields while connecting with Fermilab STEM professionals.
  • VALOR JROTC — The VALOR JROTC program invites high school cadets to experience technical hands-on training during the summer months.
• Undergraduate
  • ASPIRE – Advancing Scholars in Physics and Innovative Research in Engineering — ASPIRE provides immersive learning experiences in accelerator engineering fields at Fermilab.
  • CCI – Community College Internships — Sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, community college students are immersed in STEM technical training during the summer months.
  • LBNF/DUNE, South Dakota — Undergraduate engineering internship for students majoring in mining and related fields who are interested in working at a major underground construction project, and undergraduate business students interested in learning more about construction procurement and management.
  • NNSA Impact Internship Program (NNSA-IMPACT) – Provides paid opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Minority Serving Institutions. NNSA-IMPACT is open to all academic backgrounds.
  • QCIPU – Quantum Computing Internship for Physics Undergraduates — Physics undergraduate three-week program for students interested in quantum computing for the simulation of physics to gain hands-on Python and Qiskit programming experience.
  • SULI – Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship — Sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, undergraduate physics or engineering majors work with scientists or engineers on projects at the frontier of particle physics research.
  • U.S. CMS Undergraduate Internship — The U.S. CMS Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program seeks to address the under-representation of women and minoritized students in STEM fields, in particular Physics. It is a 10-week paid internship program, which offers female and minority undergraduate students an opportunity to perform a project under the mentorship of scientists working at the frontier of Physics at one of the <strong>50+ institutions </strong>in the United States.
  • VFP Faculty Program – Student – Faculty applicants must submit a research project proposal co-developed with Fermilab staff. Faculty are able to invite eligible students to accompany them to the VFP Program.
• Graduate
  • ASPIRE – Advancing Scholars in Physics and Innovative Research in Engineering — ASPIRE provides immersive learning experiences in accelerator engineering fields at Fermilab.
  • FCSI – Fermilab Computational Science Internship — Graduate student cybersecurity, cloud-based distributed computing, big data, high-performance computing, machine learning, and quantum computing opportunity to use cutting-edge tools and technology.
  • SCGSR — Graduate awardees receive funds to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory/facility.
• Faculty
  • VFP Faculty Program – VFP provides 10-week summer hands-on research experiences at Fermilab for faculty
  • VFP Faculty Program – Student – Faculty applicants must submit a research project proposal co-developed with Fermilab staff. Faculty are able to invite eligible students to accompany them to the VFP Program.
• VALOR Program
  • VALOR JROTC – Program is a highly competitive, paid, six-week summer internship opportunity for Illinois JROTC high school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. 
  • VALOR VetTech – is a military veteran intern who provides routine technical support for an assigned experiment or support group. The program assumes apprenticeship level expertise, general military experience and/or knowledge-based on academic study.
  • VALOR Apprenticeship –is a highly competitive, paid, six-month fall/spring training and career exploration program for military veterans at the beginning of their civilian careers and recent Illinois JROTC high school graduates. 
• Co-Op Education Program
  • Undergraduate Cooperative Education Program – Undergraduate students work alongside world-class scientists and engineers. Students apply what they learn at their home institutions to cutting-edge experiments and projects vital to Fermilab’s scientific mission.