Internships

• Fermilab may offer flexibility on internship start and end dates to accommodate your academic schedule.
• Notify internships@fnal.gov with any changes to the start or end dates.

Inform your recommender to email the letter of recommendation to internships@fnal.gov to include your name and the internship program.

The application is the same as the deadline for letters of recommendation (LOR). Applicants who do not comply with application requirements will not be considered.

To make a change to a submitted application, email internships@fnal.gov.

You can apply to multiple internship programs. However, if you are selected for more than one internship program, you can only participate in one program per term.

Applicant will be notified by email according to the dates provided on the internship website.

In order to qualify for a high school internship, you must be enrolled in an Illinois high school.

Yes, if you are enrolled in a U.S. university on a visa you may participate in most internships. See eligibility requirements for each internship.

Interns are required to be onsite unless otherwise approved by the program manager.

Fermilab does not pay for international flights arriving to or departing from your internship.

You may extend your stay at your expense. Fermilab does not provide financial support for your extended stay. You are responsible for any airfare and housing cost differences.

• Reimbursements are only available for some of the Batavia campus internships. Please reference the internship details for each individual internship program.
• If your internship covers mileage reimbursement and you decide to travel by private automobile, Fermilab Batavia campus will reimburse drivers for their initial trip to the lab and their last trip home from the lab. You must a provide a mailing address to and from your residence.
• Transportation expenses will be reimbursed based on the most direct route.
• Travel by a private automobile will be reimbursed at the current government rate or the cost of the lowest commercial airfare, whichever is lower.

No, there are no transportation or housing provisions for intern family and friends.

Fermilab high school internship programs do not offer housing.

Fermilab prohibits bringing a pet (a domestic animal kept for pleasure or companionship) to work or having a pet in buildings and premises while working, with the exception of service animals for a person with disabilities.

You must call or email your immediate supervisor, email internships@fnal.gov, and report your absence on your weekly timecard.

Applicants are asked to commit to attending the entire internship period. Time off allowances depend on each individual program. Program manager and supervisor approvals are needed.

Qualified reimbursable expenses are listed in the internship details for each program.

• Fermilab is unable to begin processing possible reimbursements until all data and receipts are received. This means that the process cannot start until the internship has ended and you are home or back at school.
• Once the process has begun, the reimbursement can take from two weeks to a month to process.