Internships

Yes, if you are studying at a US university on a visa you may participate in most internships.

Should telecommuting be necessary, it is an option to be discussed and approved by your supervisor. However, it is highly encouraged that the majority of your work be done onsite.

Yes, we can accommodate interns whose school year ends after your internship start dates.

Please ask them to send their recommendation to internships@fnal.gov with your name and the internship program listed in the email.

Yes. The application deadline is the same as the letters of recommendation (LOR) deadline. Please have all LOR’s turned in by that time for your application to be considered.

Once submitted, an application cannot be edited. In order to make a change to a submitted application you will need to email the change to internships@fnal.gov.

Yes, we encourage you to apply to as many internships as you want.

• Each internship has its own home page that will list an Offer Date and an Acceptance Date.
• Should the date shown on the website change, an email will be sent to all applicants stating there is a delay.

No, the lab does not pay for international flights arriving to or departing from your internship.

You may prolong your visit in the area. Fermilab does not provide financial support for your additional stay. You will have to pay the difference in airfare based on our allowed travel days and your revised dates.

• Fermilab only reimburses drivers for their initial trip to the lab and their last trip home from the lab.
• Reimbursements are only available if your permanent address is more than 50 miles away from Fermilab one way.
• If you want to drive to Fermilab we have to know the address you will be driving from and the airport you would have used to get an estimated cost comparison. Fermilab will pay the lesser cost between an airline ticket (our estimate) or the mileage reimbursement.

No, if you want to bring along a spouse or have them visit, you must provide offsite housing during their stay.

No, Fermilab does not provide housing to anyone 18 years of age or younger.

• Per Fermilab Policy, 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.
• Service Pets: An employee must have an approved ADA accommodation request prior to bringing a service animal on lab premises. A user or affiliate must work with their home institution to receive an approved ADA accommodation request and submit to a Fermilab Human Resources Business Partner.
• Depending on the housing procured by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility, interns with service pets may be able to bring their service pet to Fermilab procured housing. Please reach out to internships@fnal.gov for more information on accommodations.

You must call or email your immediate supervisor and the EDIA office (internships@fnal.gov) and report your absence on your timecard.

Time off allowances depend on each individual program. Approvals from the program manager and Office of EDIA must be received before your internship begins.

• The internships team will reach out for any information on possible reimbursements.
• Fermilab will only reimburse Fermilab managed internship participants for the following items:
  • The initial drive to the lab from a permanent address that is more than 50 miles away one way from Fermilab.
  • The drive home on your last day of the internship to a permanent address that is more than 50 miles away one way from Fermilab.
  • The rideshare used to get to or from the airport and Fermilab-provided housing.
  • The train or bus ticket used to get to and from the internship onsite at Fermilab.

• 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.