Internships

Program Description

Sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, SULI places undergraduate physics or engineering majors in paid 10-week summer internships at Fermilab. These internships offer a chance for students to work with Fermilab scientists or engineers on a project at the frontier of scientific research in particle physics.

Further program information

Eligibility

• Full-time undergraduate enrollment at an accredited institution and completion of at least one year as a matriculating undergraduate
• Undergraduate cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• 18 years of age
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
• High school diploma or certificate of General Education Development (GED)
• May participate in the SULI program twice and can apply to the SULI program a maximum of three times.

Application Procedure

• Online application
• Unofficial transcript
• Two letters of Recommendation (Due date is application close date).

Internship Details

• 2025 Spring Application Period: Fermilab will not be participation for SULI Spring 2025
• 2025 Summer Application Period: TBD
• 2025 Summer Acceptance Date: TBD
  
• 2025 Summer Program Date: TBD
• 2024 Fall Application Period: March 13, 2024 – May 22, 2024, at 5pm ET
• 2024 Fall Acceptance Date: June 5 – August 6, 2024
  
• 2024 Fall Program Date: August 19 – December 6, 2024
• Salary: $650.00 per week
• Housing: Housing allowance provided, or housing will be arranged only if the internship is held onsite, only if permanent address is more than 50 miles from Fermilab.
• Transportation: Paid round-trip airfare, or mileage reimbursement if permanent address is more than 50 miles from host laboratory.

Deliverables

• Entrance and exit surveys
• Poster presentation
• Research abstract
• 1,500-3,000 Research project report
• One-page peer review of another SULI intern’s poster or oral presentation