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Internships & Research
Hand-picked internships, research programs and government opportunities for high school students, college students and recent graduates, from Loudoun County to Washington, DC.
🎓 High school students
Research and career internships open to high schoolers near Leesburg and DC.
HHMI Janelia High School Internship
Ashburn, VA · 7 weeks full-time, computational biology
Who: Age 16+; LCPS student or Loudoun resident; Python or MATLAB
When: Applications usually Dec–mid Jan
Official site →NIH Summer Internship Program (high school seniors)
Bethesda, MD and other NIH campuses
Who: US citizen/permanent resident; 18 by 9/30/2027 (17 OK within 40 miles of NIH)
When: Opens Oct 13, 2026 · due Jan 26, 2027
Official site →NIST Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP)
Gaithersburg, MD
Who: US citizen; HS junior or senior; GPA 3.0+; within 50 miles
When: Opens mid-Oct 2026 · due end of Jan 2027
Official site →Smithsonian Natural History Summer High School Internship
Washington, DC
Who: Grades 9–12, ages 15–18, DC/MD/VA commuting distance
When: Spring deadline (2026 was Mar 20)
Official site →Inova Summer Student Internship (lung research)
Fairfax, VA · 15–20 hrs/week, 6+ weeks
Who: HS senior and up; age 16+
When: Applications Nov 1 – Dec 31
Official site →Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – HSAP & GEMS
Silver Spring, MD · lab apprenticeships (Army AEOP)
Who: US citizen/permanent resident; GEMS grades 7–12
When: Summer; GEMS deadline Mar–Apr
Official site →George Mason ASSIP
Fairfax, VA · remote, hybrid or in person
Who: Age 15+ (16+ wet lab); HS and college
When: Usually Dec – mid Feb
Official site →Fairfax County Youth Leadership Program
Fairfax, VA · county government
Who: FCPS juniors only
When: Due Nov 8, 2026
Official site →🏫 College students
Paid research and government internships for undergraduates.
NIH Summer Internship Program (college)
Bethesda, MD and other NIH campuses
Who: Undergrad/grad; US citizen/permanent resident; 18+
When: Due Jan 26, 2027
Official site →NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Nationwide · apply to each site
Who: Undergrads; US citizen/national/permanent resident
When: Most deadlines Jan–Mar
Official site →NASA Internships
NASA centers or virtual
Who: US citizen; college student; GPA 3.0+
When: Summer 2027 due Mar 1, 2027
Official site →DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
17 national labs
Who: STEM undergrads or recent grads
When: Summer and semester terms
Official site →NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Gaithersburg, MD or Boulder, CO
Who: US citizen/permanent resident; full-time undergrad
When: Opens mid-Oct 2026 · due end of Jan 2027
Official site →Library of Congress internships & Junior Fellows
Washington, DC
Who: Undergrad or grad students
When: Summer; check site
Official site →Smithsonian Internships
DC area and other sites
Who: Age 14+; HS through grad
When: Varies by listing
Official site →Federal Pathways Internship Program
Federal agencies · listed on USAJOBS
Who: HS, undergrad or grad students
When: Year-round
Official site →Virginia Department of Health Internship Academy
Statewide
Who: Current students or recent grads
When: Apply mid-Dec – Jan
Official site →Virginia IT Agency (VITA) Summer Internship
North Chesterfield, VA
Who: 2-year, 4-year or grad students
When: Apply in February
Official site →Fairfax County Government Internships
Fairfax, VA
Who: HS, undergrad or grad (varies)
When: By semester; some rolling
Official site →Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Internship
Loudoun County, VA
Who: 18+; one college semester done; GPA 2.5+
When: Check site
Official site →🎓 Recent graduates
Fellowships, federal programs and national service after graduation.
NIH Postbaccalaureate IRTA
NIH campuses · 1–2 years of research
Who: Bachelor's within 3 years; US citizen/permanent resident
When: Rolling, year-round
Official site →Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)
Federal agencies
Who: Graduate degree within 2 years
When: Check site for next cycle
Official site →Pathways Recent Graduates
Federal agencies · USAJOBS
Who: Degree within 2 years
When: Year-round
Official site →ORISE Fellowships
Federal research agencies
Who: Recent STEM bachelor's or master's graduates
When: Varies by listing
Official site →AmeriCorps
National service across the US
Who: 17+ (NCCC ages 18–26)
When: Varies
Official site →Peace Corps
Service overseas or virtual
Who: US citizen, 18+
When: Rolling
Official site →🤖 Research & AI
Programs focused on artificial intelligence, data science and computing.
Stanford AIMI Summer Research Internship & Health AI Bootcamp
Virtual · AI in medicine
Who: High school students
When: Due Feb 1, 2027 · info session Nov 10, 2026
Official site →George Mason AI & Medical Informatics Research Program
Online + Arlington campus
Who: High school students
When: Summer; check site
Official site →AI4ALL Ignite
Virtual · about 20 weeks
Who: College students 18+
When: Spring deadlines
Official site →UMD REU-CAAR (algorithms, AI, machine learning)
College Park, MD
Who: Undergraduates
When: Early March
Official site →UVA School of Data Science REU
Charlottesville, VA · data science and AI
Who: Undergraduates
When: Check site
Official site →Argonne National Lab – AI & supercomputing
Lemont, IL · via SULI and Argonne programs
Who: Undergrad and grad
When: Check site
Official site →Know a program that belongs here? Email us.