Internships
The Agile BioFoundry (ABF) is made up of seven U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories that each offer their own internships. Please visit the following links for more information on each lab’s internship opportunities:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Are you interested in an internship at one of our national labs? Contact us at [email protected].
“My internship at PNNL allowed me to perform cutting-edge research that has real-world applications. When working on ABF projects, I connected with researchers across multiple DOE labs who provided patient and enthusiastic mentoring. The SULI program opened up new career paths and shaped the research I intend to pursue in graduate school and my career.”
Kelly Teitel, ABF SULI Intern at PNNL
Additionally, the U.S. Department of Energy offers the following internship opportunities. Please note that not all internships or programs may afford the applicants to work directly with the Agile BioFoundry. Please refer to each national laboratory’s website for more information.
| Program | Who can apply? | Internship length | Participating national laboratories |
| Community College Internship (CCI) | Community college students | 10 weeks (summer) 16 weeks (spring/fall) | ANL, LBNL, NREL, PNNL |
| Graduate Degrees for Minorities for Engineering and Science (GEM) | Graduate students of underrepresented groups | 10 weeks (summer) | LANL, LBNL, NREL, ORNL, PNNL |
| Minority Serving Institution Internship Program (MSIIP) | Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at minority-serving institutions | 10 weeks (summer) | LANL, LBNL, PNNL |
| Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) | Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at minority-serving institutions | 8-12 weeks (summer) | ANL, LANL, ORNL, PNNL |
| Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) | Graduate students | 3-12 months | LANL, LBNL, NREL, PNNL |
| Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) | Undergraduates Post-baccalaureates Graduate students | 10 weeks (summer) 16 weeks (spring/fall) | ANL, LANL, LBNL, NREL, ORNL, PNNL |
| Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) | Full-time faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students invited by applying faculty member (summer term only) | 10 weeks (summer/ spring/ fall) | LBNL, ORNL, PNNL |
“Immersed in a vast research community, I had the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary and collaborative research, which deepened my understanding and appreciation of the complexities of sustainable biomanufacturing and biological engineering. This pivotal experience has been instrumental in cementing my aspirations to pursue graduate studies and continue my research in these critical fields.”
Torrey Lind, ABF Intern at NREL
