National Laboratory Opportunities

The Graduate Research Program at ORNL (GRO) offers students the opportunity to supplement your degree program from a leading research university by conducting research at ORNL. This highly flexible program allows for the student and ORNL scientist to maximize research opportunities at ORNL.

Undergraduate and graduate students earn practical research experience by working with mentors on projects in geoscience and atmospheric science. Our key areas of research include seismology, geophysics, geomechanics, geochemistry, atmospheric dispersion, climate modeling and model intercomparison, climate change detection and attribution, and the hydrological and carbon cycles.

The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP) is a project-based high school STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) program designed to help participants develop 21st century skills, learn about Berkeley Lab’s research activities, receive college and career guidance, and develop a STEM network in a real-life work environment.

Experiences in Research (EinR) is an internship program for high school students to gain hands-on experience with professionals at Berkeley Lab. Students spend six weeks over summer working directly on cutting edge projects alongside experts in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) and STEM adjacent careers.

Through the BLEND (Berkeley Lab Exploration in New Discoveries) program, Berkeley Lab partners with groups to provide experiences for post-secondary students, faculty and STEM partners. Experiences include visiting the Lab, touring facilities, taking part in STEM activities, meeting with scientists, and learning about careers.

The Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Faculty Fellowship (BLUFF) program brings faculty from minority-serving institutions or institutions without a large research capacity to Berkeley Lab to collaborate with Lab scientists, engineers, and STEM professionals.

The Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Research (BLUR) program places undergraduates, post baccalaureates, and graduate students who have established collaborations with LBNL scientists, engineers and STEM professionals. Participants work with scientists, engineers, technicians, and STEM professionals on projects related to Berkeley Lab’s research areas.

Bridge to Employment in Service and Tourism (B.E.S.T.) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides job exploration, pre-employment training, job skills development, and professional mentorship to adults with disabilities and barriers to employment. Sessions occur 3 times a year. Interns participate in 16-week internship, three or five days a week at ORNL.

The Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) Quantum Computing Summer School is a six-week tutorial program introducing college students to the exciting world of quantum information science.

The Computing Sciences Summer Student Program is a 12-week paid summer program that offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience at Berkeley Lab. Summer researchers work on projects in computational research, high-performance computing, and/or high-speed networking under the guidance of one or more staff members.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is offering data science graduate students and advanced undergraduate students like you the opportunity to join the Data Science Summer Institute (DSSI). Our interns get to work on real problems that really matter to our country. This is a flexible summer internship program that runs for 12 weeks. As a DSSI intern, you'll apply your ideas, passion, and the skills you've acquired in machine learning, statistics, and high-performance computing to projects in areas of national importance. The Lab's next generation of science and engineering advancements are being applied to achieve breakthroughs for counterterrorism and nonproliferation, defense and intelligence, and energy and environmental security.

ENRGE supports world-class research opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate engineering students enrolled in programs at minority-serving institutions with underrepresented backgrounds—such as Native, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Latino Americans. The program provides robust professional development, technical trainings, focused mentoring, and hands-on experience in cross-laboratory research and development projects to support workforce development for the clean energy industry.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about creating a sustainable energy future through science and engineering. The Energy and Environment Diversity Internship Program (EEDIP) provides a paid 10-12 week research-based experience for students who are traditionally underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

If you are postdoctoral candidate with an interest in solving complex environmental challenges, this is a great opportunity for you! When you join us at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), you’ll gain hands-on experience while being mentored by a leading expert in your research field. Your work will align with one of our core capabilities at PNNL in Environmental Management, Environmental Remediation, and Waste Processing.

Faculty participants in this program typically spend a maximum of six months collaborating with an Argonne staff scientist or engineer on an existing Argonne project that is of interest to the faculty member. The applicant’s objectives for the Argonne appointment should be clearly specified, and the applicant’s department head or dean must endorse these objectives.

College and university faculty members may spend their sabbatical leave at Argonne. Appointments are normally for an academic or calendar year. The Faculty Sabbatical Program is intended to provide mutual benefits to faculty members and the Laboratory. In addition to bringing about fruitful research activity, it provides Argonne scientists, engineers, and visiting faculty the opportunity to develop a strengthened rapport and to catalyze the formation of continuing research partnerships and collaborations.

The Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences program connects university and college faculty from minority-serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and historically Black colleges and universities with NREL researchers to develop skills in clean energy science. The 10-week program—targeting faculty who serve historically underrepresented populations—aims to empower participants to implement clean energy curriculum into their classrooms.

The Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Computing Sciences is a highly competitive postdoctoral position that is awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements in computational mathematics, computer science, data science, and/or scientific computing.

The Resilient Energy Systems Intern Institute (RESII) is an innovative program that is focused on providing undergrad and graduate students with exciting and challenging opportunities to progress their science and engineering foundation. Our student interns will support the Resilient Energy Systems Mission Campaign. The Mission Campaign is a 7-year multimillion-dollar internal R&D investment that involves research and development from brilliant minds across the Labs. The goal of the Mission Campaign is to develop a more resilient U.S. energy grid and critical energy infrastructure system to threats and attacks.

The Givens Associates program provides graduate students an opportunity to conduct work on a specific project within the Mathematics and Computer Science Division. Givens Associate positions are intended to encourage professional growth in graduate students who are beginning careers in numerical analysis or computational mathematics