Internship and Fellowship Programs Managed by ORISE

Are you looking for more information about specific research and non-research internship and fellowship programs offered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education? ORISE manages programs for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies that pair students, recent graduates, postdocs, and faculty with programs that help grow their STEM expertise and experience.

Below are links to websites created specifically to provide information about these ORISE programs for prospective applicants.

U.S. Department of Defense
  • ORISE Research Participation Programs at the U.S. Department of Defense

    The ORISE Research Participation Programs at DoD feature educational and training programs designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to participate in project-specific DoD research and developmental activities.

  • Repperger Research Intern Program within the Air Force Research Laboratory

    To honor the works of Dr. Daniel Repperger, the Repperger Research Intern Program is sponsoring an exciting opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to participate in hands-on research that supports the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's STEM initiatives.

  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Visiting Scientist Program

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Visiting Scientist Program works with NGA Geospatial R&D Scientists who apply the scientific method in one or more disciplines (e.g., photogrammetry, geodesy, computer science, mathematics, image science, human terrain analysis) to advance geospatial science and enhance agency tradecraft through systematic experimentation and exploration.

  • Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP)

    The Department of Defense’s (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) sponsors two summer research opportunities: the High Performance Computing Internship Program (HIP) and the Faculty Immersion Experience (FIX). These 10-week experiences are offered in collaboration with more than a dozen DoD hosting organizations nationwide. Both programs seek to strengthen DoD and academic collaboration, enhance research capabilities, and encourage broader university-level participation in high-end computing.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration Research Participation Programs

    The Research Participation Programs at FDA are designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to participate in project-specific FDA research and developmental activities at eight different FDA facilities.

  • National Institutes of Health Research Participation Programs

    Research participation programs at the NIH are educational and training programs designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to participate in project-specific NIH research, current public health research, and developmental activities.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • DHS Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER)

    The DHS Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs sponsors the Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) Program for undergraduate and graduate students. HS-POWER is open to students majoring in a broad spectrum of homeland security related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines as well as DHS mission-relevant research areas. Participants engage in quality research experiences with federal research facilities and other HS-STEM focused entities nationwide either onsite or in a virtual environment.

  • DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions

    The purpose of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Summer Research Team (SRT) Program is to increase and enhance the scientific leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in research areas that support the mission and goals of DHS. This program provides faculty and student research teams with the opportunity to conduct research a university-based DHS Centers of Excellence.

  • DHS Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) Visiting Scientist Program

    The TSL is a DHS Science and Technology Directorate Federal Laboratory located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey. The core mission is to enhance homeland security by performing research, development, and validation of solutions to detect and mitigate the threat of improvised explosive devices. TSL helps protect our nation’s civilian air transportation systems. By virtue of its accomplished experts, state-of-the-art facilities, and partnerships, TSL offers the homeland security community and transportation security partners the ability to advance detection technology from conception to deployment through applied research, test and evaluation, assessment, certification, and system qualification. TSL’s team is internationally recognized for their unique ability to advance technology from conception to deployment through applied research, development, prototyping, test and evaluation, certification, and system qualification.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Participation Programs

    The Internship/Research Participation Programs at EPA provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to participate in current environmental research in areas such as air and radiation, water quality, solid waste and emergency response.

U.S. Intelligence Community
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Visiting Scientist Program

    The Visiting Scientist Program gives applicants the chance to work within the FBI Laboratory, one of the largest and most comprehensive crime labs in the world. Since 1982, the Laboratory’s Research Unit has welcomed college students, postgraduates and faculty and provided them a unique work experience. Program participants perform research in areas of interest unique to law enforcement and national security under the guidance of leading forensic scientists.

U.S. Agencies in Transportation and the Interior
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) studies air, water, energy and environments to ensure decision makers and the public know what to do next. They focus on the science to provide timely, relevant, and impartial information for our changing world. Are you ready to jump-start your career with a USGS internship or fellowship in the ORISE Research Participation Program?

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Research Participation Programs

    Jump start your career with an opportunity at U.S. DOT through an ORISE internship or fellowship. Many transportation research projects hold the potential to benefit multiple aspects of the United States transportation system, and specific projects are most commonly tied to one transportation mode.

National Science Foundation
  • National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship Program

    The National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship Program allows doctoral students in mathematics to participate in internships at national laboratories and other approved facilities and gain first-hand experience using mathematics in a nonacademic setting.

  • National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Research Ambassadors Program

    The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) is the nation’s leading provider of statistical data on the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. NCSES is one of thirteen principal federal statistical agencies, set apart by the mission of collecting data related to U.S. competitiveness and STEM education. NCSES is responsible for statistical data regarding: research and development, the science and engineering workforce, U.S. competitiveness in science, engineering, technology, and R&D, and the condition and progress of STEM education in the United States.

Ask the Experience ORISE Team

Want to learn more about an ORISE internship or fellowship? Have questions about how the ORISE experience can successfully impact your career path and/or add value to the research opportunities of students or alumni you engage with at your organization? If so, contact our team today—we look forward to hearing from you!