MESA

Open panels below for opportunities!

  • STEM Scholarships
    Scholarship Website Award Requirements Deadline
    The Northern California Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) Commute $2000-$6000 Engineering Majors- Civil/ Construction, Environmental, Mechanical, and Electrical. Sophomore or above. Oct 27

    Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

    Cooke up to $40,000/year Current Sophomores transferring to a 4-year university in the Fall.  Must have GPA of 3.5 or higher. Jan 11
    Association for Women in Mathematics AWM Varies Available to STEM students, both male and female.  Students must interview and write about a woman in mathematics.

    Jan 31

    PG&E Better Together STEM Scholarships PG&E

    $20,000/year

    or

    $2,000
    STEM Majors, exhibit Leadership and financial need May 2
    PG&E Employee Resource Group (ERG) Scholarship PG&E ERG $1000-$5000 STEM Majors, exhibit Leadership and financial need (See each individual ERG for other guidelines) Feb 5
    UC Berkeley Achievement Award Program UCB AAP $6,000 per year and a laptop Students transferring to UC Berkeley in the Fall from low income. Feb
    Buildium Scholarship Program Buildium $2500 Engineering, or Computer Science program (Software Building company) Deadline differs each semester.
    Society of Women Engineers (SWE) SWE $1000-$15,000 Minimum 3.0 GPA for Sophomore and above applicants. Feb 15
    Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF $500-$5,000 Must be of Hispanic heritage and transferring to a 4-year university in the Fall. Minimum GPA of 2.5 Mar 30

Paid Internships by subject

  • Astronomy
    Astronomy
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Madison, WS University of Wisconsin -Madison Astronomy and Astrophysics Link $5600/10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 1
    Ithaca,NY Cornell Astronomy and Astrophysics Link $6500/10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 4
    Westford,MS MIT Haystack Observatory Astronomy, Space Physics, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Link $5000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 1
    Mountain View, CA SETI Institute Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biology, Astrobiology Link $5000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 1
    Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona University Physics, Astronomy, Geological Survey Link $5600/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Jan 31
  • Biology
    Biology
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Urbana Champagne, IL University of Illinois microbial interactions in food, agricultural, and environmental sciences Link $6500/10 weeks, travel, housing, research bootcamp, and food allowance community college students only Mar 1
    San Francisco California Academy of Sciences biology, biodiversity, the origins and diversification of life, phylogenetic systematics and evolutionary biology Link
    $5175/8 Weeks
    Fresh-Junior Feb 15
    Tucson, AZ University of Arizona Biosphere environmental and earth systems science Link
    $5000/ 10 Weeks
    Fresh-Junior March 1
    Las Vegas, NV UNLV Microbiology microorganisms from diverse habitats such as hot springs, the deep terrestrial subsurface, hypersaline lakes, arid soils, and ephemeral water sources. Link $5750/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior March 3
    Los Angeles, CA USC Earth Science, Geoscience, Earthquake Information Technology Link $5000/ 8 Weeks sophomores, juniors, or seniors in the coming fall Feb 1
    Catalina Island, CA USC Coastal Ocean Process Link yes/ 8 Weeks Fresh-Junior Jan 1-Feb-16
    Riverside, CA UCR plants, plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes), other microbes, and allied fields. Link $525/ Week 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 22
    San Francisco UCSF "Pre PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Bioengineering
    Biological and Biomedical Informatics
    Biomedical Sciences
    Biophysics
    Cell Biology
    Chemistry and Chemical Biology
    Developmental Biology
    Epidemiology and Translational Research
    Genetics
    Neuroscience
    Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
    Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

    "

    Link $4000/10weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 1
    San Francisco SFSU Ecology, Evolution and Developmental Biology Link $6000/ 10 Weeks Rising Soph and Juniors Mar 19
    Silicon Valley SETI Institute astronomy, astrophysics, biology, astrobiology Link $5000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 1
    New York, New York American Museum of Natural History Evolutionary Biology, Physical Science Link $5000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 18

    New York, New York
    Columbia University Pre-PhD or Pre Masters Public Health, Health Disparities Link yes/ 10 Weeks Transfer Students Jan 31
    San Diego Scripps Oceanography, Engineering, Climate Research, Physical Oceanography, Geosciences, Geophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Marine Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Marine Biology Link $6000/ 10 Weeks   March 5
    San Francisco Gladstone Promoting Underrepresented Minorities Advancing in the Sciences (PUMAS) Internship Program
    Cardiovascular Disease

    Virology & Immunology

    Neurological Disease

    Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine

    Link $6,000/9 weeks enrolled as a community college student whose planning on transferring to a 4-year institution to pursue a B.S. in a STEM field March 1
    Berkeley, CA UCB Biotech, nanotech Robotics link $3,600/9weeks enrolled in community colleges Jan 26
  • Engineering
    Engineering
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Pomona Cal Poly UAV Technologies Link $4500/9 Weeks Fresh-Junior March 1
    Cleveland,Ohio Cleveland State University Rehabilitation Engineering/ Biomedical engineering Link $5000/10weeks Community College students encouraged to apply! March 1
    Berkeley, CA UCB Biotech, nanotech Robotics link $3,400/9 weeks enrolled in community colleges Jan 26
    Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State University Robotics Link $6000/ 10 Weeks Community college students encouraged to apply! Feb 9
    San Diego, CA UCSD 3D mapping of archaeological sites Link $5000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Feb 16
    Berkeley, CA UCB engineering-bioengineering, Chemical engineering, electrical engineering, material science and engineering, Science and engineering; Sciences- biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, Link $4500/ 9 Weeks rising junior and seniors Jan 31
    Fort Collins, CO Colorado State University X-ray optics, lithography, microscopy, nanotechnology, laser science, electrical and computer engineering, physics Link Yes Soph-Senior. 2.8gpa Feb 15
    Ames, Iowa Iowa State University Biocatalysts, Biorenewables, Biorenewable Chemicals, Chemical Catalysts, Industrial Chemicals Link $4500/10weeks +travel and housing Community College students encouraged to apply! Feb 15
  • Math
    Math
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    New York, New York Columbia University Mathematical Modeling Link $3500 /10 weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    San Bernardino, CA Cal State San Bernardino geometry, combinatorics and knot theory Link $4800/ 8 weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State University Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, including Number Theory, Probability, and Algorithms Link $3600/6 weeks Fresh-Junior Mostly Juniors Pending
    Santa Barbara, CA UCSB Mathematics Link $6000/ 9 weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    San Diego CA San Diego State Mathematics Link $4800/8 weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
  • PreMed
     
    PreMed
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Palo Alto Stanford Pre Med Link yes/ 6 weeks Community College students Mar 1
    New York, New York Columbia University Pre-PhD , Pre MD/PhD or Pre Masters in Public Health, Health Disparities Link yes/ 10 weeks rising junior and seniors Jan 31
    Los Angeles, CA UCLA Pre Med, Pre Dental Link yes/ 6 weeks Fresh-Sophomore Feb 5
    Davis, CA UCD Pre Med Link Yes

    Fresh-Sophomore; DACA/AB540 students welcome

    Pending
  • Physics
     
    Physics
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Pasadena,CA CalTech gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources, including laser interferometry, optical components, electronics, servo controls, complex mechanical systems Link $7100/ 10 weeks fresh-Junior Pending
    Davis, CA UCD condensed matter, biophysics, complex systems, nuclear physics, high energy physics and astrophysics Link $6000/10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    New York, New York American Museum of Natural History Evolutionary Biology, Physical Science Link $6000/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Jan 31
    Manhattan, KS Kansas State Laser-Matter Interactions at the Nanoscales, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Condensed/Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Link $5400/10 weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    Livermore, CA






    Lawrence Livermore National Labs Nuclear Physics, Radiation Transport, Hydrodynamics, Astrophysics, Plasma Dynamics, Link $21.40-29.00/hour Rising juniors and seniors Jan 16
  • Computer Science
     
    Computer Science
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Berkeley, CA UCB Biotech, nanotech Robotics link $3,600/9weeks enrolled in community colleges Pending
    Clairemont, CA Harvey Mudd College Intelligent Music Software, Evolution of Verified Software, Robotics Link $6200/ 10 Weeks Fresh-Junior Pending
    Berkeley, CA UCB Engineering-bioengineering, Chemical engineering, electrical engineering, material science and engineering, Science and engineering; Sciences- biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry Link $4500/ 9 Weeks rising junior and seniors Jan 31 (early is better)
    Los Angeles, CA USC Earth Science, GeoScience, Earthquake Information Technology Link $6500/ 8-10 Weeks sophomores, juniors, or seniors in the coming fall Pending
    Irvine, CA UCI Internet-of-things, smart communities, cyberphysical systems, infrastructure resilience, smart manufacturing, smart buildings, IoT networks, Link $4000/8wks Sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges Pending
  • Chemistry
     
    Chemistry
    City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline
    Davis, CA UCD Chemistry, Energy, Catalysis, Materials, Biotechnology Link $5000/ 10 Weeks fresh-juniors Pending
    Los Angeles, CA USC Physical, Organic, Material, and Biological Chemistry Link $6000/ 10 Weeks rising junior and seniors (possibly sophomores) Pending
    Livermore, CA Lawrence Livermore Labs Nuclear Science, Chemical Science Link $21.40-29.00/hour Rising juniors and seniors Apply ASAP