Office of International Education - See the OIE website for current information on international educational opportunities, including Harvard and non-Harvard summer opportunities. The OIE Office has drop-in hours M-F from 2-4 pm.
Office of Career Services - The Office of Career Services (OCS) website has a Summer Funding section and organizes informational events and programs on summer opportunities and the funding application process.
Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2014: Harvard Summer School (HSS) Study Abroad Funding Applications
Deadline: Wednesday, February 12, 2014: All Non-HSS International Funding Applications
Harvard Summer School Study Abroad in the Sciences
In 2014 Harvard Summer School Science Study Abroad programs will be offered in the Dominican Republic, England, Italy and Japan. See below for links to information on each of these programs.
Deadline: Most Harvard Summer School Study Abroad programs: January 30, 2014.
Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Biology - Oxford, England.
Prerequisites: None. Apply through Harvard Summer School.
2014 Dates: July 12 to August 23.
Information: Andrew Berry
RIKEN Center for Allergy and Immunology - Yokohama, Japan.
Laboratory research in immunology. Students will also receive some Japanese language training. Apply through Harvard Summer School.
Accepted students may apply to the Reischauser Institute for scholarships to help defray the costs of the program.
2014 Dates: June 2 to August 11.
RIKEN Brain Science Institute – Laboratory Research in Neurobiology, Tokyo, Japan.
Prerequisites: Neurobiology of Behavior (MCB 80) or Animal Behavior (OEB 50); laboratory experience preferred but not required. Apply through Harvard Summer School.
Accepted students may apply to the Reischauser Institute for scholarships to help defray the costs of the program.
2014 Dates: June 2 to August 11.
Biodiversity of Hispaniola - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This six-week course covers basic prinicples of ecology, evolution, and island biogeography in the context of the diversity of habitats and organisms on the island of Hispaniola.
2014 Dates: June 23 to August 1.
Prerequisites: course work in biology
Information: Brian Farrell
Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Trento - Trento, Italy.
This eight-week program at the University of Trento, Italy, organized by the Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative, provides students a unique opportunity to study the mind/brain. Taught by leaders in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive science, the program includes daily, hands-on, laboratory sessions (e.g., neuroimaging demos) and Italian language classes, all while surrounded by the breathtaking Italian Alps.
2014 Dates: June 7-Aug 2.
Information: Alfonso Caramazza
Harvard Bangalore Science Initiative Bangalore, India. Undergraduates in the life sciences, physical sciences and applied math are encouraged to apply. Students work at one of three research institutes of excellence:
- Bangalore, India; The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
- National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS)
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Note: This is not a Harvard Summer School Program.
Prerequisites: Introductory coursework in basic biology, chemistry, physics, and math.
Deadline: April 15, 2014
Information: Venkatesh N. Murthy or Ryan Draft
Genome to Biome program- Summer internship 2014 in China
The Genome to Biome (G2B) program, created in 2010, includes a G2B summer internship component in Shanghai, China and two other components, Freshman seminar 25o (fall term) and LS100r (offered both fall and spring terms). Participation in one of the components DOES NOT require participation in either of the other two components.
For a detailed description of the summer program at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China click here.
Selected Harvard students will receive a stipend of $4500. Students are required to cover both the cost of travel to and from China and living expenses during the 8-week program (including on-campus housing, food, and expenses associated with cultural activities).
Students are strongly encouraged to apply for an OCS Grant for Harvard-Run Summer International Programs (HRP) due on February 12, 2014.
Number of internships: 6-8
Application deadline: January 30, 2014
Deadline for OCS Summer Funding: February 12, 2014
Selection process: Interview of pre-selected students based on a short written essay Application (pre-selection): Send to Dr. Alain Viel (aviel@fas.harvard.edu): a resume and a short written essay including your motivations, your scientific background, the type of research that interest you the most and your other possible plans for the summer.
Students selected for the program will be notified on February 7, 2014.
Summer Abroad in Portugal at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Note: This is not a Harvard Summer School Program.
Prerequisites: None
Deadline: April 15, 2014
Information: Ryan Draft
The Pasteur Foundation Undergraduate Summer Internships, Paris France.
Summer research fellowships to work at the Institute Pasteur in Paris.
Deadline: December 13, 2013
Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) in Germany - Sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Rolling online application opens December 6, 2013.
Deadline: January 31, 2014
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Exceptional Research Opportunities Program - The HHMI offers an Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) for undergraduates from groups underrepresented in the sciences and from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students must be nominated by an HHMI professor, a director of an HHMI-funded undergraduate program or faculty at an institution currently active in the Science Education Alliance (SEA).
Faculty Nomination Deadline: November 15, 2013.
Student Application Deadline: December 2, 2013.
RWTH Aachen University UROP, Aachen, Germany -
The program UROP International is designed for highly qualified US and Canadian undergraduates to conduct an independent research project at one of the RWTH institutes, with mentoring by excellent scientific staff from the host university. Further program elements include an intensive German language training, intercultural seminars, workshops introducing the broader field of research and various leisure activities. Fellowships available.
Contact information: skwara@rwthaachenuniversity.us
Deadline: January 31
In this 8 week program, students are matched with a lab whose research intersects the student's interests and background. The program culminates with a student research symposium. Participating labs are from the Brain-Mind Institute, the Institute of Bioengineering, the Global Health Institute, and the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research.
Deadline: January 31, 2014
International Undergraduate Summer School: The John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and The Genome Analysis Centre provide students from both the United Kingdom and other countries an opportunity to conduct summer research in plant, microbial and computational biology.
Deadline: January 12, 2014
Organization for Tropical Studies - Duke University Field Course Travel to Costa Rica or South Africa. Both semester and summer options available. Summer program in Costa Rica focuses on evolutionary ecology of plants and animals in tropical ecosystems, while that in South Africa concentrates on global health issues in South Africa. Rolling admissions. Applications available in mid-autumn for the upcoming summer. Early application is strongly encouraged
Deadline: March 1, 2014 for summer 2014.