Science Internship Program

Below are current internship, job, and volunteer opportunities. To see more opportunities, make sure you check your inbox every Wednesday for our e-newsletter, The Currents!

In an effort to keep science opportunities exclusive for CSUMB students and alumni, we have shifted all opportunities to a google document. To access this document as a current student, you will need to be signed in to your CSUMB email address. 

For alumni*, you will need to register your alternate email address in order to gain access. To do so, please complete the alumni email survey below. 

If you encounter any issues while trying to access Current Opportunities, please reach out to science_internships@csumb.edu. 

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Alumni Registration

Did you know you can receive academic credit for your internship? Receiving academic credit for your internship adds your internship participation to your CSUMB transcript.

Explore the resource links below for more details! 

Enroll in an Internship Course

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Internship Credits for UROC students

By expanding the base of student internships in STEM fields, CSU Monterey Bay is furthering its efforts to create a campus engineered for student success. Undergraduate internships have been identified as a High Impact Practice (HIP) by multiple studies conducted throughout the CSU system. These studies suggest that participation in at least two HIPs during an undergraduate’s career will substantially increase the likelihood of their success in the program, as reflected in higher retention rates and GPA. Once a student is engaged in an internship aligned with their desired profession, they become more determined to succeed academically.

The Science Internship Program (SIP) is committed to giving our students as many opportunities as possible outside of the classroom. Many partnerships and collaborations have already been formed through SIP, resulting in jobs for students and a strong recruitment base for the partners.

If you would like us to advertise an intern position with your organization, please fill out the following New Internship Position Form. This form provides our program with all the general information required to advertise positions with our community partners.

New Internship Position Form

The Currents and the Graduate & Alumni Currents are the weekly newsletters sent by the Science Internship Program to current science students and alumni, respectively. Both newsletters feature news, events, workshops, internships and job opportunities, funding opportunities, and more.

If you would like to be added to our email list, please get in touch with us via email.

Apply For an Internship

You can do this at any point in the semester, keeping in mind the application deadlines of the internship positions you are interested in. If you need help searching for an internship, you can use the SIP website to look at featured internships, browse through typical internship agencies & programs, or contact an internship advisor.

Your internship must be relevant to your major, follow a Learning Plan with clear objectives and deliverables, and must be at least 45 hours for 1 unit and 90 hours for 2 units

Contact our Office

Contact our internship coordinator at least three weeks before you start your internship so all necessary paperwork can be signed before you begin. 

Please indicate: 

• Where you'll be doing your internship
• The point of contact at your internship site (email preferred) 
• How many hours your internship will be 

Approval of your internship will be communicated via email. 

Complete the Learning Plan and CSUMB Liability Waiver

Once approved by an internship coordinator, you will be provided with two forms (a learning plan agreement & release of liability) that need to be completed before you start your internship. Once these two forms are completed and submitted to the internship coordinator and the internship course instructor, you will be provided with an add code for the proper internship course.