Spend your summer turning curiosity into discovery with SIB’s Summer Internships. These immersive opportunities let you work in a faculty lab, earning a stipend while exploring your questions about the living world. Whether you’re new to research or building on prior experience, programs like the SIB/AAP Summer Research Fellowship and other donor- or iBio-supported internships give you hands-on experience in one SIBs many labs, all guided by world-class faculty mentors. You’ll develop practical skills, expand your professional network, contribute to meaningful scientific research, and gain experiences that set you apart. At SIB, your curiosity isn’t just encouraged — it drives impact.
Camp Family Undergraduate Research + iBio Summer Internship
Description: Thanks to a generous gift by the Camp Family and funds from the School of Integrative Biology, this award will support a full-time (40 hours/week for 10 weeks) summer research experience in the lab of a School of Integrative Biology faculty member.
Eligibility:
- Current undergraduate student majoring in Biology, Integrative Biology or Integrative Biology Honors.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Must be willing and able to engage in full time (40 hours/week) mentored research for 10 weeks during summer.
- Graduate of a high school in the State of Illinois.
- Donors wish to support and help first generation college students.
Robert J. Graesser Summer Internship
Description: Thanks to a generous gift by Mr. Graesser this award will support a full-time (40 hours/week for 10 weeks) summer research experience in the lab of a Plant Biology faculty member.
Eligibility:
- Current undergraduate student majoring in Biology, Integrative Biology or Integrative Biology Honors.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Must be willing and able to engage in full time (40 hours/week) mentored research for 10 weeks during summer.
SIB iBio Summer Internship
Description: Thanks to generous gifts by our donors, this award will support a full-time (40 hours/week for 10 weeks) summer research experience in the lab of a School of Integrative Biology faculty member.
Eligibility:
- Current undergraduate student majoring in Biology, Integrative Biology or Integrative Biology Honors.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Must be willing and able to engage in full time (40 hours/week) mentored research for 10 weeks during summer.
Spyros Kavouras Memorial Undergraduate Student Research + iBio Summer Internship
Description: Thanks to a generous gift by Dr. Jerry Kavouras and funds from the School of Integrative Biology, this award will support a full-time (40 hours / week for 10 weeks) summer research experience in the lab of a School of Integrative Biology faculty member.
Eligibility:
- Current Freshmen, Sophomores or Juniors
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Must be willing and able to engage in full time (40 hours/week) mentored research for 10 weeks during summer.
- Donor wishes to support and help first generation college students.