Internships
We encourage students and other members of the community to explore the internships available at ABPDU within Berkeley Lab. We accept interns through Berkeley Lab Workforce Development & Education internships, UC Berkeley undergraduate internships, and various other programs. See below for more information on these internship opportunities.
Berkeley Lab Workforce Development & Education Internships
| Program | Who can apply? | Internship length |
| Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) | Undergraduates Post-baccalaureates Graduate students | 10 weeks (summer) 16 weeks (spring/fall) |
| Graduate Degrees for Minorities for Engineering and Science (GEM) | Graduate students of underrepresented groups | 10 weeks (summer) |
| Community College Internship (CCI) | Community college students | 10 weeks (summer) 16 weeks (spring/fall) |
I ended up learning way more about biotechnology than I ever anticipated. Working with many companies and learning about what they were doing gave me a good understanding of where the field is heading.
Matthew Dorsey, former SULI intern
UC Berkeley Undergraduate Internships
| Program | Who can apply? | Internship length |
| Berkeley Lab Undergraduate Research (BLUR) | UC Berkeley undergraduates | 10 weeks (summer) 16 weeks (spring/fall) |
Internships through other programs
| Program | Who can apply? | Internship length |
| Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) Industry Internship | PhD candidates | 12-22 weeks (summer) |
| Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) | Graduate students | 3-12 months |
| City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Bioscience Internship | CCSF Biotechnology students | 180 hours (spring/fall) |
| Berkeley Lab Experiences in Research (EinR) | High school juniors and seniors | 6 weeks (summer) |
| PilotCity | Bay Area high school students | Summer |
| Berkeley Lab Student Assistant/Graduate Student Research Assistant | Undergraduate and graduate students | 15 weeks (spring/fall)* 13 weeks (summer) *subject to change based on student’s schedule, funding availability, and program needs. |
For more information beyond what is available in the above internship program links, please contact us.
Building the bioeconomy workforce
Learn more about what ABPDU interns have accomplished.