Graduate Schools, Careers, and Internships
Opportunities for Biology and Biochemistry majors.
Graduate and Professional Schools Information
- Graduate School (PhD or MS) - Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Medical School (MD)
- Medical School (DO)
- Dental School (DDS/DMD)
- Pharmacy School (PharmD)
- Physical Therapy School (PT)
Career Guide
- BYUH Biology & Biochemistry Career Night (Please contact office manager for BYUH Box folder access).
- Choosing a career in the pharmaceutical field: The differences between a pharmacist and pharmacy technician, Typical job descriptions and career path options, Pharmaceutical industry salary and job growth statistics and more.
- Hawaii Pre-Health Career Corps - for those interested in careers in healthcare.
- The Hawai’i Health Career Navigator - for those interested in careers in healthcare.
- UMA Guide to Healthcare Careers: Use this guide to find the healthcare career that meets your needs, other than medical doctor, dentist, physical therapist, and pharmacist.
Employment Opportunities
- Career Finder - TalentDesk
- Clinical Labs of Hawaii
- Diagnostic Labs Services, Inc.
- Federal Government Jobs - USAJOBS
- Honolulu Police Department - Scientific Investigation
- indeed - Marine Biology Internships
- State of Hawai'i - Department of Agriculture
- Student Conservation Association (SCA) - Various positions
Test Preparation Services
Internships, Research Opportunities, Scholarships
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
- Brigham Young University Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD Research Program
- Brigham Young University Dept of Physics and Astronomy Summer Fletcher Research Internship (Due 2/13/2023)
- Brigham Young University REU Summer 2023 (5/9 - 7/18) Travel, Housing, and Stipend (closed)
- Brigham Young University Talmage Summer 2023 (5/9 - 7/18) Housing and Stipend (Due 2/15/2023)
- Cape RADD-field courses in the kelp forests of South Africa
- DANTA-field courses in Tropical Biology (Due 5/15 & 6/1)
- OCA Summer Internship for Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders (closed)
- Yale Conservation Scholars - Early Leadership Initiative (closed)
- 'Amanaki Fo'ou Internship diabetes prevention in Tonga and the Pacific Islands (passed deadline)
- BYU REU - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (passed deadline)
- BYU Talmage - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (passed deadline)
- BYU REU - Department of Physics & Astronomy (passed deadline)
- COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS - Adventist Health Castle
- Des Moines University - HEALTH P.A.S.S. (passed deadline)
- Hawaii Marine Animal Response: Volunteer & Internship
- KUPU: Hawai'i Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program
- LEAP Emerge: Summer Internship Program (passed deadline)
- NASA - DEVELOP National Program
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Student Opportunities
- Ocean Research & Conservation Association: Science Internship
- Rice University: BioXFEL Summer Internship for Undergraduates (passed deadline)
- Rice University: NSF REU in Multi-Scale Biomolecular Networks (passed deadline)
- Rice University: NSF REU Planetary Habitability Over Space and Time (passed deadline)
- Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences: Coral Reef Research Internships (passed deadline)
- Rutgers University: Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS) (passed deadline)
- Summer Job: National Student Leadership Conference - Medicine Intensive, Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Health Care, Psychology & Neuroscience (apply now)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: PIKE-PREP (passed deadline)
- University of Utah Bioscience PhD Program: 2021 Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) (passed deadline)
- University of Utah - School of Medicine Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (passed deadline)
- Adventist Health Castle: COPE Health Scholars Program Various deadlines
- AFRICA MEDIA: Underwater Photography Program
- AquaBioTech Group - Internships
- ARCHELON The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece: Internship & Research Opportunities Application closed
- ATLANTIC MARINE SONSERVATION SOCIETY: Volunteer & Internship
- Audubon Nature Institute: Internships Limited Due to COVID-19
- BHI CONSERVANCY: Internship Opportunities
- BIMINI Biological Field Station Foundation: Shark Lab Volunteer
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: Undergraduate Research Experience: Application closed
- Blue Ocean-Society for Marine Conservation: Internship Application closed
- Brigham Young University: REU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Application closed
- Brigham Young University: REU Department of Physics and Astronomy Application closed
- Brigham Young University: Talmage Research Internship Application closed
- Caribbean manatee Conservation: Internship
- Cascadia Research Collective: Interns and Volunteers Various deadlines
- Center for Coastal Studies: Internships Application closed
- CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM: Internships
- Coastal Marine Education and Research Academy: Summer Program
- CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION: Internship Various deadlines
- Des Moines University Medicine & Health Sciences: Health Professions Advanced Summer Program (Health P.A.S.S.) Application closed
- Dolphin Island Sea Lab Alabama: 2021 Summer Environmental Education Internship Application closed
- DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER: Research Internship
- FAIR EARCH FOUNDATION: 2021/2022 Internships
- Florida Atlantic University: Marine Science and Engineering Summer Internships Application closed
- Gili Shark Conservation: Research team application
- gvi: Seychelles Sea Turtle and Lemon Shark Research & Conservation Short Term Internship
- Hawaii Marine Animal Response: Volunteer & Internship
- Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience-Summer Internship Program Application closed
- International Fund for Animal Welfare: Volunteer Opportunities Various deadlines
- Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS): Internship Various deadlines
- KUPU: Hawai'i Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program Application closed
- LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER: Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Internship Various deadlines
- LOVE THE OCEANS: 5 WEEKS RESEARCH PROGRAM
- Marine Expeditions & African Adventures: Internships
- MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER: Husbandry Training Application closed
- Marine Mammals of Marine: 2021 Summer Internship Application closed
- Monterey Bay Aquarium: Internship Opportunities Application closed
- MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium: Internship Opportunities Application closed
- NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM: Internship Programme
- NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER: Internship Opportunities Various deadlines
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Young Scientist Opportunity Application closed
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Student Opportunities
- National Science Foundation: REU Sites: Ocean Sciences
- Nautilus Live: Science & Engineering Internship Program
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: College Internship
- New England Aquarium: Internship Program Various deadlines
- NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM Fort Fisher: Internships Various deadlines
- Northcoast Marine Mammal Center: Internships Various deadlines
- Ocean Research & Conservation Association: Science Internship
- OCEANS RESEARCH: Field Research Program
- One Ocean Hawaii: Volunteer Intern Various deadlines
- OUR WORLD-UNDERWATER SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY: Internships Application closed
- Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research: Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-ID Internship Position for Summer 2021 Application closed
- Plastic Tides: Internship application
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation: Internship Program Deadline: July 5
- Rice University: BioXFEL Summer Internship for Undergraduates Application closed
- Rice University: NSF REU in Multi-Scale Biomolecular Networks Due: Application closed
- Rice University: NSF REU Planetary Habitability Over Space and Time Application closed
- Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences: Coral Reef Research Internships Various deadlines
- Rutgers University: Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS) Application closed
- SARASOTA DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROGRAM: INTERNSHIP Various due dates
- SEACOAST SCIENCE CENTER: Careers and Internships Limited due to COVID-19
- Sea Grant Rhode Island: Internship
- Seal Rescue Ireland: Internships Currently Ireland locals only
- SEAWORD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT: Seasonal Camp Counselors
- SHARKS LIVE: Filmmaking Internship
- SHOALS Marine Laboratory: SHOALS Undergraduate Research Application Closed
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Marine Invasions Research Internships Application closed
- Smithsonian MarineGEO & Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network: fellowships and internships
- TEXAS STATE AUARIUM: Internships
- The Cornish Seal Sanctuary: Internship
- The Whale Museum: Internship Opportunity Application closed
- UC San Diego: MPL Summer Internship Program 2021 program cancelled
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Earth Science: 2021 Summer REU Earth Science on Volcanic Island (ESVI) Application closed
- University of Maine Darling Marine Center: Summer Internships Application closed
- University of Utah Bioscience PhD Program: 2021 Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Application closed
- University of Utah - IM-PREP: Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program Application closed
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center: Internship Opportunities Application closed
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Summer Intern Program Application closed
- Whale Lab: Marine Research Intern Program
- Hawai'i Youth Conservation Corps: Summer Program
- NASA DEVELOP National Program: Summer 2020 term and Fall 2020 term
- National Human Genome Research Institute: NIH Pathways for Students and Recent Graduate
- National Human Genome Research Institute: Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP) )
- National Human Genome Research Institute: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)
- National Park Service: Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Internship Program
- Reviews.com_March 23, 2020, Resources for "In-college Support for Women in STEM," etc.
- Scholarship information for Women in Sciences: Helping Women in STEM
- Student Trainee (Engineering, Biology, Natural Resources Management) USAJOBS
- Washington University in St. Louis: Opportunities in Genomics Research (OGR))
- University of Michigan: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
- The University of North Texas: Research Experiences for Undergraduates program
- The University of Utah: Bioscience PhD Programs
- The University of Utah: Molecular Biology Program
- The University of Utah: Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
- The University of Utah: Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
- The University of Utah: Genomics Summer Research for Minorities (GSRM) Internship
- The University of Utah: MD-PhD Program
- The University of Utah: Biomedical Informatics
- AFRICA PROJECT
- AKAMAI Workforce Initiative: The Akamai Internship Program
- ATLANTIS: Innovating Healthcare Education
- Biomedical Research (SIP) Office of Intramural Training & Education: Summer Internship Program
- Brigham Young University: Talmage Research Internship
- Brigham Young University: Research Experience for Undergraduates (Flyer)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health Associate Program
- FBI Jobs
- Georgetown University: The Georgetown University Academy For Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship
- goeco: Volunteering and Internship Opportunities
- Hawai'i Pacific Health: Summer Internship
- Idaho National Laboratory: Internship
- Institute for Broadening Participation: Summer Research Opportunity
- International Language Programs: Volunteer
- NASA: Internships and Fellowships
- National Aquarium Baltimore: Internship
- National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Nkonzo Wildlife Research - South Africa
- Regis Technologies, Inc. Morton Grove, IL: Internship
- Rosetta Commons: Summer Internships
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Scholarship listing
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry: STAHR Scholars Dentistry Program
- University of North Texas: NSF-REU Program
- University of Oregon: Master's Industrial Internship Program
- University of UTAH: Bioscience PhD Programs
- University of UTAH: Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
- University of Washington: Center for NEUROTECHNOLOGY Research Experience for Undergraduates
- University of Washington: Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU Program
- University of Washington: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
- University of Washington: FRED HUTCH Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- University of Washington: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center INSIGHT Summer Research Program
- University of Washington: IRL imaging research laboratory
- University of Washington: Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean Summer Internship Program
- University of Washington: Molecular Engineering Materials Center Summer REU Program
- University of Washington: Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program
- University of Washington: Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
- University of Washington: Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (SISG)
- University of Washington: UW Bothell Mathematics REU
- US Fish & Wildlife Service: Human Resources
- Wild Bird Rehab Haven, Hawaii: Intern and Research Opportunities
- Department of Homeland Security: Education Programs
- GEOSCIENTISTS-IN-THE-PARKS 2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Biological Technician
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP)
- National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure: Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Summer MCAT Scholarship: Altius Test Prep (submission site)
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa: Biodiversity REU
- University of Washington: Friday Harbor Laboratories Research
- University of Washington: GenOM Project Summer Internship
- University of Washington: Pharmacological Sciences Summer Diversity Program
- University of Washington: Physics REU
- University of Washington: Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR)/Health Sciences Center Minority Students Program
- Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium: WSGC Student Internship
Completed Internship in the Past
- Acoustic Research Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute of the National University of Singapore, Ocean Park Hong Kong
- Baylor College of Medicine-Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Houston, TX
- Colgate-Palmolive
- COPE Health Scholars Program-Kailua, Oahu, HI
- Emergency Department, Dixie Regional Medical Center, St. George, UT
- Hawaiian Marine Mammal Alliance, Oahu, HI
- Hawaii Medical Training Center, Honolulu, HI
- Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Summer Internship Program, Honolulu, HI
- HELP International, Tailand
- James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Kahuku, Hawaii
- Kahuku Medical Center, Kahuku, Oahu, HI
- Oceans Campus Research, Mossel Bay, South Africa
- One Ocean Diving, Haleiwa, HI
- Queen's Medical Center, Summer Research Internship, Honolulu, HI
- REU, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BYU, Provo, UT
- Talmage Internship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BYU, Provo, UT
- Temple Valley Dental Group, Inc., Kaneohe, Oahu, HI
- US Department of Agriculture
- Viola Hospital, Tonga