Internships and Summer Opportunities

for Mathematics Students

There are many outstanding internship and other summer opportunities that allow mathematics students to apply and expand their knowledge in an academic, business or other professional setting as they earn money. Below are listed several such opportunities; if there are others that should appear here, then please mention them to Prof. Calvis of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of Baldwin-Wallace College.

Note that B-WC students may also earn academic credit for their internship experiences under the Field Experience/Internship Program sponsored by the Office of Career Services.

General Information

Mathematics Archives Summer Programs: This listing is part of the very useful Undergraduates' Page from the exhaustive Mathematics Archives WWW Server.
SIAM Undergraduate Professional Opportunities Page: From SIAM's Undergraduate Page, sponsored by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Summer Programs Page from MAA Online: The Mathematical Association of America is the world's largest professional organization devoted to the needs of collegiate mathematics. While you're there, also see the MAA Student Page.
Ph.D.'s.org: Science, Math, and Engineering: Lots and lots of links; perhaps begin by searching on "mathematics internship".

Academic Programs

Research Experiences for Undergraduates: The REU program offers talented undergraduates in mathematics an outstanding opportunity to work on actual mathematical research at various college and university campuses around the country under the guidance of faculty supervisors. This competitive program would be especially valuable to students who intend to pursue graduate study in pure mathematics. Participants are provided with stipends and often housing for the summer as well.
Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates: This intensive four-week program is held at Carleton College and St. Olaf College campuses, and is open to woman mathematics students completing their freshman or sophomore years of college.
Summer Program For Women In Mathematics: A five-week research program sponsored by The George Washington University for undergraduate women in mathematics completing their junior year.
Summer Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Institute: A summer research institute in applied mathematics sponsored by the Mathematical Sciences Department of Carnegie Mellon University.
Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Science Research Institute: This Institute is conducted each summer under the guidance of the Miami University Department of Mathematics and Statistics; students participate in problem seminars in mathematics, statistics or computer science, prepare for the GRE, give and attend presentations and participate in other activities intended to further their professional development.

Business, Industrial, and Engineering Programs

AT&T Labs Internships: AT&T Labs hires a large number of interns each summer in a wide variety of research areas of interest to mathematics students.
CWRU Career Planning & Placement: This page from Case Western Reserve Universityis a must-see if you are interested in internships in engineering or any sort of applied science. There is lots of good material here, so take your time.
INFORMS Summer Internship Service: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences is a professional organization for these closely related fields. This Service allows students not only to browse existing intership opportunities advertised by employers, but also to post applications of their own for prospective employers to view.
Watson Wyatt Worldwide: This acturial consulting firm with offices in downtown Cleveland offers actuarial internships for undergraduate students.

Government Agency Programs

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: The FRB offers career opportunities for mathematics students; check for summer internships around March.
The NASA Academy: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsors summer internships at several of its locations, including theGlenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
NSA Mathematics and Educational Opportunities: The National Security Agency, responsible for "the centralized coordination, direction, and performance of highly specialized technical functions in support of U.S. Government activities to protect U.S. communications and produce foreign intelligence information", offers challenging summer opportunities to top-caliber undergraduate mathematics students.
ORISE Student/Faculty Educational Opportunities: The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, managed by the U.S. Department of Energy, sponsors a wide variety of internship opportunities for mathematics and other students at all levels, for example Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships. Take your time visiting these sites!
Argonne National Laboratory: ANL is operated by the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of Energy. See their Division of Educational Programs page.
U.S. Department of Energy: Opportunities available at national laboratories and other research facilities.