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2027 Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Internship Application

Thank you for your interest in Women in Neuroscience’s Summer Undergraduate Internship Program!

Interns will get a deep dive into life as a neuroscience researcher, learning basic and translational research specialties from expert faculty hosts. This experience is designed to provide interns with practical, hands-on experience for understanding neuroscience research, developing a range of skills, fostering professional networking and mentorship, exploring neuroscience career paths, and contributing to ongoing research projects. Internships are based in Austin and San Antonio, Texas.

Some of the research and clinical areas represented in the program are:

● Addiction

● Neurodegenerative diseases

● Neurodevelopment

● Neuroimaging

● Neuropsychiatric disorders

Participant Benefits

● Stipend

● Mentorship from faculty host and research team

● Engagement in weekly journal clubs

● Workshops on ethical research practices, data analysis, and scientific writing

● Engagements including networking

● Present poster of summer research project at the Research Symposium Impact Assembly at the end of the program

Internship Schedule

You must be able to commit full time to our program from June 1 to July 30, 2027. All interns are required to attend and participate in the labs and WiN required activities. Schedules are meant to be eight hours per day for a total of 40 hours per week. Starting and ending times will be determined by your faculty host, lab supervisor and/or WiN. You will not be allowed to take time off during the week work for vacations. Already scheduled personal events at the time of the application must be shared in the application. Interns must report personal events that are scheduled after acceptance into the program director immediately to help with any scheduling that occurs once the internship begins. Interns may not enroll in courses or have outside employment during the program.

Housing: All interns are responsible for their own lodging.

Your answers will be saved in your browser and on your device, so you can return and continue where you left off. Tip: Before hitting "next" to access the application, make sure your resume and unofficial transcripts do not have personally identifying information on them and are ready to be uploaded. The personal statement questions are also available on the website in pdf. formats. You will only be able to apply for one internship type: research or clinical and one site: Austin or San Antonio. Copy the recommendation form link below to share with the individual whom you have identified to complete the form. The deadline for submission is: December 31, 2026 by 11:59pm CST. Please direct all questions regarding the summer program to programs@neurowomen.org

Recommendation Form Link: https://bit.ly/3UxcmoM