Summer Experiences

St. Louis Internship Program for Biomedical Engineering

The St. Louis Internship Program for Biomedical Engineering seeks to prepare our undergraduate students for the broadest employment opportunities in engineering & technology. WashU BME interns will undertake a 10-week internship in a technology sector located in the Greater St. Louis area. Applications open Nov. 1, 202. This program is for biomedical engineering students at WashU.

HKPU Partnership International Experience

Together with faculty and students of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, experience real-life BME applications in hospitals/rehab clinics in China. Visit our HKPU Partnership International Experience page for more information.

In Appreciation
The Service-Learning Experience in collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) is partially funded by a generous donation by Peter Young and family. Mr. Peter Young is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and a recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Washington University Women's Health Engineering Summer Research Program

Students participating in the Women’s Health Engineering (WHE) Summer Research Program will be immersed in rigorous research skills training (e.g. critical thinking, literature reviews, and bench skills). The program will also provide the support, training and experiences students need to improve oral and written communication and prepare for graduate studies and careers in women’s health engineering. Each student will be matched to and supported by a faculty mentor and a bench mentor for the immersive research experience.

Washington University Cardiovascular Research Summer Program (WashU CardS)

The Washington University Cardiovascular Research Summer Program (WashU CardS) is designed to encourage undergraduate students from academic institutions with limited research opportunities to participate in cardiovascular research. In this 10-week program students will be immersed in rigorous research skill training (e.g., critical thinking, literature reviews and bench skills, like histology, PCR, ECG, microscopy, image analysis, etc.) and cutting-edge projects that advance the state-of-the-art in cardiovascular research.

Washington University Summer Engineering Fellowship

The Washington University Summer Engineering Fellowship (WUSEF) aims to encourage the participation of exceptional students from diverse backgrounds in engineering research. Fellows engage in independent research under the guidance of a faculty member from the McKelvey School of Engineering as well as network with other undergraduate researchers from around the country. 

Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology Fellowship

Participate in a paid summer internship that brings together engineering and neurosurgery faculty and students. The goal of the Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology Fellowship is for students to communicate with people from medical backgrounds to more effectively envision, articulate and implement ideas to improve the practice of neurosurgery. Students will work with neurosurgical and engineering faculty, other engineering students and a neurosurgical resident to design, draft and create the prototype of an original concept. ​More information is available on the CINT Website.

Summer Undergraduate Research Guided Experience

SURGE provides stipends and flexible programming for WashU undergraduates pursuing faculty-mentored, project-based inquiry across all academic disciplines. Strong candidates for SURGE are ready to develop and submit a research project proposal, solicit a nomination from their faculty research mentor, and immerse themselves in inquiry and the WashU undergraduate research community over the summer.

Skandalaris Center Summer Entrepreneurial Internship Program

The Skandalaris Center provides student engineers with real-world work experience and hands-on training in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Skandalaris Center Summer Entrepreneurial Internship Program provides participants with paid, 10-week internships and weekly programming that includes tours of entrepreneurial areas, networking and panels.

Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Summer Research Experience

The CEMB seeks motivated undergraduate students for its annual summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Students participate in 10-week, on-campus programs in Philadelphia or St. Louis, working in research groups at the University of Pennsylvania and WashU. Students are matched to projects within a research group based on their interests, educational background and previous research experience.