NOTE: this has not been updated recently. Use these links to jumpstart your opportunity search, but some may not be relevant any more.
Volunteer Opportunities
International Coastal Clean Up Sept-Oct 2019 Many locations, just a few hours of time!
Museum of Science volunteer webpage
New England Aquarium volunteer webpage
Museum of Science volunteer webpage
New England Aquarium volunteer webpage
Summer Opportunities
Jobs
Research Internship programs in the Boston area:
Broad Institute summer internship program in a genetics research lab
Young Scholars Program at Northeastern University
Internship programs that are not in MA, but do accept out-of-state applicants:
Jackson Labs (in Maine)
NIH (in Maryland)
Other hands-on science summer programs:
(Note: These are not internship programs per se, but they are 1-week to 7-week-long programs providing hands-on science training for high school students some in the Boston area and a couple farther afield.)
Pathways Science program for girls at BU
MITES at MIT
WTP at MIT
You GO Girl! at MIT
Artemis at Boston University
Advanced Biotech Institute at the Roxbury Latin School
Biogen Idec Community Lab
CityLab at Boston University Medical Center
Broad Institute summer internship program in a genetics research lab
Young Scholars Program at Northeastern University
Internship programs that are not in MA, but do accept out-of-state applicants:
Jackson Labs (in Maine)
NIH (in Maryland)
Other hands-on science summer programs:
(Note: These are not internship programs per se, but they are 1-week to 7-week-long programs providing hands-on science training for high school students some in the Boston area and a couple farther afield.)
Pathways Science program for girls at BU
MITES at MIT
WTP at MIT
You GO Girl! at MIT
Artemis at Boston University
Advanced Biotech Institute at the Roxbury Latin School
Biogen Idec Community Lab
CityLab at Boston University Medical Center