Those admitted to the Science Alliance Internship Program will receive:

  • assistance in matching with a research mentor (if not matched already)
  • A stipend of $1,500 each semester for hands-on undergraduate research experience (average of 10 hours each week during academic year). This is not a scholarship; the funds are paid as wages in equal installments on the first of each month.
  • Accepted ISA students may apply for summer research, which pays a stipend of $3,000 for the summer (minimum of 20 hours per week).
  • coursework in science communication, critical analysis of primary literature, preparing for grad school, professionalism in the sciences, and teaching your research.
  • access to career counseling
  • opportunity to participate in the peer mentoring program
  • financial support for travel to science conferences where students present their research (depending on availability of funds)
  • opportunity to apply to the ISA Summer Research Program