ALBANY, N.Y. — Paid internships for 150 undergraduates are available at five state university campuses this summer through the SUNY Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund. The campuses include Binghamton University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy, SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. announced April 12. This will […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Paid internships for 150 undergraduates are available at five state university campuses this summer through the SUNY Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund.
The campuses include Binghamton University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy, SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. announced April 12.
This will be the first year of a paid-internship program that’s expected to grow in the number of campuses and students participating after this pilot, SUNY said.
The internship program will expand research opportunities to students with financial need, first-generation students, and others who may face barriers to “securing research experiences.”
Besides Binghamton, SUNY ESF, and SUNY Poly, the participating campuses also include the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University.
“Every student should have the opportunity to participate in an internship or other experiential learning on their path to a college degree, and through this internship program students will be offered a robust experience right from their home campus and at no additional cost,” King said in a SUNY news release. “Expanding paid summer research internships is a concrete, powerful way to expand economic opportunity and increase social mobility especially for so many college students whose economic or familial circumstances might have barred them in the past.”
The SUNY Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund, which is supported by SUNY’s Empire Innovation program, covers all student costs for the internship including, “but not limited to,” student stipend/salary, tuition/fees, housing, meal plans, childcare, and transportation, per SUNY.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this pilot program, which will give underserved students access to opportunities in today’s leading fields of research,” Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger said in the release. “[Artificial intelligence (AI)], cybersecurity, nursing — these things matter and will only become more important in the future, and we’re proud to help facilitate the growth of tomorrow’s researchers and problem-solvers.”