Summer research internship or summer school opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students in astrophysics are a great opportunity to learn about the state-of-the-art in different fields, and to get some hands-on research experience while getting to know a prospective institute for future study scope. As it may be difficult for students to get information about such opportunities if they do not know where to look for, I will list several such opportunities here – will add a short outline with their official links for more details, and will try to keep updating it if I hear about more of these openings!
- The Leiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students (LEAPS) 2020 (http://leaps.strw.leidenuniv.nl/):
10 week summer research internship at Leiden Observatory.
Time: second Monday of June – mid-August 2020
Frequency: Every year
Funding: Fully funded upon acceptance. (From this year, 2 special scholarships for applicants from developing countries)
Deadline for applications: February 28, 2020, 23:59 CET - Summer internships at MPIA 2020 (https://www.mpia.de/en/careers/internships/summer):
2-3 month long summer research internship at Max-Planck Institute of Astronomy in Heidelberg.
Time: between May and September, 2020
Frequency: Every year
Funding: Fully funded upon acceptance.
Deadline for applications: January 24, 2020
- Chalmers Astrophysics & Space Science Summer (CASSUM) Research Fellowships (http://cosmicorigins.space/cassum?fbclid=IwAR3yQawD1ZNH8jTxgjPnjOWAshJLR1HrSmocsyJNBpRxDvtZTdML2XLTO-g):
10 week summer research internship at Chalmars University.
Time: 17th May – 25th July, 2020
Frequency: Unknown
Funding: Fully funded upon acceptance.
Deadline for applications: February 14, 2020 - Heidelberg Summer School 2020 (https://www.imprs-hd.mpg.de/Summer-School):
Topic: Planet formation in protoplanetary disks
Time: August 31 – September 4, 2020
Funding: Not available
Frequency: Every year. Topic and time varies.
Deadline for applications: June 1, 2020 - Summer school at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland (http://eai.faj.org.pl/):
Topic: Formation and evolution of planetary systems and habitable planets
Time: August 19-26, 2020
Funding: Travel grant may be available
Deadline for applications: March 1, 2020