Description
IBM sponsors a research internship program for under-represented minorities. The goal is to encourage under-represented minority students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering.
Award
The internships are salaried positions typically 10 weeks long at IBM Research - Almaden in San Jose, CA and include the opportunity to work closely with an IBM mentor. Research areas of the internship are individually chosen so as to optimize the match between the skills and interests of the student, and the ongoing research programs of the laboratory. Examples of the projects available in the summer of 2013 are found at:
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/st/info/studentopps/internopps/projects/
Information about IBM research and the Almaden site may be found at:
http://www.research.ibm.com
http://www.almaden.ibm.com
The starting and ending dates are chosen so as not to conflict with the student's school schedule. Assistance in finding and renting housing will be provided.
Applications for summer 2013 will be due February 1, 2013, and selection notifications will begin in early April. More information is available in the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Eligibility
Must be under-represented minority with sophomore or junior standing at a U.S. college or university at the time of application
Must be majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering, or biology, if it has an emphasis on one of the other areas listed
Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
No citizenship restriction
Selection Procedure
Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee at IBM/Almaden and selected based on their commitment to and interest in their major field of study.
Application Procedure
The application process consists of
an online application, which is submitted through an IBM server;
two letters of recommendation, which are to be emailed directly from the recommenders to the internship chair (At least one letter must come from a faculty member at your current college/ university, preferably in a field related to your major);
and an official transcript, which, if possible, is emailed to the internship chair from the registrar's office, or if that is not possible is submitted to IBM via postal mail.
The online application requires:
Completing the student application form (on the IBM server)
Uploading your Essay (250 words) describing your interest in research and how diversity and this opportunity would advance your goals.
Uploading your Resume (1-3 pages)
Uploading a page listing all of your college technical courses (math, science, computer science, engineering) with the school year in which they were taken and the grades awarded
Acceptable formats for the essay, resume, and course list are PDF, PostScript, and Microsoft Word.
If you have any problem submitting your application electronically, please use your "back" button to return to the application and try again; if after at most three such tries you still have difficulties, please email Dr. Barbara Jones at bajones@us.ibm.com as soon as possible.
Dr. Barbara Jones
Chair, IBM URM Research Internship Program
Dept. GFBA/D01
IBM Almaden Research Center
650 Harry Road
San Jose , CA 95120-6099
Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2013
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