Computer Science

All students with majors or minors in sciences or mathemetics should consider participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at one of the many institutions offering them in the U.S.  REU projects involve active participation by students in ongoing research programs or in research projects designed especially for the purpose.Beginning in November, the NSF web site lists opportunities by discipline; they include Astronomical Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Cyberinfrastructure, Department of Defense (DoD), Earth Sciences, Education and Human Resources, Engineering, Ethics and Values Studies, International Science and Engineering, Materials Research, Mathematical Sciences, Ocean Sciences, Physics, Polar Programs, and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. 

Students with science or mathematics majors or minors are especially encouraged to apply for summer funding from the HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program. Both first-year students and upperclassmen are eligible to apply. To apply to this program, check the box labeled "HHMI Summer Education Program" on the Universal Application form.

Students with an interest in Computer Science major are encouraged to research and develop their own internship opportunity. To assist you in securing an internship, please find below a sampling of places where Computer Science majors have completed an internship. Please note: the CDC does not promote or is in no way affiliated with the companies or institutions listed.

• ANZ Grindlays Bank LTD
• Apelon, Inc.
• Association of Community Organizations for Reform
• Brown University, Center for Environmental Studies
• ChannelWave Software, Inc.
• Charter Home Mortgage Company
• CIBC World Markets
• Cycorp Computers
• Florida Halocaust Museum
• Giga Planet
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
• Goldman, Sachs & Co., Human Resources
• GTE Laboratories, Inc.
• IBCX Primax Software, Ltd.
• Infosys Technologies Limited
• International Business Machines Corporation
• IPG Photonics Corporation
• J. Ottman Consulting
• JP Morgan Chase
• Lucent Technologies
• Merrill Lynch Private Client Group
• Microsoft Corporation
• Motorola
• Mount Holyoke College: Computer Science Department
• National Yiddish Book Center
• Onondaga County Youth Court
• Remineralize the Earth, Inc.
• Romanian Bank for Development-Societe Generale
• SETI Institute (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
• Smith College Computer Science Dept.
• Southeast Bank, Ltd.
• St. Vincent's Hospital/Medical Ctr.
• Summer Theatre at Mount Holyoke College
• Sun MicroSystems
• United Nations Association of Greater Boston
• United Nations- Economic Commission for Europe
• University of Massachusetts, Department of Computer Science
• University of Rochester, Department of Computer Sc
• University of Utah, School of Computing
• USAID Business Development Program
• Vitel Software, Inc.
• Wogen Pacific Ltd. (UK) Shanghai
• Women Make Movies, Inc.
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

To search for active internship listings, please visit the MHC Internship Connection database.