SciTech Internship Program

To be eligible for SciTech internships through St. Olaf College for summer 2026, you must:

1. Be a current St. Olaf Sophomore, Junior, or Senior graduating in December 2026 in the following STEM majors or concentrations:
   • STEM majors: Biology; Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Quantitative Economics, or Statistics and Data Science
   • STEM concentrations: Biomolecular Science, Engineering Studies, Environmental Studies, or Neuroscience
2. Because the internships are subsidized by the St. Olaf Piper Center, students need to use their available Piper Center Grant or JFOF funding if they are selected for an internship. If you have questions about past funding that you have received from the Piper Center, please reach out to Marietta Ruppe (ruppe2@stolaf.edu). You must have adequate internship funding available and be willing to “use” one of the two sources of funding:
   • Piper Center Grant Award — Every student can earn this award one time during their time at St. Olaf, so you can use your Piper Center Grant Award for a SciTech internship if you have not previously received a Piper Center Grant Award
     OR
   • $2500 of Johnson Family Opportunity Fund (JFOF) Funds — only students with high financial need are eligible to access JFOF funds. If you are not sure if you are eligible for JFOF funding, please email Financial Aid at finaid@stolaf.edu).
3. Agree to check ins and program activities with the Piper Center before, during, and after the internship, including a follow up survey on your experience with the internship and application process

1. Please fill out this form to confirm your eligibility for SciTech:REQUIRED SciTech ELIGIBILITY FORM FOR ST. OLAF STUDENTS
2. Once your eligibility has been established in the Piper Center at St. Olaf, you will receive more information, including an email from SciTech with login details (which will let you see the list of companies and positions available).
3. Once eligible, St. Olaf STEM students can access the SciTech portal and will be expected to upload the following documents:
   1. Resume
   2. Unofficial transcript– Log in to the SIS go to grades -> select all years/terms -> export as a PDF file (one way to do this is by going to a print screen and clicking on “view as PDF”, or “view in preview”)
   3. For international students only, an I-20 Form to allow them to participate in CPT (contact Caitlin Lamont Kreienkamp, Lamont3@Stolaf.edu, in the Taylor Center for more details on this).
4. Students then apply to individual companies and internship opportunities via the SciTech portal (instructions for each position are on the portal).
5. Individual companies make the final selection of interns, and interviews may be a part of the selection process.

Students will be responsible for their own housing, transportation, and meals. Housing needs will depend on the specific internship. Students will be paid directly by the internship sites over the summer.

Students must have adequate internship funding available and be willing to “use” one of the two sources of funding to cover the summer internship:

• Piper Center Grant Award — Every student can earn this award one time during their time at St. Olaf, so you can use your Piper Center Grant Award for a SciTech internship if you have not previously received a Piper Center Grant Award
  OR
• $2500 of Johnson Family Opportunity Fund (JFOF) Funds — only students with high financial need are eligible to access JFOF funds. If you are not sure if you are eligible, please email Financial Aid at finaid@stolaf.edu.

The students will be paid directly by the companies over the course of the summer (the companies will be reimbursed by St. Olaf College (students are not part of this process). Students will be responsible for determining any tax implications related to the payments and agree to keep receipts and related documentation in a personal file. For international students only, an I-20 Form is needed to participate in CPT (contact Caitlin Lamont Kreienkamp, Lamont3@Stolaf.edu, in the Taylor Center for more details on this).