Student Instructions

Instructions for Students

Part 1: Complete the Internship Application Form

• Please read the instruction at the top of the application form carefully.
• Upload your unofficial transcript and one letter of recommendation in the designated area on the application. PDF format is required for uploads. 
  • Note: The letter of recommendation must be from your mentor or from a professor in a related field. 

Part 2: Complete the Lab Selector Form

• Once you have completed the application form, please follow the link at the bottom of the application form to the Lab Selector form.

• Please read the instructions at the top of the Lab Selector form, complete and submit the form

Part 3: Interview 

• After you have completed and submitted the Application form and the Lab Selector form, we will contact you to schedule an interview with the professor of one of the labs you have selected.

• The interview is casual, it allows you to ask the professor any questions directly related to the lab. Moreover the interview allows you and the professor to review basic expectations and  demands of the lab. 

Part 4: Post-Interview Waiver & Student Agreement

• After the interview, you will receive an email from Office of Research Outreach (ORO) confirming your lab placement. Please, complete, sign, and return the forms listed below by email to researchoutreach@westernu.edu 

  • Liability Waiver

  • Volunteer Agreement

  • Volunteer Registration

Part 5: Training Requirement 

• You will receive an email from the Office of Research Regulatory Affairs (ORRA) outlining the required training to start your research internship.