ASE staff will call selected students and offer them an internship once all rankings are received
Intern Responsibilities
Select from the following:
Congratulations! Now that you have been selected for an internship, it's time to prepare for your summer experience:
- Contact your mentor to set your summer schedule and fill out your Intern Calendar.
- Complete your intern form and any additional onboarding steps with your mentor organization.
- Check with your parent/guardian to ensure they have received and completed the parent/guardian form.
- Attend Orientation.
- Review and adhere to all student expectations
- Check your email regularly - even during vacation!
Before ASE internships begin, interns participate in orientation with the ASE Staff. Orientation is online, and 2020's orientation can be viewed below or by following the YouTube link here. Orientation is designed to facilitate a successful internship experience for all participants.(Orientation is required for all ASE interns. Interns’ parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.)
The ASE Midsummer Conference is a chance for ASE interns to learn about science careers from professionals in the field and experience what a future career in each discipline might entail. Students also get the opportunity to build connections with fellow interns who share similar internships or interests. (This is a required event for all ASE interns.)
Watch the 2020 Midsummer Conference Webinar here!
Symposium is the culmination of students’ summer activities. Interns convene at the University of Portland campus for a full day, to share their summer intern experiences. Each student presents his or her work in a formal scientific poster session and a 12-minute oral presentation to mentors, parents, teachers, other interns, and community guests. Symposium is designed to broaden students’ technical expertise and strengthen their formal public speaking skills. It is also a critical learning event that enables interns to organize and synthesize what they’ve learned in the course of the internship. (This is a required event for all ASE interns. Mentors, parents and community guests are encouraged to attend.)
You've made it through a summer of personal and professional growth. You should feel accomplished for what you've learned and completed during your internship. Now what?
- Write a Summary
- Your summary is included in your credit and completion packet sent to you and your school at the end of the summer.
- It is helpful to complete this step first as you can use your summary to help construct your thank you letters.
- Submit your summary via online form.
- Visit the Additional Resources tab for helpful documents.
- Write Thank You Letters
- These are sent to the people that made your internship possible. ASE staff supplies you with a list of people to thank and a guide to help you complete this requirement.
- Thank you letters must be submitted to ASE before you receive your final stipend payment.
- Visit the Additional Resources tab for helpful documents.
- ASE Intern Symposium Registration
- What to Expect When Presenting for the ASE Symposium [VIDEO]
- Symposium Prep Handbook
- ASE Logo (Web)
- ASE Logo (Print)
- Summary Instructions
- ASE Intern Summary Form
- Thank You Letter Sample
- Thank You Letter Instructions
- 2020 MSC Full Webinar Recording
- 2020 MSC College Preparation Seminar Only Recording
- 2020 MSC Symposium Preparation Seminar Only Recording
- ASE School Credit Packet
- Hopes, Expectations, & Fears Worksheet
- Intern & Parent Expectations Agreements
- Taking Your Internship Experience Outside of the Lab
- Oregon Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
- Intel Northwest Science Expo
- Some Thoughts on Success
Upcoming Events
Before ASE internships begin, mentors participate in an orientation with the ASE staff.
Before ASE internships begin, interns participate in an orientation with the ASE staff.
The ASE Midsummer Conference is a chance for ASE interns to learn about college preparation as we
The Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Symposium is the culminating learning event