Internships
Are you meant for something more?
Each summer, Pinhead Institute places regional students at renowned scientific institutions for 6 to 10 weeks to work with leading researchers on critical issues facing the world today including biodiversity, indigenous cultures, influenza study, sustainability, habitat loss, and climate change.
Founded in 2003, the Pinhead Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to gain practical skills and experience in various scientific fields of study, including (but not limited to) math, physics, conservation, chemistry, biology, and much more. Pinhead internships provide experience and opportunities for students to work with people who have dedicated their lives to academic pursuits about which they are passionate.
This program affords students from Nucla, Norwood, Telluride, Ridgway & Ouray High Schools opportunities not available in our region, and it often is a life changing experience.
Pinhead Internship Program: Summer 2012
Completed applications can be mailed or dropped off no later than
January 11, 2012 by 5:00 PM
to:
Pinhead Institute
c/o Sonchia Jilek, Executive Director
P.O. Box 2905
102 S. Pine St. (office located above Alpine Bank in downtown Telluride)
Telluride, CO 81435
Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Sonchia Jilek, Executive Director (970.708.7441 or sonchia@pinheadinstitute.org). Additional materials or information may also be found on our website at www.pinheadinstitute.org.
Click here to learn more about the Pinhead Institute Program and for answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Click here to download the Pinhead Internship Program Application for Summer 2012.
For resume examples, click for sample version 1, and sample version 2.
Meet the 2011 Pinhead Institute Interns:
Nicole Zaugg, Ridgway Secondary School
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Follow Nicole's blog
Lauren Gleason, Ridgway Secondary School
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
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Mitchell Morton, Telluride High School
Boston University - Hasselmo Lab
Boston, MA
Follow Mitchell's blog
Alexis White, Nucla High School
Moffett Field, CA
Follow Alexis's blog
Brandon Morgan, Nucla High School
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC
Follow Brandon's blog
Ciara Green, Telluride Mountain School
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Follow Ciara's blog
Stefanie Esposito, Ridgway Secondary School
Gabrieli Laboratory (Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA
Follow Stefanie's blog
Learn more about our Pinhead Interns from
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Read about this incredible program in Telluride Magazine. 
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Join us as our Pinhead Interns present their experiences from their super science summer internships studying equine medical issues, collecting field data on small mammals in the Adirondacks, training rats about their environments, collecting kelp from the Pacific Ocean, and much more!
Thursday, November 3rd
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library
