The Pinhead Internship

THE PINHEAD INTERNSHIP
ARE YOU MEANT FOR SOMETHING MORE?

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) neuroscience, 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 high school students from Cortez, Dolores, Montrose, Olathe, Norwood, Nucla, Paradox, Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride opportunities not available in our region, and it often is a life changing experience.

You can read our Frequently Asked Application Questions here

2023 Pinterns

AIDEN KRESS, Telluride
Oklahoma State University
Aerospace Engineering

ASHLEE PETRANOVICH, Montrose
Murray State University
Clinical and School Psychology

AUBRIELLE WEAVER, Montrose
San Diego State University
Microbiology

BAEN TOUGHER, Telluride
LASP, CU Boulder
Astrophysics and Astronomy

BROOKE DUNCAN, Telluride
Agile Onboarding
Software Development

CHESKA HRUPCIN, Telluride
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Entomology

GIADA AMUNDSON, Montrose
Scripps Research Institute
Organic Chemistry

JAI SANCHEZ, Norwood
UC Santa Barbara REEF
Marine Biology

KIARA WARREN, Telluride
Neuromorphs
Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering

LILY VOGEL, Nucla
Scripps Research Institute
Neurobiology

LOUDON DOEMLAND, Telluride
LASP, CU Boulder
Astrophysics and Astronomy

MELAINA YENDER, Montrose
Scripps Research Institute
Neuroscience

NATALIE LOPEZ RAMIREZ, Montrose
Scripps Research Institute
Metabolism and Neurobiology

NATALIE TRASK, Montrose:
Frazier Rehab Facility
Spinal Cord Injury

ROSE KIRK-LANDRY, Telluride/Hawaii
University of Utah
Environmental Engineering

SAIDA HOLDER, Olathe
University of Houston
Chemistry

SOPHIA MCNAMARA, Telluride
CU Boulder
Microbial Ecology

TAHLIA TREVINO, Montrose
UC Santa Barbara
Marine Biology

TIFFANY WU, Montrose
University of Houston
Chemistry

TJ NEUMANN, Telluride/WRA
CU Boulder
Aerospace Machine Shop

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IF I DIDN’T ATTEND PRESENTATION NIGHT OR HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE?
You are ineligible to apply.

WHEN IS MY APPLICATION DUE?
Your application for the 2024 Pinhead Internship program should be submitted by 5pm on Friday, November 17, 2023. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

WHAT IF I CANNOT FILL IN THE APPLICATION ON LINE?
Print out the first two pages and fill them out by hand. Type your letter of intent and your resume. Scan and email them all together if possible. Please save your file with your first name, last name, and what the file is. For example, an application from Sarah Holbrooke would be saved as “Sarah Holbrooke Application”. A photo would read “Sarah Holbrooke Photo”. Save your files as PDFs if possible.

FROM WHOM SHOULD I GET LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (LOR)?
One letter from your high school counselor or principal, one from a STEM teacher in your school, and one from an unrelated grown up who is outside of school and knows you well. Each person should email their letter directly to sarah@pinheadinstitute.org. The file should include your name, for example, “Sarah Holbrooke LOR”.

WHEN ARE THE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (LOR) DUE?
While we would like to have all the LORs by November 18th, we understand that many teachers are busy writing letters for colleges and that should be their priority. As long as we have all your LORs in by Nov 27th we are fine!

HOW DO I GET MY TRANSCRIPT TO YOU?
Ask your school administrator or principal to email sarah@pinheadinstitute.org with your transcript.

WHEN DO I HEAR BACK?
Pinhead will be in touch with each applicant in early December to set up interviews during the first two weeks of December.

WHAT ARE THE INTERVIEWS LIKE?
A panel of three Pinhead staff and advisors will spend about 20 minutes with each student, talking about their interests and abilities.

HOW ARE PINTERNS CHOSEN?
We have many criteria, ranging from grades to recommendations to previous involvement with Pinhead. Our panel rates each student, and decides together which will be admitted to the 2024 Pintern class. We will inform all applicants of our decision by the first week in January.

HOW MUCH DOES THE INTERNSHIP COST?
The internship is free to participate, and we have a stipend of up to $1000 for travel and some food costs for those who need it. You and your family are responsible for any additional costs. In return, we expect all accepted Pinterns to volunteer ample time to Pinhead, and for their families to donate time as well as to make a financial contribution to the best of each family’s ability.

 

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