AID-GC Undergraduate Internship
The Alliance for Genetic Counseling Fellowship supports a six-week-long, paid summer internship program to provide undergraduate students (rising juniors and seniors) opportunities to gain exposure to the genetic counseling profession at one of the five participating genetic counseling master’s programs.
The application for the 2026 Summer Internship program is open.
Due to unexpected funding changes, Boston University will not be participating this year. The Internship highlights will be similar across institutions with clinical experiences that will align with their location.
We thank you for your interest to learn more and hope you find the opportunities at our partner locations to be helpful alternatives for your consideration.
Internship highlights include:
- The opportunity to shadow and network with genetic counselors at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center
- Exposure to a wide variety of clinical genetics specialties
- Access to several seminars, conferences and case conferences throughout the summer
- Experience with research and laboratory work
- Full-time commitment of 40 hours per week for six weeks at $17 per hour, for a total of $4,080 for the program
Applicant Qualifications
All applicants must:
- Be undergraduate students (rising juniors and seniors) in an accredited institution of higher education.
- Have a demonstrated interest in genetics and health professions.
- Have a GPA of at least 3.0 with completed college-level coursework in biology, chemistry and genetics.
- Provide immunization records, including proof of COVID-19 vaccination, required for clinical site clearance.
- Completion of a QuantiFERON-TB Gold blood test, required for clinical site clearance (within 3 months of start date)
Internship Application
The internship application requires four parts:
An online application form
Response to the application essay
A current resume or CV
An unofficial transcript from your college or university
Contact
Please contact the Boston University Genetic Counseling Program with any questions about the application process.
You can reach our office by emailing gcprog@bu.edu.
About AID-GC
In 2021, the Boston University Genetic Counseling Program joined the Alliance in Genetic Counseling, an initiative made possible by a generous $9.5 million grant from the Warren Alpert Foundation. BUGCP has partnered with four accredited genetic counseling programs through AID-GC: the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Rutgers University, Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
AID-GC aims to recruit and retain qualified genetic counselor trainees from backgrounds typically underrepresented in the field, including historically excluded groups, individuals with disabilities, first-generation college students and individuals from low-income backgrounds.