Black Hole Explorers Internship

The Black Hole Explorers (BHEX) Intern Program is a paid internship where students engage in science and/or engineering projects related to the Black Hole Explorer mission

The 2025 Black Hole Explorers Program is Accepting Applications!

Apply through Smithsonian SOLAA: http://solaa.si.edu

(create a SOLAA account, click "start your application", and search for "Black Hole Explorers")

The internship dates are expected to be June 2 - August 8, 2025. Students will be supervised by a Smithsonian or Harvard scientist for the duration of their appointment. Students are expected to work at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian for the full duration of the program. We house our interns in Harvard's graduate student dormitory facilities.

Undergraduate students interested in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, computer science, machine learning, or engineering related to BHEX are encouraged to apply. We provide a wide range of projects to our interns.


The application deadline is February 16, 2025. All materials must be submitted by 11:59pm on Feb 16, 2025, for applications to be considered.

The Black Hole Explorers program is funded through a generous donation from Mr. Michael Tuteur and Amy Tuteur, MD