The Science Exchange is the only non-profit organization that creates affordable, customized, field-based sea turtle research internship packages for undergraduate and graduate science students from around the world. 

We train the next generation of students to become scientifically literate, international team players through our two-month STEM research internships in Latin America and the Caribbean.

After training near Puerto Vallarta, our interns go to Mexico, the Caribbean, or Central America and earn college credit at San Diego State University or their own university. They can work at a sea turtle research center on the beach or in a university lab, collect field data for research papers, and immerse in the local culture and language. 

Components of the course are orientation, language classes, field training, data collection, data analysis, final report, presentations, and career guidance.

We offer benefits not found in the internship programs of other schools. These are the opportunity to carry out own research project, intense cultural immersion by living with the locals, partial scholarships, and all-inclusive packages that fit individual schedules.

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