Application Process

The application deadline for the 2010 student internship program has expired. We appreciate your interest and enthusiasm to learn more about the status of your application materials buy we ask for your patience in order to allow us adequate time to prepare the materials for review.

Completed applications will be reviewed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists after March 5, 2010. Applicants selected for interviews are generally contacted prior to mid-April. If additional summer opportunities become available after this time, your application may be reconsidered.

Applicants selected for interviews will need to complete a standard, hard-copy VARI employment application. Applicants will receive the employment application if interviewed on-site at VARI or via U.S. postal service if interviewed by phone. Applicants are encouraged to complete the employment application as soon as possible and return it to VARI’s Human Resources Department . 

Applicants selected to fill student positions will be extended a formal offer of employment by the Human Resources Department contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen and background check. 

Any inquiries regarding your student internship application should be made via e-mail to undergrad@vai.org; inquiries will receive responses as information becomes available. 

Van Andel Institute and/or its affiliated organizations (VAEI and VARI, hereafter collectively called “the Institutes”), through its responsible managers, recruits, hires, upgrades, trains, and promotes in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status, except when an accommodation is unavailable or it is a bona fide occupational qualification.