Accelerate Your Career

We train master's students in the real world knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the laboratory—and at the interview table. And we've been doing it for more than 25 years.

Program Tracks

Bioinformatics

Molecular Sensors and Biotechnology

Optics

Polymers

Semiconductors

Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program woman in lab

Join Us for a

Virtual Alumni Panel!

Alumni from all tracks will share their experiences in the program and their careers to see if this is a good fit for you. The session will include a program overview and opportunity to ask questions.

Join us!

Thursday, October 30
4:00 PM Pacific / 7:00 PM Eastern

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Pillars of Excellence

Experiential and Applied
Reality is messy, but you can prepare for it. With focused courses, labs and paid internships, learn how to apply what you know to real-world problems and fast-track your career.

Accelerated, Immersive and Collaborative
Solve problems in a fast-paced team environment while honing the communication and collaborative skills managers are looking for.

Cutting Edge
Collaboration with industry ensures our curriculum is relevant and current, preparing you for a career in today’s technical sectors.

Relationship Focused
People matter. Our relationships with students, alumni and company partners allow us to evolve, grow and have an impact on people’s lives - and their careers. When you build community, everything else follows.

KCGIP News

KCGIP expands opportunity through Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs

Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs are helping Knight Campus students bridge the gap from classroom to career through paid research, mentorship, and training that prepare Oregon’s future innovators.

KCGIP Launches Record-Setting 2025 Cohort

The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP) welcomed a record-setting class of 94 new students for its 2025 master’s cohort — an increase of more than 6 percent over last year’s total.

Launch Programs Offer Immersive Experiences for Prospective Graduate Students

The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP) hosted two immersive experiences in bioinformatics or semiconductors.

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Why It’s Special

Hear from students, alumni, staff and corporate partners on why they value the program’s innovative training model and how the program has brought them individual and organizational success.

Program Testimonial: Kara McDonough

Kara McDonough, an alumna of the optics track, found applying theoretical concepts directly to projects in the lab helped keep her engaged. Now she’s applying what she learned to her job as a hardware engineer at Ouster, a start-up focused on LiDAR technology for self-driving cars.