A unique and enriching aspect of the IGERT program is the opportunity for students to intern at international academic facilities.
Currently, 15 sites have been identified which have:
| # | Location | Institution | Host Faculty | Research Expertise |
| 1 | Norwich,UK | Department of Biology, University of East Anglia | Dylan Edwards, Julea Butt, Dave Richardson | Metalloprotein spectroscopy, Cellular proteinases |
| 2 | London,UK | School of Pharmacy, University of London | Stephen Brocchini, Graham Buckton, Ian Kellaway | Polymers for drug delivery, Amorphous materials, Surfactants and powder interactions |
| 3 | London,UK | Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials, University of London | Pankaj Vadgama, Peter Revell, Dan Bader, Elizabeth Tanner, Gavin Pearson, Steve Greenwald | Biosensors, Cell-seeded tissue scaffolds, Intelligent bioreactors |
| 4 | London,UK | Tissue Engineering Centre, Imperial College, University of London | Julia Pollack | Biomaterials, Cellular Engineering |
| 5 | Florence, Italy | Department of chemistry, University of Florence | Ugo Bardi, Marco Mascini | Quartz based biosenors, Catalysis on bio & chemically active surfaces |
| 6 | Rome, Italy | Department of Physics, University of Rome III | Gianni Stefani | Photoemision spectroscopy |
| 7 | Laussane, Switzerland | EPFL, Laussane | Paul Bowen, Jacques Lemaitree, Han-Jorg Mathieu | Biosurface characterization |
| 8 | Zurich, Switzerland | Department of materials, ETH-Zurich | Nicholas Spencer, Marcus Textor | Bioresponsive materials |
| 9 | Paris, France | Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnétique, University of Paris | Paul Dumas, Fatma Briki | Spectroscopy using high energy synchrotron radiation |
| 10 | Grenoble, France | European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble | Francesco Sette | Biointerfacial Characterization |
| 11 | Zurich, Switzerland | Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH-Zurich | Jeffrey Hubbell, Heike Hall-Bozic, Andreas Zisch | Synthesis of bioactive interfaces |
| 12 | London, UK | Department of Materials, Imperial College | Larry Hench | Bioceramic Interfaces |
| 13 | Greifswald, Germany | Institut for Physik, University of Greifswald | Andreas Ohl | Tailor-made Biosurfaces |
| 14 | Berlin, Germany | Max-Born-Institut | Erik Nibbering | Biomolecular Spectroscopy |
| 15 | Milan, Italy | University of Milan Department of Structural Chemistry | Gianfranco Ciani | Coordination Chemistry |