Comment Look abroad (Score 2, Interesting) 660
I found that for students, there are still a fair amount of paid internships available abroad (speaking from the US that is). I just recently got one through IAESTE (http://www.aipt.org/iaeste) which does only science and engineering based internships and all are paid (althoughsome only cover living expenses). However, there are a few other programs I have heard about like AIESEC (http://www.aiesec.org) which was intended for business majors, but has expanded to technical internships as well. There may not be as many oppertunities as there are in the US, but it is another source to look into.