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NASA is currently accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate level students for 2008 Summer Internship Opportunities available through Ames Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, Glenn Research Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center. These internships have a combined application form available through the following link: https://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/application/

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Funding may be available through your state’s Space Grant Office or from the awarding NASA center. This combined application includes the following internship opportunities:

• Academy: NASA Academy
• APL: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Student Internship Program
• IVV: Independent Verification and Validation Internship
• Robotics: NASA Robotics Academy
• SAWDRIP: Summer Aerospace Workforce Development Research Internship Program
• SIECA: Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications
• SIP: Student Internship Program

These internships are available to US Citizens only (citizens of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Marianas are considered U.S. citizens). The NASA Academy will also consider Permanent U.S. Residents (i.e. greencard holders) and has partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA) and will consider applicants from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Please review the other eligibility requirements listed on https://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/application as they may vary by internship program.

Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) Center Internships

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA. JPL engineers and scientists will review the resumes and make final selections.  Engineering and science undergraduate students
(rising juniors and seniors) and graduate students are encouraged to apply. 

Application Procedure: To apply for the JPL Summer Internships, please refer to the brochure below.  All application materials must be received by the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium no later than January 28, 2008.

• 2008 JPL Student Internship Positions
• 2008 JPL Internship Brochure and Information

OSGC 2007 JPL Interns

• 2008 JSC Summer Internship Brochure
  

NASA Exploration Internships

NASA Exploration Internships will provide students Exploration Science Mission Directorate (ESMD) -relevant work experience in industry or at a NASA center. Students will be engaged in hands-on engineering projects with a strong and involved placement mentor. Internships are open to juniors, seniors and graduate students. NOTE: Oregon Space Grant will sponsor four (4) students from OSGC affiliate institutions to attend. Stipends will be for $6,000 direct to each student including travel funds.

• Go to http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/ for more information and to apply for these opportunities. Please check this website often for opportunities for semester long internships throughout the year.
• ESMD Internship eligibility criteria include:
  • Must be U.S. Citizen to participate. Proof of citizenship will be required if selected
  • Age 18 or older
  • Community college, undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply
  • Minimum of 30 credit hours/45 quarter hours completed
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0/4/0
  • Enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. university, college or community college
• Applications were open through January 28, 2008 for the Spring term NASA ESMD internships.
• Any questions regarding the internship application should be directed to Theresa.M.Schroeder@nasa.gov.

DoD Space Agencies and Student Opportunities

• National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
• National Security Agency (NSA)
• National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
• CIA Student Opportunities
• Air Force Agencies with opportunities for current and future Dept. of the Air Force personnel
  • US Air Force Space Command
  • US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
  • United States Strategic Command
  • For more information on US Air Force Space Opportunitites, read the Air University Space Primer

Other (unfunded) opportunities available:

• The NASA Contracting Intern Program
  The program prepares students for their careers in the Federal Government.

• NASA Cooperative Education Program
  NASA Cooperative Education Programs are designed to combine academic studies with on-the-job training and experience and to give students an opportunity to work at a NASA Field Center while completing their education.

• The NASA History Office
  Internships are paid during the summer, when interns work approximately 40 hours per week, and unpaid the rest of the year, when interns work approximately 20 hours per week.

• NASA Scholars
  The program consists of individualized need-based scholarship or fellowship programs at 14 minority-serving institutions.

• NASA Student Job Opportunities
  Are designed to combine academic studies with on-the-job training and experience and to give students an opportunity to work with NASA while completing their education.

• New Opportunities Through Minority Initiatives in Space Science
  The program is designed to encourage minority students (particularly those of Hawaiian ancestry) to engage in learning about culture and its relevance to the study of space science.

• Tech-Interns.com
  This is a web site with information on technical research and internship opportunities available in over 200 private companies, non-profit organizations, and government-sponsored research centers and laboratories.

• The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Partnership
  VREO is a partnership between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
  
  

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