National NASA Internships
NASA OSSI:SOLAR
Applications open November 1, 2012 to March 15, 2013
NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative:SOLAR provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do research with top NASA scientists through more than 20 internship programs.
- Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering and Space Science (ACCESS)
- Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST)
- NASA Science and Technology Institute for Minority Institutions (NSTI-MI)
- NASA Tribal College and University Project (TCUP)
- National Space Grant College Program (Space Grant)
- Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
- University Research Centers (URC)
- NASA Academies
If interested in applying to the Academies at Ames, Goddard, Glenn, Langley or Marshall, you must first create a profile on the OSSI website and then fill in the full academy application at http://www.AcademyApp.com.
- NASA/EPA Collaborative Activity
- Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Project (LERCIP) College
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
- GSFC Graduate Student Summer Program in Earth Science (GSSP)
- Independent Verification and Validation Internship (IVV)
- Science Technology, Engineering Pipeline for Underserved Populations (STEP UP)
- Student Intern Program (SIP)
- Summer Institute in Earth Sciences (SIES)
- Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications (SIECA)
- Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications – Business (SIECA – Business)
- Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR) Internships
- NASA History Program Office Internships
- Texas Aerospace Scholars Internship (TAS)
- Johnson Space Center 3rd Party
- Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)
- NASA DEVELOP Program
- Minorities in Science and Engineering, or MISE
NASA Academy
Application deadline extended to January 28, 2013
NASA Academies are intensive educational programs emphasizing group activities, teamwork, research, and creativity. The curriculum balances direct contact with science and engineering R&D with an awareness of the managerial, political, financial, social and human issues faced by aerospace professionals.
- NASA Academy at Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA)
- NASA Academy at Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH)
- NASA Academy at Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, AL)
- NASA Aeronautics Academy at Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH)
- NASA Aeronautics Academy at Dryden Flight Research Center (Edwards AFB, CA)
- NASA Aeronautics Academy at Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH)
- NASA Aeronautics Academy at Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA)
- NASA Propulsion Academy at Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, AL)
- NASA Robotics Academy at Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, AL)
- NASA Lunar and Planetary Science Academy at Goddard Space Flight (Greenbelt, MD)
If interested in applying to the Academies at Ames, Goddard, Glenn, Langley or Marshall, you must first create a profile on the OSSI website ( http://intern.nasa.gov/) and then fill in the full academy application at http://www.AcademyApp.com.
NASA-Space Grant Helicopter/UAV Experience
Applications are due into the Washington NASA Space Grant office by March 28, 2013.
Students will receive education on aerodynamics, rotorcraft principles, wind tunnel testing, control theory, Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) RC aircraft, etc. They will also tour KAMAN Aerospace and Sikorsky Aircraft as well as take a helicopter flight and receive a CX 2 Coaxial RC helicopter or equivalent. Download the 2013 application packet here.
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
The Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) is designed to help meet the continuing needs of the aeronautics and space effort by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aerospace, space science, space applications and space technology. Beginning in 2011, the program will also be open to pre-service teachers.
Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS)
Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS) is a 10-week summer internship for rising juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, computer science, atmospheric science or other selected aerospace disciplines of interest to the NASA Langley Research Center.
NASA/APL Internship Program at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) offers summer projects for students interested in working on NASA missions or space-related research opportunities.
Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI) Summer Intern Program
Application deadline: January 18, 2013
The Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI) Summer Intern Program recruits undergraduates to work one-on-one with a scientist at the LPI or at the NASA Johnson Space Center on a research project of current interest in planetary science.
