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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good opportunities for students. Read below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1600) [mailto:kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1600) <kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> Summer 2018 NASA Internships: Please Distribute Far and Wide<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through our regular internship programs. This is not a program for students with disabilities. We are trying to recruit more students with disabilities into our regular internship programs. Disability means both physical and mental disabilities. Internships are a good way to get real-world experience. However, this is not an employment program. NASA jobs can be found at <<a href="http://www.usajobs.gov">http://www.usajobs.gov</a>>. Students can apply for Summer 2018 now! The deadline for submitting applications will be Thursday, March 1, 2018. We will begin extending offers to students in mid-to-late January and will continue until all positions are filled. If you would like to subscribe to an announcement-only list about NASA internships for persons with disabilities, please send an E-mail to <a href="mailto:nasainterns-request@freelists.org">nasainterns-request@freelists.org</a> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field, OR by visiting the list page at <a href="http://www.freelists.org/list/nasainterns">http://www.freelists.org/list/nasainterns</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We encourage you to apply early because the best opportunities are likely to be filled early. Plus, your likelihood of being selected decreases the longer you wait. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see many internship opportunities in December. They start to appear in numbers in January. You can register for an account anytime at <a href="http://intern.nasa.gov/">http://intern.nasa.gov/</a>. All material that you wish to have considered must be uploaded to the OSSI website. No documentation will be accepted that is E-mailed or snail mailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Internships run for ten weeks for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships run for six weeks for high school students. The exact starting and ending dates are not known yet. All student interns get paid. The 2018 stipend amounts are not known yet. The high school stipend for Summer 2017 was $2,100.00 for a six-week internship. The Summer 2017 undergraduate stipend for a ten-week internship was $6,000.00. The Summer 2017 graduate stipend for a ten-week internship was $7,500.00. As an intern, you are responsible for your own housing. NASA internships for college and high school students are also offered during Spring, Fall and Year Long Sessions at <a href="http://intern.nasa.gov/">http://intern.nasa.gov/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NASA has internships for high school students and for rising freshmen through doctoral students in STEM fields. A rising freshman is a high school student who has been accepted to an accredited institution of higher learning, i.e., a college or university, at the time of the internship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Applicants must be U.S. citizens, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for college and 3.0 for high school; however, applicants must understand that the competition for internships is keen. High school students must be at least sixteen years old at the time the internship begins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Internships are available at all NASA centers nationwide. It is important to remember that applying is a two-step process. The first step is to fill out everything in the online application. The second step is to select and apply to specific internship opportunities. Students can submit a completed application whether they apply to an opportunity or not. However, applying to opportunities has the advantage of allowing applicants to be considered by mentors who work in disciplines of interest and at a particular center. Applicants may apply to as many as fifteen opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Not applying to an opportunity means that prospective interns will be hoping that a mentor happens to read their applications rather than directing their applications to mentors in fields and at centers of interest. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Students who are selected for Summer internships will receive an offer letter by E-mail sometime after mid-January 2018. They will then have five calendar days to either accept or reject the offer through their account. The offer will automatically expire after five calendar days if no action is taken. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please feel free to contact me for more information or help with applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland, & Patent Bars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>B.A., M.Eng., J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NASA Engineer & Registered Patent Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Education Office Code 160<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>NASA/GSFC Mailstop 160<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bldg. 28 Rm. N165<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Voice: (301) 286-9281<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: (301) 286-1655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov">kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>