[Nfbk] Fwd: Summer 2018 NASA Internships: Please Distribute Far and Wide

[Cathy Jackson]

Hey There Everyone,
Thought some of you with students interested in the STEM subjects might
want to learn more about NASA's internship program.
Cathy
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From: Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1600) <kenneth.a.silberman at nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:31 PM
Subject: Summer 2018 NASA Internships: Please Distribute Far and Wide
To: "Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1600)" <kenneth.a.silberman at nasa.gov>


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 <http://www.usajobs.gov>. 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 nasainterns-request at freelists.org
with 'subscribe' in the Subject field, OR by visiting the list page at
http://www.freelists.org/list/nasainterns.



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 http://intern.nasa.gov/. 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.



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 http://intern.nasa.gov/.



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.

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.



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.



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.



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.



Please feel free to contact me for more information or help with applying.

Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq.

U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland, & Patent Bars

B.A., M.Eng., J.D.

NASA Engineer & Registered Patent Attorney

Education Office Code 160

NASA/GSFC Mailstop 160

Bldg. 28 Rm. N165

Greenbelt, MD  20771, USA

Voice:  (301) 286-9281

Fax:  (301) 286-1655

E-mail:  kenneth.a.silberman at nasa.gov
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