[Nfbmd] Summer Jobs at NASA

[Michelle Clark]

I found this on "Blind Bargains" yesterday. This is a good opportunity.
Please forward as appropriate.

 

Michelle

 

Apply Now for Summer 2014 NASA <http://www.blindbargains.com/c/1480>
Internships for Students with Disabilities

NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities
pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through
our internship programs. NASA has a two-percent hiring goal for employment
of people with disabilities and internships are a good way to get
experience. Students can apply for summer 2014 internships right this very
minute! The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, March 14, 2014,
and we will begin extending offers to students as early as Monday, February
3, 2014. 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. You can register for an account anytime at the One Stop
Shopping Initiative (OSSI): NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
(NIFS) at http://intern.nasa.gov/. However, students will not be able to see
Summer 2014 opportunities until November 1. Summer 2014 internships run from
early June until early August for college students and from late June until
early August for high school students. All student interns get paid. For
example, last Summer, at Goddard college students received a stipend of
$6000 and high school students $1800. 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 through the OSSI
website. 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. 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. For example, an
opportunity having to do with the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will be
at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland because SDO is located there.
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 February 3, 2014. They will then have five days to either
accept or reject the offer through their OSSI: NIFS account. The offer will
automatically expire after five 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 Office of Education, 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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