<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">See instructions below for applying to an internship with NASA for students with disabilities. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style>
<font face="Arial">NASA is looking to increase the number of <u>students with disabilities</u> pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through our internship programs. We have a two-percent hiring goal. Students can apply for summer internships now! The deadline for submitting applications is February 1, 2012. They can register for an account and look for internships anytime at the One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI): Student On-Line Application for Recruiting interns, fellows and scholars (SOLAR) at </font><a href="http://intern.nasa.gov/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><font color="#3333ff" face="Arial">http://intern.nasa.gov/</font></a><font face="Arial"> . Summer 2012 internships run for ten weeks from early June through early/mid August. NASA internships are also offered during Spring, Fall and Year Long Sessions.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">In order to be eligible to apply, students must be accepted as freshmen at an accredited institution of higher learning, i.e., a college or university at the time of the internship. This is what we call a rising freshman. NASA has internships for rising freshmen through doctoral students in STEM fields. A minimum GPA of 2.8 is required to apply; however, applicants must understand that the competition for internships is keen. The age limits for interns are eighteen years and up.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">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. 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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Students, who are selected for summer internships will receive an offer letter by E-mail sometime after February 1, 2012. They will then have five days to either accept or reject the offer through their OSSI:SOLAR account. The offer will automatically expire after five days if no action is taken.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Please see the below attached recruitment letter, the recruitment flier, and the instructions for how to use the on-line application system. Also, please feel free to contact me for more information or help with applying.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Please feel free to contact me for more information or help with applying.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style>
<font face="Arial">U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland, & Patent Bars B.A., M.Eng., J.D.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">NASA Engineer & Registered Patent Attorney Education Office Code 160 NASA/GSFC Mailstop 160 Bldg. 28 Rm. N165 Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Voice: <a href="tel:%28301%29%20286-9281" value="+13012869281" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(301) 286-9281</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">Fax: <a href="tel:%28301%29%20286-1655" value="+13012861655" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(301) 286-1655</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">E-mail: </font><a href="mailto:kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><font color="#3333ff" face="Arial">kenneth.a.silberman@nasa.gov</font></a><font face="Arial"></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style><b><font face="Arial">Student Instructions for Applying for a NASA Internship, OSSI:SOLAR</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">If you are interested in applying for a NASA internship during 2012, please follow the detailed instructions below.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial"> <b>The following instructions are for student interns.</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial"> 1. Go to <a href="http://intern.nasa.gov/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><font color="#3333ff">http://intern.nasa.gov/</font></a> (OSSI:SOLAR Launch Pad)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">2. Click “<a href="http://intern.nasa.gov/solar/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><b><font color="#3333ff">Quick Launch to apply for Internship, Fellowship, or Scholarship opportunities</font></b></a>” located in the top banner next to the SOLAR logo. <b><i>If nothing happens, click it once or twice again</i></b>.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">3. The next display should read “<b>Premiere of Solar</b>” on the left and a clickable box labeled “<b>First Time Student Users Register</b>” on the right. Or, if previously registered, click the box to the right labeled “<b>Current Student Users Login</b>”and go to step 5.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">4. Complete the registration form to setup an applicant account and the Student Profile.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">5. Once the account is created, select the “<b>Getting Started</b>” tab for applicants interested in obtaining more information. There you will also find three informative streaming videos or<b>student tutorials.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">6. If an applicant has any questions, they should select the “<b><i>Need Help? Click here</i></b>” link at the top of the applicants Dash Board.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style>
<font face="Arial">7. There are six sections that must be completed in the application. They are:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">a. Personal Information</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style>
<font face="Arial">b. Educational Information</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">c. Work History</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">d. References</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style>
<font face="Arial">e. Skills, Awards and Educational Activities</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">f. Acceptance Statement</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">8. Applicants are required to identify at least one professional reference (usually a professor or previous mentor). It is recommended that applicants contact these individuals <i><u>in advance</u></i> to let them know they will be receiving a SOLAR generated e-request from NASASOLAR on behalf of the applicant. The deadline for references to submit their letter is the same as the applicants to complete their application.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">9. Once all six sections are complete (including receipt of at least one letter of recommendation), the applicant can then apply to up to 15 opportunities. Be careful to only apply to opportunities you are eligible for and strongly interested in being considered for. Remember, more is not always better.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><font face="Arial">10. The deadline to complete your application for Summer 2012 is February 1, 2012.</font></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Kathryn Carroll</div><div>St. John's University School of Law 2013<br>
(Ph.) 347-455-1521<br></div><div style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:black;line-height:130%;overflow:hidden;font-size:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;word-wrap:break-word"></div><br>