How do I get an internship at NASA?

Eligibility Requirements

1. U.S. citizenship.
2. GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
3. High school students. At least 16 years of age and a current sophomore, junior or senior.
4. Undergraduate or graduate students. At the time the opportunity begins, must be accepted/enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or university.

How selective are NASA internships?

Think again! The fact is 90\%* of you qualify for a NASA internship. If your major is science, math, engineering, journalism, English, history, communication, business (accounting, management, whatever!), graphic design, architecture, a language, or even if you’re undecided, you qualify.

Is an internship the same as a learnership?

An internship is just work experience and most often you get paid. Learnerships help you get qualified, paid and gain work experience all in one. These are designed to help you get a qualification. A learnership must include a formal training component as well as the workplace experience part.

There are two ways you can get an internship at NASA: through OSSI or through USAJobs . OSSI handles the USRA internships. These interns are picked often by the managers of individual projects. For example, in my case, someone was looking for an intern who was already skilled with developing for Virtual Reality,…

Are NASA internships paid?

The NASA Internship program is a paid educational, hands-on experience that creates opportunities for students to come to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia to conduct robust research and work on exciting projects while working side-by-side with NASA’s finest scientists, researchers, engineers and mission support teams.

What are internship opportunities?

An internship is an opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees, called interns, to work at a firm for a fixed period of time. Interns are usually undergraduates or students, and most internships last between a month and three months.