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Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Internship Program
HACU has offered one of the best paid internship programs in the country since 1992, providing 14,000 alumni invaluable professional experience interning within a federal agency.
Benefits:
- Paid internship
- Year-round sessions: fall and spring (15 weeks) and summer (10 weeks)
- Virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats
- Full-time and part-time positions
Dates and Deadlines:
| Session | Application Open | Priority Deadline |
| Summer 2025 | October 11, 2024 | February 10, 2025 |
| Fall 2025 | February 3, 2025 | July 29, 2025 |
| Spring 2026 | July 11, 2025 | October 10, 2025 |
| Summer 2026 | October 3, 2025 | February 13, 2026 |
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The MERITUS Program supports highly motivated faculty-student teams for 32 weeks of multidisciplinary, hands-on research. Each team prepares a project proposal packet that includes a project description and mentoring plan. MERITUS students will also receive professional development through workshops spaced throughout the academic year. The aim of the program is to encourage students to gain valuable professional skills through immersion in research projects enabling them to acquire a deeper understanding of their chosen discipline.
Application Period: April 1 - June 15 Annually
More details at: /couri/dept/for-ug-researchers/couri-programs/meritus-program.html
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NGA Student Internship Program
Interns are guaranteed work that contributes to NGA's mission of creating worldclass geospatial intelligence. All interns will be assigned projects from their supervisor. At the end of the summer, interns will have the opportunity to participate in a forum and present their projects to the agency's top executives.
Student Programs will also provide informational events, luncheons, tours and more.
Eligibility:
- Open to associate, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students.
- Open to a large variety of degree fields, depending on the internship program.
Benefits:
NGA's interns experience many of the benefits of our full-time employees:
- paid sick and annual leave
- onsite workout facility
- interns are able to participate in the Advantage Fitness Program for three billable hours a week
- flexible work schedule
- healthy work/life balance
- potential to return next summer if intern receives a successful evaluation
Upon successful evaluation and mission need, there is a chance to 'convert' to full-time employment after graduation.
National Nuclear Security Administration IMPACT Internship Program (NNSA-IMPACT)
NNSA-IMPACT is designed to promote the education and development of the next generation of scientists and other professionals to meet current and future mission needs of the NNSA by providing an enhanced training environment that exposes participants to challenges unique to the NNSA mission.
Benefits:
Stipends for Summer Session
- Undergraduate student - $750 per week
- Post-Bachelors - $850
- Masters - $950
- Post-Masters - $1050
- Doctoral/Post-Doctoral - $1150
During Academic Terms
Stipends for appointments during academic terms will be prorated based on the expected level of effort.
Travel
Travel to hosting site for site visits, conferences, meetings and other professional development activities may be approved during the appointment at the request of the mentor. Requests will be considered by the NNSA-IMPACT Program Manager and approved on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline: Applications for 2027 will be announced soon.
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