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[quote=Anonymous]January is a bit late to apply, but there are LOTS of STEM internship opportunities in this area.  Important that one’s resume indicates computer skills/languages & key courses taken, as that both increases the chances of getting an offer and also increases the chances of an offer more directly in student’s interest areas.

Federal student internships are paid, but require US citizenship [permanent resident is not sufficient].  They exist at various local DOD labs (ARL in Adelphi, NRL in DC, ONR and AFOSR in Arlington), DOD systems centers (NSWC at Carderock, NSWC at Indian Head, DISA at Ft Meade), and at various civilian agencies (NIST in G’burg, NIH in Bethesda, FDA at White Oak).  Pay per hour varies with how much study has been completed.  These are offered to HS students and college students via separate programs.

Most large defense contractors also have internships.  So also do multiple large FFRDCs (Aerospace in Chantilly, Mitre in Tysons) and UARCs (JHU/APL near Columbia).

In many cases, the application deadline is in the fall.  However, call the HR office at whichever of these are near you and ask.  Worst case they say “too late” and best case you at least can apply.

For all of the above, it is helpful to have knowledge of Unix (Linux), knowledge of C, C++, or Python programming languages, and scientific tools such as Mathematica, Maple, Matlab, or R.   If student has any of that, be certain it is listed clearly on the resume.[/quote]

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