Student Internships
2013 DSS Summer Intern Program
The Defense Security Service Summer Internship program gives promising students the opportunity to gain marketable experience in the field of industrial security. Summer interns are full-time employees on a temporary appointment. Internships will run from June 3-September 6, 2013.
Applicants must:
- Be US citizens
- Be enrolled in an accredited college or university
- Have completed at least 30 semester hours
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
- Complete a 500 word essay describing why you are interested in an internship at DSS and how this internship will help you grow as an individual
All applicants selected for an internship will be required to undergo a background investigation and drug-testing prior to selection, with random drug testing during employment.
For more information on the 2013 Summer Internship Program, please see the job opportunity announcement on USAJOBS.gov linked below:
- Student Summer Intern (Southern & Western Regions)
Multiple Locations (4): Atlanta, GA; Huntsville, AL; Irving, TX; San Diego, CA
Open: November 13, 2012
Close: November 23, 2012 - Student Summer Intern (Northern Region)
Multiple Locations (7): Andover, MA; Norwood, MA; Fairview Heights, IL; Livonia, MI; Mount Laurel, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Westbury, NY
Open: November 13, 2012
Close: November 23, 2012 - Student Summer Intern (National Capital Region)
Multiple Locations (5): Alexandria, VA; Chantilly, VA; Hanover, MD; Linthicum Heights, MD; Quantico, VA
Open: November 14, 2012
Close: November 24, 2012
Scholarship Programs
High School & College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships offered by DoD Agencies (graduating students will have a service obligation and may be hired by DoD managers):
- Scholarship and Fellowship Listing
- Boren Awards for International Study (scholarship/fellowships for service)
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. Boren focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined, and underrepresented in study abroad.Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests.
- DoD Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
SMART is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. - American Society of Engineering & Education (ASEE)
ASEE administers a number of fellowship and research programs with funding provided by the Federal agencies including the Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). These range from programs that provide summer internships for high school students to research programs for faculty members during the summer or while on sabbatical. Programs include undergraduate and graduate research support and postdoctoral research programs for recent PhDs at government and industrial research facilities.
ASEE provides support tasks that include outreach and promotion activities, application processing support, application review activities, and administration of stipend and tuition payments for program participants.