Education
Internships
The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) offers a limited number of internship opportunities to high school, undergraduate and graduate students who reside within a 50-mile radius of the institute, which is located in the Upper West Side-Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City.
Many student internships at NASA GISS are part of the year-round Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI). Teams of high school and undergraduate students and faculty work alongside graduate students and the lead scientists of NASA-funded research projects at universities in the New York City metropolitan region or at NASA/GISS under the mentorship of a GISS scientist.
Most non-CCRI intership opportunities require some level of college astudy and coding or other technical experience.
Autumn 2020 Opportunities
Following are internship opportunities that were announced for Autumn 2020. The application deadline for these internships is July 6, 2020.
To obtain an up-to-date list and to read a description of each opportunity, visit the NASA Internship Opportunities projects listing and select GISS in the search form's "center" field.
- Advancing Cloud-masking Capabilities for Satellite Imagery over Snow - Virtual
- Research Scanning Polarimeter Monitoring and Data Management - Virtual
Note: Due to the current public health crisis, the above opportunities will be "virtual". The student will contuct his/her research remotely.
How to Apply
Interested students interested must apply for NASA/GISS interships at the intern.nasa.gov website.
Please note that in addition to being NYC-area residents, applicants must be US citizens and currently enrolled in a formal education program of study with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
Information regarding international student eligibility requirements to apply for internship programs at other NASA facilities can be found on the intern.nasa.gov website.
Resources for Interns
Following is a short list of links potentially useful to students currently doing interships at NASA/GISS:
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NASA/GSFC Office of Education
- Contact: Matthew Pearce, Matthew.D.Pearce@nasa.gov
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NASA Anti Harassment — Policy and Procedures (PDF)
- Contact: Gale Fleming, gale.l.fleming@nasa.gov
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NASA/GSFC Equal Opportunity Programs Office
- Contact: Margareth J. Bennett, margareth.j.bennett@nasa.gov
Contact
For more information about educational opportunities at NASA/GISS, please contact Mr. Matthew Pearce.
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