Internships
AISES Summer Internship Program
Purpose: To Explore Opportunities with AISES' Partner Agencies
The AISES Internship Program is a 10-week summer program that provides qualified AISES students with internship opportunities to explore potential federal service careers with the following agencies. Interns are provided a weekly stipend and local transportation allowance.
Application Deadline Extended: March 1, 2010
(AISES Resume Database is down, please submit hard copy of resume with application)
Interships start: June 7, 2010
Internships end: August 13, 2010
Will work with students on a trimester academic year
The following are AISES 2010 Summer Intern Partners:
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
- NASA Glenn Research Center - Cleveland, OH
See what you could be doing this summer!
- Department of Veteran's Affairs - Washington, D.C. and other various locations
The internship is a student learning work experience to gain knowledge and understanding of federal and corporate organizations and their operations. An internship should not be viewed as summer employment with an expectation of earnings.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). ( Bonneville Power Administration will consider GPAs that fall slightly below requirement).
- Be enrolled and pursuing a degree in a college or university on a full-time basis.
- Be a college/university sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student at the time the internship begins. (State Department Intern applicants must have earned at least 60 semester hours prior to their internship.)
- Be a U.S. citizen or, in some cases, a permanent U.S. resident. (A copy of your birth certificate or passport must be included with the application package.)
- Current AISES member.
Interns should not undertake this commitment if it creates undue hardship or if their personal or financial obligations prevent them from participating ten consecutive weeks.
Provisions
Interns are provided with the following (non-negotiable):
- Round-trip airfare or mileage to internship site
- Weekly stipend
- Dormitory lodging
- Local transportation allowance
Please note that lodging is for the intern only. Family and friends cannot be accommodated, as each intern will be assigned another intern as a roommate.
Internship Terms & Conditions
To be eligible for the AISES Internship program, interns must:
- Complete the entire ten weeks of full-time work in the assigned office.
- Work exclusively for the agency assigned.
- Provide a comprehensive assessment of the program upon its completion.
- Agree to and abide by the policies set forth by AISES.
- Agree to and abide by the AISES Code of Conduct.
2010 Application Procedures
Application must include:
- Completed and signed Internship Application
- Essay
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Most recent official college transcript(s)
- Professional resume (AISES Resume Database is down, please submit hard copy of resume with application)
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship (birth certificate or passport)
For questions, contact:
Tina Pino
AISES Program Officer
(505) 765-1052 x105
tina@aises.org
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