NASA is Looking for Interns with Disabilities in Summer 2012
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
8800 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
November 17, 2011
To Prospective NASA Student Interns with Disabilities,
NASA is looking to increase the number of students with disabilities
pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers through
our internship programs. We have a two-percent hiring goal. Students can
apply for summer internships now! The deadline for submitting applications
is February 1, 2012. They can register for an account and look for
internships anytime at the One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI): Student
On-Line Application for Recruiting interns, fellows and scholars (SOLAR) at
http://intern.nasa.gov/ . Summer 2012 internships run for ten weeks from
early June through early/mid August. NASA internships are also offered
during Spring, Fall and Year Long Sessions.
In order to be eligible to apply, students must be accepted as freshmen at
an accredited institution of higher learning, i.e., a college or university
at the time of the internship. This is what we call a rising freshman. NASA
has internships for rising freshmen through doctoral students in STEM
fields. A minimum GPA of 2.8 is required to apply; however, applicants must
understand that the competition for internships is keen. The age limits for
interns are eighteen years and up.
Internships are available at all NASA centers nationwide. Students can
submit a completed application whether they apply to an opportunity or not.
However, applying to opportunities has the advantage of allowing applicants
to be considered by mentors who work in disciplines of interest and at a
particular center. For example, an opportunity having to do with the Solar
Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will be at the Goddard Space Flight Center in
Maryland because SDO is located there. Not applying to an opportunity means
that prospective interns will be hoping that a mentor happens to read their
applications rather than directing their applications to mentors in fields
and at centers of interest.
Students, who are selected for summer internships will receive an offer
letter by E-mail sometime after February 1, 2012. They will then have five
days to either accept or reject the offer through their OSSI:SOLAR account.
The offer will automatically expire after five days if no action is taken.
Please feel free to contact me for more information or help with applying.
(see more details below)
Kenneth A. Silberman, Esq.
U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland, & Patent Bars B.A., M.Eng., J.D.
NASA Engineer & Registered Patent Attorney
Office of Education, Code 160
NASA/GSFC Mailstop 160, Bldg. 28, Rm. N165, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Voice: (301) 286-9281 / Fax: (301) 286-1655
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Location: Building 28 Room W151
Student Instructions for Applying for a NASA Internship, OSSI:SOLAR
If you are interested in applying for a NASA internship during 2012, please
follow the detailed instructions below.
The following instructions are for student interns.
1. Go to http://intern.nasa.gov/ (OSSI:SOLAR Launch Pad)
2. Click “Quick Launch to apply for Internship, Fellowship, or Scholarship
opportunities” located in the top banner next to the SOLAR logo. If nothing
happens, click it once or twice again.
https://intern.nasa.gov/solar/web/public/main/
3. The next display should read “Premiere of Solar” on the left and a
clickable box labeled “First Time Student Users Register” on the right. Or,
if previously registered, click the box to the right labeled “Current
Student Users Login”and go to step 5.
4. Complete the registration form to setup an applicant account and the
Student Profile.
5. Once the account is created, select the “Getting Started” tab for
applicants interested in obtaining more information. There you will also
find three informative streaming videos or student tutorials.
6. If an applicant has any questions, they should select the “Need Help?
Click here” link at the top of the applicants Dash Board.
7. There are six sections that must be completed in the application. They
are:
a. Personal Information
b. Educational Information
c. Work History
d. References
e. Skills, Awards and Educational Activities
f. Acceptance Statement
8. Applicants are required to identify at least one professional reference
(usually a professor or previous mentor). It is recommended that applicants
contact these individuals in advance to let them know they will be receiving
a SOLAR generated e-request from NASASOLAR on behalf of the applicant. The
deadline for references to submit their letter is the same as the applicants
to complete their application.
9. Once all six sections are complete (including receipt of at least one
letter of recommendation), the applicant can then apply to up to 15
opportunities. Be careful to only apply to opportunities you are eligible
for and strongly interested in being considered for. Remember, more is not
always better.
10. The deadline to complete your application for Summer 2012 is February 1,
2012.
Download NASA Disability Internship Recruitment 2012 (DOC)
http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/download/542/
Download NASA OSSI-SOLAR Student Instructions 2012 (DOC)