NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Maximizing student potential in STEM

As part of their internships, students are partnered with JPL scientists or engineers, who serve as the students' mentors. Students complete designated projects outlined by their mentors, gaining educational experience in their fields of study while also contributing to NASA and JPL missions and science. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a number of enrichment activities, including tours, lectures and career advisement, arranged by the JPL Education Office.

About JPL Internships

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed by Caltech and a leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system. The JPL Education Office works closely with NASA and Caltech, as well as educational organizations and institutions to offer internship opportunities at the laboratory to students from diverse backgrounds and in various stages of their education.

About JPL

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a unique national research facility that carries out robotic space and Earth science missions. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to study all the planets in the solar system as well as asteroids, comets and Earth's moon. In addition to its missions, JPL developed and manages NASA's Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft.

JPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by Caltech. From the long history of leaders drawn from the university's faculty to joint programs and appointments, JPL's intellectual environment and identity are profoundly shaped by its role as part of Caltech.

Today JPL continues its world-leading innovation, implementing programs in planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy and technology development, while applying its capabilities to technical and scientific problems of national significance. JPL technology developed to enable new missions is also applied on Earth to benefit our everyday lives.

How to Apply: Fll out the online application.

You will need:

• Resume (PDF, DOC, DOCX or TXT) 
• Unofficial transcript.

Contact Info:

Program Coordinator:
Jenny Tieu
Jenny.Tieu@jpl.nasa.gov
(818) 393-5386

For general inquiries, contact:
JPL Education Office
internships@jpl.nasa.gov
(818) 354-1260