Space & Aeronautics Internship Program
The Space & Aeronautics Internship Program (SAIP) is an intern placement program sponsored by the Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) . The goal is to recruit high quality undergraduate and graduate students attending Florida universities and colleges for internship placement at the Kennedy Space Center, with NASA and contractors, and in industry throughout Florida.
Program structure:
- Florida undergraduates & graduates may apply for a 10-week, paid summer internship at KSC and the participating high tech companies; each successful applicant will receive a $4000 stipend for their participation. Successful graduates will receive $5,000.
- NASA / FSGC will gather all the student applications and provide them to KSC and the participating companies, who will make their own intern selection.
- Students must take care of their own private accommodations for the internship and are also responsible for their own transportation.
- Students are expected to consider this internship as full time and therefore should not be attending summer classes.
- The internship stipends will be paid directly to the students by Space Florida, with support from the NASA / FSGC.
- Each intern and KSC/industry mentor will be expected to submit a work experience report to at the conclusion of the program.
KSC Research Areas
- Fluid System Technologies
- Spaceport Structures and Materials
- Process and Human Factors Engineering
- Command, Control and Monitoring Technologies
- Range Technologies
- Biological Sciences
Anticipated Participating Industry Companies
- Lockheed Martin
- Florida Turbine Technologies
- Pall Aeropower Corporation
- Osprey Biotechnics
Industry Work / Internship / Research Areas:
- Interns will work / intern in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and science and space related areas.
- Applicants may make a blanket application now and a detailed list of internship Job Descriptions will be posted shortly.
Application Procedure
- Applications for Summer 2010 will not be accepted before November 23rd, 2009.
- Application deadline Feb 1, 2010. The program will commence on June 7th and last for 10 weeks.
- All undergraduate & graduate students must be enrolled in a Florida university to be eligible for internships.
- Open to US Citizens only.
- Industry and KSC mentors will make the final selection.
- NASA / FSGC will pay a stipend of $4000 directly to undergraduates, ($5,000 to graduates), 50% upon commencing the internship and the balance after 4 weeks.
- The internship lasts 10 weeks.
- All interested students should sign up for an FSGC online account here and upload the following documents: a cover letter indicating the research area of interest ( see above), at least one letter or recommendation, a copy of their unnoficial transcript/degree audit, and their resume.
- If you have any questions please contact:
Brendan Gannon
Florida Space Grant Consortium
Center for Space Education
Building M6-306, Room 7010
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899