Opportunities at NASA

NASA internships and fellowships provide opportunities for high school students through postdocs. Check out the resource links below:

GeneLab Internship Opportunities – GeneLab for High Schools

GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS) is a four-week, intensive, summer training program for rising high school juniors and seniors hosted by NASA’s Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA) on a virtual platform. It provides students an opportunity to immerse themselves in space biology with a specific focus on omics-based bioinformatics research, the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes and computational biology. GL4HS also provides training opportunities, resources, and support for teachers who are interested in incorporating the curriculum into their biology courses. 

Interested? Application link coming soon

Application Deadline: TBD

When:  TBD

The Space Life Sciences Training Program at Ames Research Center

The Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) provides undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years, and entering graduate students, with professional experience in space life science disciplines. This challenging ten-week summer program is hosted by NASA’s Ames Research Center in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. The primary goal of the program is to train the next generation of scientists and engineers, enabling NASA to meet future research and development challenges in the space life sciences.

Students in SLSTP undertake research projects in multiple areas, including:

• The effects of spaceflight on living systems, conducted both on the ground and also in space aboard the International Space Station and other spacecraft.
• The development and operation of specialized research facilities to support investigations in microgravity, partial gravity, and hypergravity.
• Research and development of advanced biotechnologies that enable NASA’s exploration of distant destinations.

Interested? Apply Now

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM)

OSTEM internships offer students an opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with mentors who are research scientists, engineers, and individuals from many other professions. Internships may be full time or part time; and, they may be on a NASA center or facility, or even working from your home or dorm. Join our NASA team and gain valuable on-the-job experience, build your resume, and strengthen your career readiness.

Interested in other OSDR internship opportunities? Search and apply with the link below.

2025 Internship Application Deadlines:

Interested? Apply Now
Summer 2025: Feb. 28, 2025
Fall 2025: May 16, 2025

Other internship opportunities at NASA:

• NASA STEM Engagement: NASA education opportunities
• NASA Postdoctoral Program: postdoctoral fellowships 
• NASA Taskbook database: identify funded Space Biology researchers at your institute or in your area of interest
• NASA Ames Research Center: civil servant or contractor employment opportunities
• NSPIRES: notifications of solicitations for funding for independent research (including as a postdoc)

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