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External Internships

Internships are an important part of a STEM student's experience.

• You gain valuable work experience.
• You get a better idea of your own academic and professional goals.
• You network with others in the field.

Find out more about 17勛圖's tips and resources related to internships at our Internships page.

Resources for NASA Internships

We know there are those of you especially interested in internships at NASA! We are hoping to build more resources to support you in that effort. 

Resources for Other STEM Internships

SLAC Community College Internships

The has summer internships for community college students to get involved in cutting edge research in physics, computer science, engineering, and more. SLI hosted an information session in partnership with Hillary Freeman (STEM Education Program Manager at SLAC) to help promote SLAC internships and provide more information about the application process. See resources below:

• • (from Hillary Freeman)
  • - deadline is Tues, Jan 9, 2024 at 5pm Pacific Time

Tips and Strategies

Internet Search

First, SLI is keeping a of scholarship and internship opportunities and deadlines by month. This is a dynamic sheet, so bookmark it in your browser and come back from time to time.

Also, a good start for finding STEM internships is to do an internet search with the following key terms:

• "STEM internships for community college students"
• "undergraduate student internships in STEM"
• "summer internships for college students"

Online Ecosystems

• - go to MyPortal to activate your Handshake account. You will find listings of jobs and internships, tailored to 17勛圖 students.
• - set up your profile, connect to your instructors, classmates, and others you know.
• Career websites like (for women in STEM) and

Online Guides

Here are some articles that provide valuable tips for finding internships:

• (from OnlineColleges.me)
• (from Southern Illinois University College of Mass Communication and Media Arts website)
• from Best Colleges
• from Accredited Schools Online
• from University of the People
• from Career Karma
• from study.com
• from TechGuide.org

Tips for Preparing for Internship Interviews

Here are some links to sites to help you prepare for internship interviews.

• by the balance careers
• by Chegg
• by the balance careers
• by indeed.com
• by indeed.com
• by Indeed (YouTube video)

Internship Listings

Here are some well-known internship programs across the country that are competitive and are amazing opportunities for community college students:

Name of opportunity	Deadline
	early January
	March 1
	February
	varied for different opportunities
(extensive listing)	varied for different opportunities
(listing by STEM discipline)	varied for different opportunities

 

For an ongoing listing of opportunities, kept up to date by the SLI team, bookmark this