Application Procedures 1

Application Procedures for 2012

Deadline for Submitting Applications:

April 30, 2012

1. Email the intern coordinator at interns@helio.gsfc.nasa.gov your
resume and cover letter in .pdf or .doc format as one attachment.
You can also mail your application materials to the address below:

     NASA/GSFC
     Attn: Dr. E. Verner / SESI
     Mail Stop 674.0
     Greenbelt, MD 20771

2. Your resume should contain the following information:

a) State your citizenship.

b) Please state clearly what class year you will be
in the upcoming fall term: Ex) Fall 2012: Freshman

c) Email and contact phone number

d) Full name and address

e) Names and contact information (email and phone) for three references.

     f)    Both cover letter and resume should be together as one
            attachment when you email it. You will receive an email
            confirming that your resume was received.

3.   Please review the research areas available at GSFC at
      http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html.
      Click onto About, Click onto Organizations, then click onto the
      division most likely to have your type of research you are
      interested in. I recommend that your research interest be stated in your
      cover letter. Mentors will have a better idea as to what area of
      research you want to work in this summer.

4.   After your resume has been submitted, it will be placed on our website
       for review by our mentors. Only mentors will have access to resumes
     and to the list of hired students. The mentor will contact you first for
      an interview. Although the program runs from May 23 to August 19,
      2012 you may be hired before May 31 or after, and/or for less than 12 weeks.

5.   Do not be discouraged if you do not hear from mentors up to the
       deadline. Please email the intern coordinator if you wish to
       withdraw your resume from the list due to other obligations
      you may have, as soon as know you are no longer available.

6.   If you and the mentor reach agreement as to the type of research
      involved and the hours required to complete the project, then the
      mentor will contact the intern coordinator.

7. Final confirmation of your internship for the summer at GSFC
will be emailed to you by the intern coordinator in a formal letter.

8. If you have any questions after reviewing the website, please email
Dr. Verner (intern coordinator) at interns@helio.gsfc.nasa.gov