GRADUATE STUDENTS
The eligibility requirements for the Kennedy Space Center Internship Program (KIP) for college undergraduate students are the following:
- Students must be at least 16 years of age when entering the internship period
- Have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Provide official transcripts from any and all colleges attended
- Provide resume showing all relevant work, classroom and extracurricular experience, with a summary of experience gained from individual class work in applicant’s major.
- Provide an outline of the direction of graduate studies including thesis outline and/or directed studies
- Provide a minimum of one letter of recommendation (It is highly encouraged that letters come from people who directly supervised a work, academic or extracurricular experience)
- Pass a background investigation
- Be responsible for their own transportation and housing while at the Kennedy Space Center
NOTE: Although KIP accepts applications from students from all
Stem Curriculums or Business related majors, if you are majoring in Engineering, Computer Science or Technology, your institution must be ABET-certified for your major. To find out if your institution is ABET-certified, go to
www.abet.org.
( please note that ABET is not a requirement for non-technical Majors )
There are three different periods of internships coinciding with the academic year. Graduate students must indicate which semester they are applying for. These semesters are: Fall, Spring and Summer. Acceptance is based on all factors listed above and the number of internships available. Graduate students will also receive a stipend of $800.00 a week. This stipend is for the period of the internship only. All issues involving academic credit for this internship is a matter between the student and the institution they are attending.
