PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

The Kennedy Space Center Internship Program (KIP) has been created to provide paid internships to full time students and faculty the opportunity to train, educate and motivate a future which may lead toward NASA-related careers in business, science and engineering related disciplines. Faculty members will gain the opportunity to integrate their research and education components with KSC’s unique mission requirements.

This program offers paid internships to high school, undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty members, with programs to be run concurrently with academic schedules.

The goals of the KIP are:

• Encourage students to stay in school by increasing awareness and interest in business and engineering career fields

• Help students develop skills and exposure necessary for successful careers in NASA/KSC related professions

• Provide students with financial income to promote their retention in school and encourage their completion of a college education

• Provide additional administrative and technical support to KSC

• Create a mechanism to help students pipeline into other KSC student programs and potentially gain entry into the NASA workforce

• Foster the research and development capabilities of faculty members, thus contributing to NASA’s mission

• Build partnerships with the community, government, industry and educational institutions to enhance program efforts and maximize the diversity and quality of participants that benefit from this internship experience