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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Internships

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech in Pasadena, runs its own internships for undergraduate and graduate students: the JPL Summer Internship Program, the JPL Year-Round Internship Program and the JPL Visiting Student Research Program. Its internship page also lists NASA's agency-wide internships and Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

What participants do

Summer interns work full time, 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks, starting in May or June on the first business day of a week. Year-round internships run in any session, and a first internship lasts 10 weeks or more. Program coordinators match each applicant with a JPL mentor, and selected students are told by email.

How people get in

Apply online through JPL's student application. The Summer 2027 deadline is Friday 12 March 2027, 5 p.m. PDT; JPL recommends applying between October and February. Both programs take U.S. citizens and permanent residents in STEM degrees at accredited U.S. universities with a 3.0 GPA; foreign nationals apply through the Visiting Student Research Program.

What it pays

Both programs pay a monetary award: monthly in the summer program, weekly in the year-round program. JPL says award amounts vary and does not publish them; some programs add housing or travel allowances for students who live more than 50 miles from JPL.

Status: running

Running: JPL's summer internship page lists the 12 March 2027 deadline (read 31 Oct 2026).

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Internships: questions

What is the JPL internship program?

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech in Pasadena, runs its own internships for undergraduate and graduate students: the JPL Summer Internship Program, the JPL Year-Round Internship Program and the JPL Visiting Student Research Program. Its internship page also lists NASA's agency-wide internships and Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

What do the JPL internship program participants do?

Summer interns work full time, 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks, starting in May or June on the first business day of a week. Year-round internships run in any session, and a first internship lasts 10 weeks or more. Program coordinators match each applicant with a JPL mentor, and selected students are told by email.

How much does the JPL internship program pay?

Both programs pay a monetary award: monthly in the summer program, weekly in the year-round program. JPL says award amounts vary and does not publish them; some programs add housing or travel allowances for students who live more than 50 miles from JPL.

How do you get into the JPL internship program?

Apply online through JPL's student application. The Summer 2027 deadline is Friday 12 March 2027, 5 p.m. PDT; JPL recommends applying between October and February. Both programs take U.S. citizens and permanent residents in STEM degrees at accredited U.S. universities with a 3.0 GPA; foreign nationals apply through the Visiting Student Research Program.

Is the JPL internship program still running?

Running: JPL's summer internship page lists the 12 March 2027 deadline (read 31 Oct 2026).

What isn't public

  • JPL does not publish its award amounts.
  • JPL does not say how many interns it hosts a year.
  • The year-round program's page lists no application deadline.
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