Greetings,
My name is Sharon Rice, a recruiter at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). ORAU administers Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) research participation programs for students and recent graduates of all degree levels through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). Last year, ORAU placed over 9,400 participants in educational research roles across the country.
I am writing to inform you that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) is currently accepting applications for its 2018 AFRL Repperger Research Internship Program. This civilian research opportunity is a 10-week summer program intended for MS/PhD candidates pursuing degrees in STEM. Each year the laboratory will appointment a couple exceptional undergraduate students into the program. There are 36 posted opportunities, once the application January 21, 2018 deadline passes, each application will be reviewed and AFRL will fund 15 participants for the summer period. Check out the opportunity catalog to review all of the available opportunities, there are available research opportunities in nearly every STEM field! Please apply to no more than (3) Repperger opportunities and only apply to opportunities in your applicable educational background.
2018 AFRL Repperger Research Internship Program Catalog:
https://www.orau.org/maryland/Repperger%20Intern%20Project%20Brochure%20-%202018.pdf
To qualify, applicants must be pursuing their Master or PhD (some outstanding bachelor students will be considered as well), have a minimal 3.2 GPA in a STEM discipline and be aU.S. citizen. Selected participants will receive a $12,000 stipend for their participation in the internship which runs from June 4- August 10, 2018. All complete applications must be submitted by January 21, 2018. To apply, visit https://www.orau.org/maryland/repperger.html. For more information, visit: www.orau.org/maryland, or email Recruiter@orau.org.
Please remember we have a lot more opportunities available with the Department of Defense! Please explore the U.S. Army Research Lab Summer Journeyman Fellowship (BS-PhD candidates) and the U.S. Army Institute for Institute for Surgical Research Summer Internship Program (BS Candidates) opportunities. Additional summer and postgraduate opportunities (Bachelor–Postdoctoral opportunities) are posted to the ORAU Maryland website, currently over 200 open research opportunities: www.orau.org/maryland.
Army Research Lab –Summer Journeyman Fellowship
http://www.orau.org/arlfellowship/applicants/how-to-apply-summer-journeyman.htm
Army Institute for Surgical Research Summer Internship Program
https://www.orau.org/maryland/isr.html
I hope that you will share this e-mail with students at your intuition and encourage them to apply!
Best regards,
Sharon C. Rice
Recruiting & Marketing, Program Specialist
Scientific Assessment and Workforce Development
ORAU
Maryland Office
4692 Millennium Drive | Suite 101 | Belcamp, MD 21017
Office: (410) 306-9200 | Direct: (410) 306-9201 | Fax: (410) 306-9306
recruiter@ORAU.org
