2022 Program Highlights

Number of interns in the program:

Student classifications of interns:

40 undergraduates, 12 graduates

Colleges or universities interns attended:

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Albany State University
Bowie State University
California State University Northridge
California State University Long Beach
California State University Los Angeles
East Los Angeles College
Edward Waters University
Elizabeth City State University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Hampton University
Howard University
Morgan State University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T State University
Penn State Altoona
Prairie view A&M
Southern University and A&M College
Spelman College
Tougaloo College
Tuskegee University
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of California Merced
University of California Riverside
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of the District of Columbia
Virginia State University

2022 Program Testimonials

“My mentors and sponsors are incredible people they have been constantly in the know and communicative on helping out us interns and providing us with the steppingstones for this entire experience. I sincerely thank every single one of them from my heart as I enjoyed every minute of my stay here with the DoD and Chitra and I really truly feel it is a once in a lifetime experience and I sincerely hope I can come back and do it all over again with this program.”
– 2022 Intern

“Overall it was a really great experience so I would like to thank all those involved in running this program and for the opportunity. I hope to be back next year.”
– 2022 Intern