2026 Program Details

Internship Dates

Internship: May 27, 2026, to August 8, 2026

Appointments

Appointments are continuous from May 27, 2026, to August 8, 2026 (other than federal holidays and weekends). Participants must conduct their research onsite at the facility or affiliated research center. Selected applicants must be available to participate for the full duration of the internship program appointment.

Leave may be permitted during the DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program; however, all requests for leave or time off must receive approval from both the assigned mentor and the DoW HBCUs/MIs Program Team. All appointments are contingent on the receipt of a favorable interim background investigation.

• Participants are expected to work 40 hours per week during their internship.
• All program participants are considered guest investigators and are subject to laboratory regulations governing visiting scientists.

Stipends

DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program participants receive a stipend of $1500/week, paid bi-weekly.

Participants should be aware that stipend payments from other federal funding sources—including research grants and contracts—may not be accepted during the summer appointment.

Program participants will be issued a Form 1099-MISC at the end of the year. Please note that no taxes will be withheld, and participants are responsible for paying the taxes resulting from stipends received during the internship.

Relocation

The DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program will provide a dislocation payment of $900.00 to help with relocation expenses, including baggage fees, taxi/uber services, meals, tolls, transportation to and from the airport, etc. The dislocation payment is provided before the start of the program, but it should be used for both arrival and departure expenses.

Travel or Mileage Reimbursement

The program will arrange and pay for participant travel to and from the assigned laboratory at the beginning and end of the research period. Travel will be coordinated by the program administrator and may be booked by airplane or train. Participants must NOT book their own travel.

The program administrator will consult with each participant on travel dates, times, and methods; however, once travel is booked, no changes can be made. Any changes initiated by the participant will be the participant’s financial responsibility and will not be reimbursed.

Participants who choose to drive will receive a mileage reimbursement for out-of-state travel, not to exceed the cost of equivalent air travel. Mileage is reimbursed at a standard per-mile rate, and tolls are reimbursable with a receipt. No other expenses will be covered. Mileage will be verified using the departure and destination locations.

Housing

Housing is provided and coordinated by the program. The program administrator will book housing; participants should NOT book their housing.

Intern Symposium

All participants are required to attend the Intern Symposium, which will be held in Arlington, VA, on July 30 -31, 2026. The program will book travel and hotel rooms for all participants. Participants should NOT book travel or hotel rooms for the intern symposium.

Patent and Inventions Disclosure

Participants must furnish complete information to DoW regarding any inventions first conceived or reduced to practice while a DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program participant and for which a patent application is filed.

Reporting

All participants in the DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program are required to prepare and present a research poster at the Intern Symposium. At the conclusion of their assignment in August, participants must also submit a research abstract and complete the program evaluation.

Additional Information

Call or email the DoW HBCUs/MIs Summer Research Internship Program helpdesk for additional information.
Call Toll Free: 866-751-3402
Email Us: internsupport@dodhbcumiinternship.com