Application Details and Instructions
Application Submission
The DoD HBCU/MI Summer Research Internship Program accepts applications annually. Applications for the 2025 internship can be submitted from October 14, 2024, to January 12, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific.
Before Applying
Please note that the application will require the following information:
- General Information (this includes verification of U.S. citizenship and REAL ID/Passport requirements)
- Primary Address
- Contact Information (two separate emails and two separate phone numbers)
- Institution Information
- Current Transcript from an HBCU/MI (no later than spring of 2024)
- Current Resume
- Internship Informational Questions
- Laboratory Selections (see the Opportunities page for the complete list, including the research opportunity selections). Please make sure to copy the code of the research opportunity from the website into your application so that we know which research opportunity you are applying to. You can add as many as ten research opportunity codes to your application.
- Essay Questions
- How will a summer research experience with a DoD laboratory align with your educational goals and research interests?
- How will another summer internship at a DoD laboratory enhance your educational growth and facilitate your career goals? (returning interns only)
If you start your application but need to pause, the system will ask you for an email and send you a link to make changes or finish your application. Please note that applications still must be completed by the application deadline.
Please review the information you have provided before submitting your application. While you can save your application and continue it later at any time, once you submit the application, it cannot be changed.
All applications must be submitted by January 12, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific.
Any applications received after this date will not be eligible for consideration.