3/27/15: Deadline to Apply for LANL African-American Partner Program Graduate Internships

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is pleased to issue this call for 2015 African American Partner Program (AAPP) Graduate Internships.

LANL would like to invite African American graduate students to join its workforce and apply their STEM talents to solving problems of national interest.

Who can apply: African American students who are currently pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields at U.S. colleges or universities may apply.

Successful applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in a STEM field, be U.S. citizens, have at least a cumulative 3.2 GPA and complete a pre-employment drug test.

For a PDF file about this program, please click on this link: http://www.graduateschool.ufl.edu/files/lanl-internship.pdf.

Deadline: Completed Applications must be sent to aapp@lanl.gov or submitted online on or before March 27, 2015. Go to http://imms.lanl.gov/aapp/app for online application instructions.

Stipend: LANL offers an excellent payment package for each participant based on their level of experience. While employed and stationed at the Laboratory, your compensation will be based on an annual rate ranging from ca. $48,000.00 to ca. $63,000 per year.

Important Internship Details:

Award Announcements: Internship awards will be announced by April 17, 2015.

Start Date: Internships can begin anytime between May and June of 2015.

Duration: Successful internships are expected to last approximately one year. Within that year, students are expected to spend at least 6 months at LANL in not more than two continuous blocks, and the remaining time at their institution completing work related to the research interest. At the end of the internship, candidates may be considered for a continuation of funding based on past achievements and stated future goals.