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Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP) | NIST https://www. nist. gov/ship Chief of Staff / International and Academic Affairs Office Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP) SHIP Poster Session - Wednesday, August 6, 2026 Gaithersburg, Bldg 101, Poster Hallway - Posters must be displayed on the wall on the Posterboard Wall starting from Bldg.
101 Green Auditorium wall to Lecture Room B wall. Attendance by students, mentors, judges, and family members is welcome (campus access required). 9:00 am – 11:00 am ET: Bldg.
101 Poster Hallway (walls of Green Auditorium to Lecture Room B) Poster presentation for Labs: EL, ITL & NCNR 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET: Bldg. 101 Poster Hallway (Walls of Green Auditorium to Lecture Room B) Poster presentation for Labs: CTL, MML & PML (including Boulder virtual presentations from 11:00 – 11:30 am MT) Boulder SHIP Session - Bldg. 1-1203D (11:00 am – 11:30 am MT) VTC to Gaithersburg , Bldg.
101, Rm B113, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET (judges, mentors & students) Remaining poster presentations in Building 101 Poster Hallway 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET Applications for SHIP 2027 are expected to open in mid-October. Students interested in science can spend their summers in our labs at the Boulder, CO, or the Gaithersburg, MD, campuses through NIST’s Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP).
Students learn from top scientists at NIST and work on your own research project. SHIP is a seven-week, unpaid educational internship. The program runs annually from mid-June to early August.
Actual dates vary each year. Learn more about the deadlines in our application page . Eligibility and Requirements be a high school junior or senior at time of application have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.
0 on a 4.
0 scale demonstrate a strong interest in participating in scientific research be able to commit to the full seven-week program have a permanent residence within a 50-mile radius of their host campus (NIST Boulder or NIST Gaithersburg) Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide their own housing and transportation No exceptions will be made This competitive volunteer program will give you the chance to participate in cutting-edge research at NIST and work with our staff scientists and engineers on a research problem.
Learn about previous SHIP students’ research projects for more information. Applications generally open on November 1 and close in last week of January of the following year. Learn more about the application process .
Helpful (but Not Required) Skills for SHIP Students Stories from our SHIP Students Reaching for the Stars: My Summer Internship Learning About Spectroscopy in Space and on Earth Solving a Robotics Puzzle During a Summer Internship at NIST A semi-supervised deep-learning approach for automatic crystal structure classification (Research Paper) ship [at] nist. gov (ship[at]nist[dot]gov) Created May 17, 2010, Updated August 4, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: High school juniors or seniors at the time of application with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3. 0 on a 4. 0 scale, demonstrating a strong interest in scientific research, and able to commit to the full seven-week program. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
NIST Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) is funded by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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