Student Internships
DoD's high quality programs for students,
graduates and professionals are:
Student Temporary Education Program (STEP)
STEP provides temporary employment opportunities for students to work full-time, part-time or intermittent while they are in school and during summer breaks. The nature of the work does not have to be related to the student's academic or career goals.
Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)
SCEP involves a work-study partnership among students, an educational institution and the agency. Employment may be full-time, part-time or intermittent. Work assignments must be related to the participant's academic field of study. Upon completion of academic and work requirements, participants may be eligible for permanent employment.
Department of Defense Centralized Intern Program
The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking motivated student interns to fill various job opportunities in a challenging and rewarding work environment. The Internship Program is designed to provide students with real-world experience in all areas of DoD. The goal of the DoD Centralized Intern Program is to facilitate the building of a competent, diverse, and highly-skilled civilian workforce, ready to meet 21st century global challenges, and supports the department’s national security mission.
National Security Agency (NSA) Graduate Training Program
Today's job marketplace is competitive. To get a step ahead you need to gain practical experience before you graduate. Come work with the top professionals in your field at NSA. Our internships, co-op program, scholarships, and work study programs will help you to develop and shape your career well before your studies are through.
Workforce Recruitment Program
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Co-sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the Department of Defense with the participation of many other federal agencies and sub-agencies, the WRP has provided employment opportunities for over 5,500 students since 1995. To be eligible for the WRP, students must be current, full-time undergraduate or graduate students with a disability, or have graduated within one year of the release of the database each December. Students must be U.S. citizens.
Washington Headquarters Services
Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) is searching for top performing interns in nearly all disciplines from administrative through highly technical to place in over 50 different areas of The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). OSD is the principal staff element of the Secretary in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities.
