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The NOAA Faculty and Student Research Participation Program
This NOAA program is for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students enrolled in biological and physical sciences programs. In addition, faculty can pursue research related to NOAA's mission. The program provides weekly stipends to students ranging from $400 to $515 per week. Faculty stipends are commensurate with the salary at their respective academic institutions. For more information, visit www.rdc.noaa.gov/~civilr/studprog.htm

Hollings Marine Lab Internships
The Partners at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, SC offer various programs that bring undergraduates to Charleston to work in laboratories for approximately 10 weeks each summer. These summer research internships provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to gain hands-on laboratory experience and to interact with current graduate students.

College/University Students and Recent Graduates

Presidential Management Intern (PMI) Program
The PMI program provides a variety of public policy career opportunities to graduate students. The Office of Personnel Management recruits and selects PMI finalists based upon review of written applications, and performance in individual and group interviews. After two years of structured career development, PMI positions are converted to permanent federal positions at NOAA. For more information about the PMI program, visit http://www.pmi.opm.gov/

Summer Internships

High School

The District of Columbia Metropolitan Consortium for Minorities in Science and Engineering (METCON)
The METCON program provides high school juniors and seniors with career awareness, exploration, and various work experiences in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences for six to eight weeks in the summer. Students that participate in the program are provided a weekly stipend of approximately $250 per week. For more information, visit http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~civilr/studprog.htm

College Graduates/Graduate Students

Smith College Program
NOAA offers summer positions for Smith students through the College's Environmental Science and Policy Program. The ten-week internships are at NOAA offices and field stations across the country.

Contract Positions and Internships

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
NCCOS hires students and early-career professionals through the ORISE program, which was established by the U.S. Department of Energy to undertake national and international programs in education, training, health, and the environment. ORISE administers fellowships, internships, and research projects at undergraduate to postdoctoral levels. For more information about ORISE, visit http://www.orau.gov/orise.htm

The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)
The ECO program provides opportunities to recent college graduates and students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. degrees with an interest in environmental careers. For more information about ECO, visit http://www.eco.org/

Other Programs

The Student Educational Employment Program (SEEP)
This program provides employment opportunities to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as degree seeking students taking at least a half-time academic, vocational, or technical course load in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate, or professional school. The SEEP program is comprised of two components:

Student Temporary Experience Program (STEP)
This program offers job opportunities ranging from summer jobs to full-time positions that are renewable once a year. The work experience need not directly relate to the student's academic field of study

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)
This program offers students valuable work experience related to their academic field of study. Students may participate in this program on a full-time or part-time basis while they are enrolled in school. This program also offers the possibility of permanent employment after a student has successfully completed his/her academic degree requirements and meeting work requirements.

For more information about these programs, contact the NOAA Human Resources Department. More information can also be found on the web at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website and OPM’s E-Scholar Program websites.