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William M. Lapenta NOAA Student Internship 2026

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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Overview

NOAA is offering paid summer internships through the William M. Lapenta NOAA Student Internship Program targeted towards current 2nd and 3rd-year undergraduate and enrolled graduate students to work in areas that will provide robust research and/or operational experience that will prepare the student for further study in NOAA fields, for application to fellowships or for the NOAA-mission workforce. This internship program enables the National Weather Service, (NWS), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Ocean Service (NOS) and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) to target the skills needed to fulfill their specific mission needs. Projects may be focused on research areas or the development of operational products such as decision support tools, climate and weather forecast models, population dynamics of fish populations, ecosystem modeling, hydrology, ocean circulation models, unmanned systems (both in air and under water), data analysis methodologies, social science, and strategies to communicate climate and weather information pertaining to NOAA's mission to the public and to stakeholders. Overall, students will focus on areas that will meet the future needs of NOAA’s ever-broadening user community and address immediate challenges across a diverse spectrum from the sun to the bottom of our oceans.

Eligibility: Must be enrolled in an undergraduate (sophomore and junior status only) or graduate degree program (as of during the internship); if not enrolled during the internship intern will be ineligible for Direct Hire.  This includes all students graduating before the internship begins.  Must be a U.S. Citizen willing to undergo a security background check.  US citizenship must be in hand by December 10, 2024.

Students from all STEM majors relevant to NOAA's mission will be considered.

How to apply:

  1. Application process is conducted via SmartSheets (https://app.smartsheetgov.com/b/form/ad11fef39de64fe4a237cf993c289019)
  2. Prepare the following to be uploaded to the site.
    • A personal statement
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume
    • A transcript (unofficial is sufficient) from your institution
  3. Two letters of recommendation are required to be submitted on your behalf. At least one reference must be from a professor or academic advisor.  The second reference may also be an academic reference or a character reference (e.g., employer, coach) who can speak to your capabilities and interests as they relate to the internship.  Please ask your recommenders to start on letters before a link is given to you (just after you submit) to send to them.  That way they can quickly upload into our folders.  Letters of recommendation are due about a week after closeout of application portal.  The letters can be sent by email to peter.roohr@noaa.gov or lapenta.internships@noaa.gov.

See the Program Website for more information.