NASA JPL Year-Round Internship 2027 - Paid STEM

Yes. The programme page states that participants receive a weekly monetary award for the duration of the opportunity, and the internships FAQ confirms JPL offers paid internships. What JPL does not do is publish the figure. There is no dollar amount on the Year-Round page, and the sibling Summer Internship Program page says only that award amounts vary and are subject to change. Any specific weekly or monthly number you see on an aggregator site is not coming from JPL. Ask the Academic Engagement Office for the rate that applies to your term and level, and get it in the offer letter before you commit to housing.

Not to this programme. The Year-Round Internship Program is open to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, and JPL states that in the requirements block. Its FAQ says opportunities for foreign nationals are available on a limited basis through the JPL Visiting Student Research Program, which is a different route: you must already hold an internship or fellowship award from a third party such as your government, university or a foundation, show proof of financial support of at least $2,400 per month during the visit, and carry international health and accident insurance. JPL also cannot accept applicants who are citizens of, were born in, or are affiliated with a designated country under NASA rules, unless they are U.S. lawful permanent residents or hold other protected status.

There is not one. The Year-Round programme has no published closing date, because opportunities run through the whole year rather than in a single intake. JPL's FAQ puts it this way: deadlines vary by programme, and applications stay active in the system for eight months. For summer terms it recommends applying between October and February, and the Lab's own guidance for applicants suggests no later than November or December. The Summer Internship Program is the one with a hard date, a single deadline in March each year, and as of this writing its page still displays the March 2026 date from the last cycle, so check it directly before relying on it.

A minimum cumulative 3.0, with 3.5 preferred. JPL prints both numbers in the requirements for the Year-Round Internship Program. The summer programme page adds a detail worth knowing: the cumulative GPA must originate from the institution where you currently have active status. A transfer student cannot lean on a stronger average from a previous college. Meeting the minimum is also not the same as being placed, since JPL notes that meeting the requirements does not guarantee an internship.

The Academic Engagement Office programmes, including this one, are for students in STEM or STEM adjacent fields, and its FAQ says most students studying STEM or STEM adjacent subjects qualify. That phrase does real work, so read it before ruling yourself out. If your major sits clearly outside it, JPL points you at a different door: student employment offered through JPL Human Resources covers both STEM and some non-STEM majors, and those roles are posted on the JPL Jobs site rather than through the Academic Engagement Office.

On site, in the main. JPL argues that students get the most value from research experiences on Lab, where they sit in a cohort of other students and can join tours, seminars and career development workshops in person. Its applicant guidance says JPL primarily offers on-site internships, with remote or hybrid arrangements in some programmes that may carry a 10-week on-site prerequisite. The housing and travel allowance follows the same logic, since it goes to full-time in-person participants whose institution is more than 50 miles from the Lab.

Your first term must be 10 weeks or more. After that JPL says subsequent internship terms are flexible, which is what makes the programme different from a fixed summer block. Full-time and part-time options exist throughout the year, so a student who does a long summer term can come back for shorter part-time work during the academic year. Most internships run through the Academic Engagement Office carry that same minimum 10-week commitment.

Not through this programme. JPL states that participants in its Student Independent Research Internship, or SIRI, have the option to receive course credit, and that none of its other internship programmes offer it. If credit matters to your degree plan, sort it out with your own department before you accept, or look at SIRI instead. What every Academic Engagement Office intern does get is a final presentation requirement, which is a decent artefact to show a department that wants evidence of the work.