The NSA Summer Internship Programs at our Fort Meade, MD location offers students exciting, impactful professional work opportunities (with pay and limited benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA’s two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure. These summer internship opportunities are open to students who are pursuing education in a variety of degree programs.Please apply through this vacancy if you are interested in any of the following Corporate Operations-Non STEM internships:- Business Management & Acquisition (BM&A) Summer Intern Program- Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency Summer Program (CLPT)- Human Capital Management (HCM)- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Summer Program (IOP)- Installations & Logistics (I&L) Summer Intern Program- Office of Reasonable Accommodation & Accessibility Summer Program (ORAA)- Office of the Inspector General Summer Intern Program (IG)- Security & Counterintelligence Summer Intern Program (SCSIP)- Summer Strategic Communication Summer Intern Program (SSCIP)PLEASE NOTE: The full listing of each internship description and details can be found by visiting: Intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships. If unable to open this link, please copy and paste into your browser.
Job Summary
Join students from across the country and lend your knowledge to national security in one of NSA’s over 30 summer internship programs. These 12 week paid programs run from mid-May to mid-August and are open to undergraduate freshman up to Ph.D. students depending on internship requirements. These internships are open to a wide variety of majors and give students the opportunity to work directly with mission-critical problems and experience the excitement of working in NSA spaces.
Qualifications
To be accepted into the NSA Summer Internship - Non STEM, candidates:- Must be a U.S. Citizen- Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program (undergraduate, graduate, doctorate) at time of application- Specific education requirements vary by program- Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher- Must be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation- Must be available and in the U.S. for operational and technical interviews and other applicable processing, both in-person and via telephone/internet, between the months of November 2025 and April 2026Preferred majors:- Accounting- Architecture- Archives or Conservation- Building Automation/HVAC- Business Administration- Communications/Public Affairs- Computer Science- Construction Management- Criminal Justice- Cybersecurity- Data Analytics- Data Science- Economics- English- Finance- Graphic Design- Health Education- Health Promotion & Wellness- History- Homeland Security- Hospitality- Human Resources- Industrial and Organizational Psychology- Information Technology- Intelligence Studies- Interior Design- International Affairs- International Politics- International Relations- Logistics- Marketing- Multimedia Production- Nutrition & Dietetics- Operations Research- Photography- Pre-Law- Psychology- Public Policy- Regional Studies- Rehabilitation Counseling or similar counseling degree program- Security Studies- Sign Language Interpretation- Sociology- Supply Chain Management
*PLEASE NOTE: Other majors may be considered, however the majors listed above are highly recommended.PLEASE NOTE: You may be required to complete an Unproctored Internet Testing (UIT) requirement measuring cognitive ability, motivation, and English proficiency.
Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule
- Students are paid a competitive salary commensurate with their education level.- All internships are 10 - 12 weeks during the summer.- Receive annual leave, sick leave and paid federal holidays.- Students who attend school in excess of 75 miles from Fort Meade, MD are eligible for housing accommodations and travel entitlements of a round trip airfare ticket to and from school or mileage reimbursement up to the cost of a government-issued airline ticket.- Daily transportation to and from work is NOT provided. Students participating in the program are highly encouraged to bring a vehicle. Carpooling with other students MAY be available, but is NOT guaranteed.- Participation in agency-wide extracurricular programs.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please click the Apply' button located at the top right of this posting. After completing the application for the first time, or reviewing previously entered information, and clicking theSubmit’ button, you will receive a confirmation email. Please ensure your spam filters are configured to accept emails from noreply@intelligencecareers.gov.PLEASE NOTE: To be considered for our Summer Internships, you must submit a COMPLETE application package by 14 September 11:59pm EST for all Summer Internship Programs. Your application package MUST include:1. Official transcript (unofficial will be accepted if legible) - file name = LAST_FIRST_TRANSCRIPT2. PDF copy of your current resume - file name = LAST_FIRST_RESUMEOptional: Cover Letter listing your interest in NSA’s Summer Internships - file name = LAST_FIRST_COVERIMPORTANT: Your application is not considered complete until the 2 items listed above have been emailed to SummerInterns@uwe.nsa.gov in addition to your online application. Any incomplete package will NOT be considered.REMINDER: You could be contacted and/or considered for more than one specific internship. If you apply to multiple internship programs, you only need to submit the required documents to SummerInterns@uwe.nsa.gov one time.DEADLINE: Applications are accepted 1 September - 14 September 11:59pm EST; however, selections for this program are made on a rolling basis and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for review and security clearance processing.CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about NSA Summer Internships, please contact us at SummerInterns@uwe.nsa.gov or call us at 410-854-4726.U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants. NSA is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process where appropriate.
DCIPS Disclaimer
VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERSThank you for your service! The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions at NSA are in the Excepted Service under Title 10, United States Codes (U.S.C.), Section 1601 appointment authority.Veterans’ PreferenceIn accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, “DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System Employment and Placement,” NSA applies veterans’ preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5, U.S.C., to eligible candidates. If you are claiming veterans’ preference, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your preference eligibility upon application.Acceptable documentation includes:- DD-214: “Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,” which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions (Copy 4); OR- Certification of Service:A written document on letterhead from the appropriate branch of the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed. The certification should include the military service dates, including the expected discharge or release date; AND- Standard Form 15 (SF-15)Application for 10-point Veteran Preference (http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf).If you are claiming a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more, the documentation you provide must specifically demonstrate this level of disability; AND- VA Letter of Disability (for 10pt and Sole Survivorship rating)You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by visiting a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA call center, or online (https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/).*Failure to provide sufficient documentation of veterans’ preference eligibility may preclude NSA from identifying you as a preference eligible candidate during the hiring selection process.

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