No, you must have US Citizenship to be considered for this program.
We do not permit any of our interns to take summer school while the program is in session because of the intensive time commitment required for the full-time summer internship.
No, interns will receive a stipend of $8,000 total for the 8-week program which can be used for housing. Interns are responsible for finding their housing as well as transportation to and from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Prior experience is not necessary to apply for this program.
Students should approach potential recommenders with their request for a letter before including the recommender's name in the application. Each recommender selected by the student will receive an email with a personalized link to submit the letter of recommendation. This email will only be generated after the student has submitted the application form.
Recommenders should be able to answer the following questions when writing the letter of recommendation:
- How long have you known the student and in what capacity?
- What are your impressions related to the student's preparedness for a team-based internship experience?
- What are your impressions related to the student’s approach to academic challenges and setbacks?
- How do you think this internship will support the student’s education and career goals?
The nature of work performed at Vandenberg SFB (VSFB) requires employees to be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the level determined to be suitable for their level of participation in the program. The VSFB hiring manager will initiate and coordinate the process required for interns to obtain the appropriate clearance. This includes conducting pre-screening procedures for all new interns prior to the start of their internship. All interns are required to obtain and maintain the clearance level required by VSFB. An intern’s failure to obtain or maintain the needed security clearance will result in dismissal from the program. Investigations take into consideration:
- Allegiance to the United States
- Foreign influence
- Foreign preference
- Sexual behavior
- Personal conduct
- Financial considerations
- Alcohol consumption
- Drug involvement
- Emotional, mental, and personality disorders
- Criminal conduct
- Security violations
- Outside activities
- Misuse of Information Technology
For additional questions, please reach out to the Internship Coordinator Shelby Le (ug@csep.ucsb.edu).