# Student Opportunities

Do you have a passion for strengthening national security? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Work with the experts in National Reconnaissance Office student programs!

The NRO is a member of the Intelligence Community and is the Department of Defense agency responsible for developing, acquiring, launching, and operating the nation’s most sophisticated and capable intelligence satellites. For more than 60 years, NRO has been protecting the United States, its citizens and its allies with space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Today, NRO’s paid student internship program is developing the next generation of space leaders. NRO offers high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain real-world experience in positions related to their field of study. They work alongside professionals to support meaningful projects that directly contribute to the NRO mission.

The NRO currently offers the following student programs:
          - NRO Cadre Undergraduate and Graduate Student Internship Program 
          - SMART Scholarship Program
          - Military Programs and ROTC NRO Summer Internship Program

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#### **NRO Cadre Undergraduate and Graduate Student Internship Program**

The NRO Cadre Undergraduate and Graduate Student Internship Program provides extraordinary training, mentoring, and career development opportunities for high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students to support the NRO's national space mission. Interns gain real-world experience in a variety of functional areas while working alongside professionals at NRO Headquarters in Chantilly, VA or ground stations located at Fort Belvoir, VA, White Sands Missile Range, NM, and Buckley Air Force Base, CO.  It is a paid, 10-week program from June to August. In addition, there may be opportunities to work during the school year, e.g. winter and spring break, and during subsequent summers based on mission requirements, continued eligibility, and the student's availability. This internship provides the opportunity for students to transition to the **NRO Developmental Career Path Program** upon graduation.

***Applicants Must:***
      - Be enrolled in a full-time degree program at an accredited college or university
      - Undergraduates must have a minimum of 24 credit hours prior to the start of the internship
      - Be able to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance, complete with background investigation, drug test, and polygraph

***Application Process**:*

***** The 2025 NRO Undergraduate and Graduate Internship Program application period is now open****February 15, 2024 and will close on October 15, 2024.**Click here for your application.The NRO Internship Program is competitive; if you are not offered a position for a given year, we recommend you re-apply in subsequent years. If you *are** *selected for consideration, NRO recruiters will contact you via phone or email. Please note, emails from NRO recruiters will have a “.mil” extension. To ensure receipt of these emails, please check your email spam filter settings or spam folder. Qualified individuals will receive an invitation to complete a virtual interview via HireVue, a digital interviewing platform. Selected applicants will receive a Tentative Job Offer.

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