Other Internships

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: Smithsonian Institution

Organization’s Main Website (URL): http://www.si.edu

Internship Page: (URL): http://intern.si.edu

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: Tracie Spinale

Contact Person Email Address:  tspinale@si.edu

Location(s) of Internships: Washington, DC

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: 5

Internship Requirements: college undergraduate; high school 18+

Internship Period: year-round; flexible; typical for summer would be 10 weeks paid

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center

Organization’s Main Website (URL): http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov - ACCESS Coordinator

Internship Page: (URL): http://entrypoint.org

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: Janie Nall

Contact Person Email Address: Jane.m.nall@nasa.gov

Location(s) of Internships: All 10 NASA Centers (GSFC – Greenbelt, MD)

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: 20 Students across the agency (2-3 students at GSFC)

Internship Requirements: Primarily for juniors in college (60 or more credits) Must be studying a STEM Field. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Internship Period: year-round; flexible; typical for summer would be 10 weeks paid

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Accessibility Program

Organization’s Main Website (URL): www.kennedy-center.org

Internship Page: (URL): www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/#career

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: Tessa Hauptman

Contact Person Email Address: access@kennedy-center.org

Location(s) of Internships: The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: Six per year

Internship Requirements: Applicants must have a documented intellectual disability, be between the ages of 19 and 30, and demonstrate an interest in the performing arts

Internship Period: The Fall semester is from September to December, and the Winter/Spring semester is from January to May.

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: This program is funded by the HSC Foundation and administered by the Accessibility Program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Organization’s Main Website (URL):   www.hscfoundation.org  www.kennedy-center.org

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: Jessica Swanson

Contact Person Email Address: access@kennedy-center.org

Location(s) of Internships: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: 5 to 10

Internship Requirements: (i.e. specific grade level, course requirements, etc.): _Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 25; have a documented disability or chronic illness; and demonstrate an interest in the arts. Additional job qualifications vary by placement. Please contact the Kennedy Center Accessibility Program for more information

Internship Period: Internships will occur between January and December 2009. Each placement will be a minimum of eight weeks long and require between 10 and 40 hours per week.

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Location(s) of Internships: The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: Approximately 60 per year

Internship Requirements: (i.e. specific grade level, course requirements, etc.): Applicants must be college juniors, college seniors, graduate students, or recent graduates (within two years of graduation) who are interested in beginning careers in performing arts management and/or arts education

Internship Period: The Winter/Spring semester is from January to May. The Summer semester is from May to August. The Fall semester is from September to December.

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Defense

Organization’s Main Website (URL):   http://www.dol.gov/odep

Internship Page: (URL): http://wrp.gov

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: WRP Coordinator

Contact Person Email Address: info@twu.edu

Location(s) of Internships: Various Placements in the government, non-profits

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: Varies, typically around 400 participants

Internship Requirements:

• Have substantial disability

• be a United States citizen

• be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning on a substantially full-time basis (unless the severity of the disability precludes the student from taking a substantially full-time load) to seek a degree OR

• be enrolled in such an institution as a degree-seeking student taking less than a substantially full-time load in the enrollment period immediately prior to graduation OR

• have graduated from such an institution within the past year

Internship Period:

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Internship Page: (URL): info@twc.edu

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: info@twc.edu

Contact Person Email Address:

Location(s) of Internships: Various placements in government, for profit, non-profits

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program:

Internship Requirements: Second semester sophomore

Internship Period:

Internship Provides:

Name of Organization Hosting and Sponsoring Internship Program: U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Defense

Organization’s Main Website (URL):  http://www.twc.edu

Internship Page: (URL): http://wrp.gov

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: WRP Coordinator

Location(s) of Internships: Various Placements in the government, non-profits

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: Varies, typically around 400 participants

Internship Requirements:

• Have substantial disability

• be a United States citizen

• be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning on a substantially full-time basis (unless the severity of the disability precludes the student from taking a substantially full-time load) to seek a degree OR

• be enrolled in such an institution as a degree-seeking student taking less than a substantially full-time load in the enrollment period immediately prior to graduation OR

• have graduated from such an institution within the past year

Internship Period:

Internship Provides: Paid Internship

Internship Page: (URL): http://entrypoint.org

Contact Person within Organization/ Internship Coordinator: Laureen Summers

Contact Person Email Address: lsummers@aaas.org

Location(s) of Internships: Nation-wide

Number of Interns Accepted into the Program: 50+

Internship Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities majoring in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, and some Business fields.

Internship Period: From May to August

Internship Provides: Paid Internship