Exciting Department of the Navy Internship [Cybersecurity and Data Science]
Hargrove, Samuel
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 7:35 AM
To: Civers, R M (Maurice 53822) CIV USN NIWC PACIFIC CA (USA) <maurice...@navy.mil>
Subject: FW: Exciting Department of the Navy Internship [Cybersecurity and Data Science]
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Good Afternoon HBCU/MI Community Leaders, Scholars and Allies –
I’m writing to inform you and your team that the application web portal is now open for students to apply for internships supporting the Department of the Navy’s HBCU/MI Cyber and Data Science Internship Program! The DoN HBCU/MI Cyber and Data Science Program is a dual phased program consisting of a Phase I and a Phase II.
Phase I: January – April 2022 (Participating students have the opportunity to receive mentoring from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) personnel, either onsite at the designated collegiate institution, via virtual communication or a combination of both)
Phase II: May – August 2022 (College students spend 10 weeks supporting the Department of the Navy’s NIWC laboratories and research centers located in Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; Pearl City, HI; Charleston, SC; New Orleans, LA; or Hampton Roads, VA
To be eligible for the internship, students must be U.S. citizens, currently enrolled in an accredited four-year HBCU/MI with a minimum grade point average of 3.0, majoring in either of the following:
· Computer Science, Computer Engineering
· Cyber Security
· Information Assurance
· Data Science (Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence)
In addition, students must have a valid driver’s license and will be required to complete a United States Department of Defense Background Investigation prior to start of the internship.
To apply students must submit all of the materials identified below to the following application web portal: http://www.cyber-iaml-program.com
· Completed Application
· Resume
· Current Unofficial Academic Transcript Validating Proof of Enrollment
· Two Letters of Recommendation from school faculty
The application web portal will close 1 November 2021. All applicants are encouraged to apply early as there are a considerable amount of documents needed to successfully complete the application process
Intern Stipends
· Enrolled Undergraduate Students: $8,500.00 work stipend over a 10 week period during the summer of 2022
· Enrolled Graduate Students: $9,500.00 work stipend over a 10 week period during the summer of 2022
· Separate Travel Stipend (Due to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic, travel may be prohibited at any time, see application web portal for more details)
· Separate Housing Stipend (Due to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic, travel may be prohibited at any time, see application web portal for more details)
Please see attachment.
All Candidates Must Be U.S. Citizens and Eligible To Receive a Security Clearance at the Secret Level
All the best,
________________________
R. Maurice Civers-Davis
(Interim) Deputy Director,
Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges
& Universities/ Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program,
Arlington, VA
Program Director,
NAVWAR HBCU/MI Cyber and Data Science Program
Email: maurice...@navy.mil