- Students have opportunities to:
- Interface with national experts in numerous fields of research
- Work with state-of-the-art equipment on real-world technical applications
- Participate in a Laboratory-wide technical challenge
- Opportunities to attend technical seminars and demonstrations
- Present the results of their research conclusions at the end of the summer
- The program runs from late-May to early-August and provides the following:
- Competitive hourly pay rate
- Round-trip travel expense assistance for students relocating from 50 miles outside the Boston area
- Subsidized housing up to 10 weeks for students whose permanent address is greater than 50 miles outside the Boston area
- Daily free shuttle service from housing and MIT campus to Lincoln Laboratory (Monday through Friday only)
Students must have at least completed their sophomore year of college or be enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in one of these majors or a comparable technical field:
- Electrical Engineering
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
- Materials Science
- Other Related Fields
- An excellent academic record (3.50 or above)
- Demonstrated academic achievements and campus involvement that have prepared you to interact with other top performing scholastic achievers and experienced staff in teams and across project areas
- U.S. Citizenship (a requirement due to the unique work we perform)