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Tools to Get You Where You’Re Going.

At NCSA, we offer a number of internships and fellowship opportunities for those looking to accelerate their careers.

Whether you’re a student searching for a great summer internship or a faculty member looking to explore new interdepartmental collaborations, we’ll help you get where you want to go. And give you the tools to get there.

NCSA nurtures innovative concepts and provides a variety of opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and postdoctoral researchers.

NCSA Affiliates Program

Becoming an affiliate with NCSA gives you direct access to NCSA research scientists, staff and services. NCSA has a wealth of experience working with our affiliates to accelerate their research with top-of-the-line compute and cyberinfrastructure resources, data, program support and more.

Fiddler Innovation Endowment

The Fiddler Innovation Endowment by Jerry Fiddler and Melissa Alden supports the University of Illinois’ Emerging Digital Research and Education in Arts Media Institute based at NCSA . eDream awards exceptional, creative, and interdisciplinary students and faculty who propose significant projects that address cultural and global challenges using art, science and technology.

Students Pushing Innovation

The SPIN internship program was launched to provide University of Illinois students with the opportunity to apply their skills to real challenges in high-performance computing, data analysis and visualization, cybersecurity, and other areas of interest to NCSA.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

In this National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program undergrad students from across the country spend 10 weeks at NCSA during the summer working on interdisciplinary research projects. The REU program is part of NCSA’s commitment to fostering the diversification and education of the nation’s advanced digital workforce.

NCSA International Research Program

This internship program is an NCSA summer research training experience open to highly-motivated international undergrad students who are currently enrolled in any major and in any year of studies in U.S. universities or foreign students enrolled in universities in their home countries.

Cyberinfrastructure Professional Intern Program

The Cyberinfrastructure Professional Intern Program is NCSA’s internship program for those interested in pursuing a career in cyberinfrastructure and is designed to address the shortage of a workforce with the specialized skills needed to support advanced CI operations.

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