STEM 

Age Requirement: 16 at time of application

Requirements: Must have an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or above; US citizenship; a full time high school student or part time college student

Website Link: https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/public/s/explore-opportunities

Information: Throughout the year NASA provides internship opportunities at their different labs for a variety of subjects ranging from STEM to Humanities.

Location: Varies, based in laboratories stationed throughout the country and which are available to take on an intern.  Goddard Space Flight Center is located in Greenbelt as the nearest laboratory.

Contacts: https://www.nasa.gov/forms/submit-a-question-for-nasa/

Age Requirement: 10th or 11th grade (Class of 2027 or 2028)

Requirements: Young women who live in eligible BGE zip codes

1. *Applicants in listed Pepco zip codes should apply for the Washington, D.C. area academy.

2. *Children of Exelon Key Managers and above (E05 and above) are not eligible to apply for the Academy.  Other who are eligible are expected to present this information in their application and will not be given special treatment

Application Date: March 15th, 2026

Academy Date: July 19-24, 2026

Website/ Application Link: https://needorg.my.salesforce-sites.com/stemevents/event/home/sabc26

Information: While staying at UMBC for the week, students will: participate in hands-on activities/ field trips, connect with leaders in energy industry careers, collaborate with peers  on energy solutions, compete in an energy challenges to with prizes.

1. Note: this is free

Location: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Contacts: Evelina Juarez (Project Manager)

1. ejuarez@need.org

2. 571-628-2246