Internship Award

The Office of Defense Engagement (ODE) offers up to $6000 to support travel and housing for third-year and fourth-year students who are accepted as SOFWERX research interns. Applications for SOFWERX are due on 1 February (for summer internships), 1 June (for autumn internships), and 1 October (for spring internships). When you have been accepted for the internship, fill out the application form [.pdf] and submit it to ODE.

Students with expertise in the following fields often are competitive for SOFWERX internships.

• Mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering
• Physics
• Robotics
• Information technology and system administration
• Data science or analytics
• Computer science
• Cybersecurity
• Business administration
• Videography
• Graphic design
• Social media