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2025 Future Computing Summer Internship Application
Please complete this form as part of your application to the 2025 Future Computing Summer Internship (FCSI) program at the National Security Agency (NSA)'s Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS), which will take place from June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025 in Catonsville, Maryland. 

Applications received after the deadline, as well as incomplete packages, or not meeting the minimum eligibility requirements, will not be considered. Please visit https://www.lps.umd.edu/2025-future-computing-summer-internship/and complete ALL steps under "Application material and How To apply". 

ELIGIBILITY: Please see https://www.lps.umd.edu/2025-future-computing-summer-internship/ for eligibility requirements.   
*ONLY US CITIZENS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.*    

MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
•   Experience using Linux
•   Command line skills - basic knowledge of the terminal using a shell such as tcsh or Bash
•   Scripting or programming experience
•  Ability to work as part of a technical team
•  Positive attitude and a strong desire to learn

Additional Desired skills:
•  Strong communication skills (written and/or oral)
•  HPC or parallel programming experience
•  C or systems programming experience
•  Linear Algebra
•  Probability and Statistics
•  Multi-variable calculus
•  Interesting or novel perspectives

If you are unsure whether you meet any of them, please ask us! We don’t want miss a potentially good candidate because they meet requirements in a way we did not anticipate.

Full details about the internship and requirements are here: lps.umd.edu/advanced-computing-systems/.
Please direct any questions about this internship program to HPC@lps.gov.

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1. Please provide your first and last name.

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2.  General Demographics Information (optional)
a) Age
b) Race and Ethnicity
c) Gender 

3. Email Address  (Please provide a valid email address. Note all communication will take place using the email address you provide on this application).


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4. Phone Number  (Please provide a valid phone number.  Note that all communication will take place using the phone number on this application).  *


5.  Citizenship  * 
a) Are you a US citizen? If yes, continue to question 5b. If no, unfortunately you are not eligible to apply. 
b) Do you have dual citizenship from another country? If yes, what country? If no, continue to the next question.  

6. Current Academic Institution Affiliation  * 

(Please list the current college/university you attend-e.g., University of Maryland, Baltimore County.)


7. Current Major Field of Study  *

(Please list your current major field of study-e.g., Math, Computer Science)

8. Anticipated Degree AND anticipated graduation date *

  

9. Current GPA *

(Please list your current GPA and scale - e.g. 3.5 on 4.0 scale).

 

10. Programming Languages  * 

(List programming languages (up to 5) that you have experience with-e.g., C, Java, Lynx, Python. Please order your list from most experience to least experience.)


11. Which of the following courses will you have completed by the start of the internship?  Check any that apply.  * 

12.  If you have taken any additional upper level courses that you feel are relevant as a participant in this internship, please list them here.

13.  How did you hear about the 2025 Future Computing Summer Internship opportunity?  *

14.  APPLICATION MATERIALS (REQUIRED) see https://www.lps.umd.edu/2025-future-computing-summer-internship/ for complete list of application materials required.  
E-mail application materials to HPC@lps.gov

**Once 2025 FCSI Team receives application materials you will receive an invitation to participate in an On Demand recorded HireVue interview within 24-36 hours.  
Please return recorded HireVue video within 5 business days.

** Failure to provide application materials and return recorded HireVue video will result in your application being rendered as incomplete.  
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