Internship Opportunities
At USCA, internships connect students with industry, government, and research partners to gain real-world experience in fields such as cybersecurity, software development, and advanced manufacturing. The information is updated regularly, with application details and USCA points of contact included to support student success.
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Host Organization |
Focus Area(s) |
Clearance Requirement |
Application Window |
Application/ Contact Link |
USCA Point of Contact |
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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) |
Cybersecurity, Software Dev, Data Science |
DOE Q or L |
Fall 2025 –Early 2026 |
Dr. Scott McKay / USCA Career Services |
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Savannah River National Laboratory |
Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, AI/Data Science |
DOE Q or L (varies) |
Fall 2025 - Early 2026 |
Dr. Hala Strohmier |
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South Carolina National Guard Cyber Command Center |
Cyber Defense, Incident Response |
Secret (preferred) |
Spring 2026 |
Dr. Hala Strohmier |
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Steelgate LLC |
Cybersecurity Consulting |
None |
Spring 2026 |
Contact via USCA Career Services |
Dr. Hala Strohmier |
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CyberPacers / RSOC/SOC Operations |
SOC Analyst, Ethical Hacking |
None / Public Trust |
Ongoing |
Internal USCA RSOC Program |
Dr. Hala Strohmier |
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Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative |
AR/VR, Simulation, Software Dev |
None |
Early 2026 |
DOE AMC info pending |
Dr. Scott McKay |
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NSA |
Cybersecurity, Cyber Ops, Policy |
TS/SCI |
Sept–Oct 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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NSA Cooperative Education |
Cybersecurity, Computer Science |
TS/SCI |
Aug–Sept 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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DoD Cyber Scholarship Program |
Cybersecurity, Network Engineering |
Secret/Top Secret |
Aug–Oct 2025 |
USCA Cyber Faculty |
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CyberCorps: |
Cybersecurity, |
Secret/Top Secret |
Ongoing – nomination |
Dr. Hala Strohmier |
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DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships |
Cybersecurity, Computing, Energy Systems |
Public Trust |
Oct 2025 –Jan 2026 |
USCA |
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NNSA Summer Internships |
Cybersecurity, |
DOE Q or L |
Fall 2025 –Jan 2026 |
Dr. Scott McKay |
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NASA |
Software, Data Science, Cybersecurity |
Public Trust |
Sept 2025 |
USCA |
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Google STEP & SWE, Internships |
Software, AI/ML, Cloud |
None |
Fall 2025 |
USCA |
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Microsoft Explore & SWE Internships |
Software Engineering, Security, Data Science |
None |
Aug–Oct 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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Amazon/AWS |
Cloud Security, |
None |
Aug–Oct 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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IBM Extreme Blue |
Software Dev, Security, Data Analytics |
None |
Fall 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Research Program |
Cybersecurity, AI, Systems Engineering |
Secret |
Sept–Dec 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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Sandia National Laboratories Summer |
Cybersecurity, Secure Systems, AI |
DOE Q |
Fall 2025 |
USCA Career Services |
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Southwest Airlines - Summer 2026 Internships |
Network Engineering, |
None |
Fall 2025 - Until filled |
USCA Career Services / Dr. Hala Strohmier / Dr. Scott McKay |