The HIP is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program and provides undergraduate and graduate students, majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, internship opportunities to gain exposure to and experience with high end computing (HEC) by working under the mentorship of scientists and engineers at DoD facilities across the nation.

Interns will be paired with DoD mentors for a 10-week research experience starting on or around March 29, 2023.

Interns will receive a stipend typically based on academic standing, experience, and research facility location. Other benefits include a relocation allowance to cover some initial incidental costs and reimbursement for travel to/from the duty station at the start/ conclusion of the internship.

Intern Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• 18 years or older at the time of application
• STEM discipline major
• Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing (varies by opportunity posting)
• Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)
• Note: Applicants should be able to pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) security investigation should they be selected and accept the internship offer

Application Components:

• Zintellect Profile
• Educational and Employment History
• Essay Questions (goals, experiences, and skills relevant to the opportunity)
• Resume (PDF)
• Transcripts/Academic Records (official transcript or copy of the student academic records)
• One recommendation. (Recommenders will be asked to rate prospective intern’s scientific capabilities, and personal characteristics and to describe how they know the applicant via website).

HIP Opportunities

• High Performance Computing Internship Program (HIP) for Summer 2023
• 2022 HPCMP Hero Awards Call for Nominations

Software Applications provide scientists and engineers with the capacity to create models and simulations of the physical world which support the design, development, testing, and deployment of superior weapons systems. Software Applications components include:

• HPC Software Applications: Institutes (HSAIs)
• User Productivity Enhancement and Training (PET)
• Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments (CREATE)

No matter where you are in the world, the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) can link you to the geographically distributed supercomputing resources of the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP).  The DREN provides the DoD research, test, and engineering communities with the wide-area network access they need to accomplish their respective missions. The DREN connects these communities to supercomputing resources and each other over a secure, robust, high-performance network which provides high-bandwidth, low-latency and low-jitter services.

Any DoD organization supporting a Research and Development (R&D), Science and Technology (S&T), Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), or Acquisition Engineering (AE) mission is eligible to use DREN services for the benefit of the warfighter.

The DREN can be deployed anywhere in the world where DoD research, test, or engineering requirements exist.  Today, the DREN has significant deployments in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.  The research and engineering communities benefit from DREN’s high-bandwidth, while the test community benefits from DREN’s low latency and low jitter. The DREN enables each of these communities to access the HPCMP’s unique supercomputing resources, accomplish their mission, and solve the hard problems.