2025 Summer Internships- UAS Research and Operations Center

Rolling applications and acceptances starting NOW!

Students from any accredited university or community college are eligible and welcome to apply today!

Four application documents are required; please submit to the internship review committee here

  • resume
  • a short description of the intended project
  • an endorsement (letter, email, etc.) from an academic/subject matter expert mentor who will advise on the project
  • a best-guess cost estimate for the project

Key takeaways: 

  • These PAID full-time positions are located in southern Maryland at our 12,000 sq ft research hangar at St. Mary’s County Airport, just a few miles from Naval Air Station Patuxent River
  • Interns must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents due to ITAR equipment in use
  • Summer 2025 internship program will run from Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – early August, 2025
  • Positions may be continued part-time into the academic year at the student’s home institution
  • Project must fly (or try!) by the end of the summer; we are a flight operations center!
  • For students who do not live close enough to commute, the UROC will offer affordable local options. Details TBA

More summer internship information is available at https://uroc.umd.edu/about/internship-program