2026 SIParCS Graduate Student Internships

The Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) offers graduate students and undergraduates significant hands-on R&D opportunities in high performance computing (HPC) and related fields. The program embeds students as summer interns in the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL), an organization within NCAR, to work on projects, attend technical seminars, and give presentations.

Requirements

• Must currently be enrolled in a United States university.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. to be eligible for the SIParCS program.
• Must be a graduate or doctoral student.
• Ability to work with a broad group of peers.
• Skill in the use of software for communication purposes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email).
• Ability and willingness to learn and use scientific computing tools and programs.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Basic problem solving skills.
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions.
• Basic knowledge, through coursework, of mathematics, computer science or engineering.
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours per week) during the summer program.
• Ability to interact with mentors and peers in a manner that supports collaboration and inquiry.