Below you will find information about the National Security Agency and student program opportunities. First, are opportunities for college students.

See opportunity for high school seniors here.

The application for the Summer 2025 internship programs will be open until October 1st.  NSA offers multiple employment opportunities for students in college, recent graduates, and industry professionals! Please visit the following website to learn more: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/index.html

As part of the US Intelligence Community, the National Security Agency (NSA) focuses on signals intelligence, which involves the interception of communication signals between people, machines, or both. NSA is the undisputed leader in this field. Our signals intelligence activities are never directed at American citizens. Cybersecurity is our other specialty, which is all about protecting American systems from prying eyes.

NSA’s professed mission is saving lives by preventing another 9/11.

Here are a few NSA opportunities for your students to consider:

  • Summer Language Program Internship: Spend 12 weeks this summer working as a language analyst at NSA.  The summer 2025 program is hiring students with proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Persian Farsi, and Arabic, but other languages are considered on a case-by-case basis.  The application is open September 1st through October 1st.  Note: There is only one job ad for all the summer internships. Applications also require one letter of recommendation, so don’t wait until October 1st to apply!
  • Cooperative Education Program (Co-Op) for Language: Students in this program will alternate semesters between college and working at NSA as a language analyst.  Students can apply for the Co-Op Program starting their second semester Freshman year or during their Sophomore year.  Application period is open from September 1st to October 31st and from February 1st to March 31st. 
  • NSA Codebreaker Challenge: The NSA Codebreaker Challenge provides students with a hands-on opportunity to develop their reverse-engineering / low-level code analysis skills while working on a realistic problem set centered around the NSA’s mission.  The challenge will open September 16th and run through January 17th, 2025.  
  • Other permanent positons, like the Language Analysis Development Program (LADP) and the Intelligence Analysis Development Program (IADP) will be posted on an as needed basis on intelligencecareers.gov.

**Please note that all students must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. Students are able to apply to any/all programs that interest them.

NSA will also be hosting two virtual Language Analysis Information Sessions that students and faculty are welcome to attend:

Stokes Scholarship for Chinese is for High School Seniors interested in pursuing Chinese in college and majoring in Chinese or a related degree should apply for the scholarship their senior year (September 1 – October 1).  This scholarship pays up to $30,000/year for tuition, plus a year-round salary.  The students will also work 12 weeks each summer at NSA as a Chinese Language Analyst.  After graduating, the student is required to work 1.5 times their length of study at NSA.  See the job posting here: https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1235693