2026 NASA Ames Summer Internships — 13 Opportunities in Space Life Sciences & AI
U.S. citizenship is required for all positions. Applications close 2/27/2026.
There are 13 summer 2026 internship opportunities at NASA Ames Research Center spanning AI, multi-omics, biosensing, microbiology, and biomedical research. Twelve are through the Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP), a competitive ten-week program for undergraduate juniors/seniors and entering graduate students. One is an applied AI role in the Science Directorate, which prefers graduate students. Please share with students in your networks!
Background: SLSTP Program Overview | 2026 SLSTP Project List
Applied AI Student Consultant https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005Md33/applied-artificial-intelligence
GC-MS Volatile Biomarker Profiling https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LEuj2AG/gcms-profiling-of-volatile-biomarkers-slstp
Planetary Protection for Crewed Mars https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005IfoD2AS/miasmma-planetary-protection-for-crewed-mars-missions-slstp
Multi-Omics Analyses of Spirulina https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005Ka652AC/multiomics-analyses-of-spirulina-slstp
Human Airway Spaceflight Stressor Responses https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005KkdJ2AS/human-airway-responses-to-simulated-spaceflight-stressors-slstp
Microbial Communities in Microgravity https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005Kkev2AC/microbial-communities-in-microgravity-slstp
Photobioreactor for Hybrid Life Support https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LDaV2AW/diffusion-limited-photobioreactor-for-hybrid-life-support-systems-slstp
Improving Yeast-Based Biosensors https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LEcz2AG/improving-yeastbased-biosensors-slstp
Biomedical Foundation Model Development https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LEl32AG/biomedical-foundation-model-slstp
Expanding Deep Space BioSensor Instrument https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LEzZ2AW/expanding-the-deep-space-biosensor-instrument-slstp
Live Cell Radiation Response Sensors https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LF2n2AG/genetically-encoded-sensors-for-imaging-live-cell-radiation-response-slstp
Multi-Stressor Rodent Behavior Analysis https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LF612AG/analysis-of-multistressor-effects-on-rodent-behavior-slstp
Cortical Bone Regenerative Mineralization https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000005LFFh2AO/cortical-bone-regenerative-mineralization-slstp
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