The University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science & Technology's Summer High School Internship Program will give you an innovative, hands-on experience directly in our labs.
You’ll work alongside our faculty and students in areas such as:
- Robotics
- Bioinformatics
- Software engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Public health informatics
- Database-driven web development
- IT innovation
- Open community participation research lab
- Music informatics
- iOS/Android app development
- Gaming lab
The program this summer is partially supported by a grant from the Bill and Ruth Scott Foundation.
You will learn the fun and excitement of scientific research and development activities as well as explore potential careers in IT. Our internship will give you the opportunity to learn new concepts, tools and skills, work on real research and help solve development problems.
Program Period/Dates
June 7th (Wednesday) – July 28th (Friday), 2023 (8 weeks)
Time Commitment
20 hours/week on-site. Students must complete 20 hours during the week (Monday-Friday) between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Other Required Intern Commitments
Weekly informal progress reports; June 30th (formal mid-internship report); Final presentations on July 28, 2023. Attendance at all reporting and presentation days is mandatory for all interns.
Application Deadline
Applications for Summer 2023 will close on April 21st, 2023.
Number of Internships and Stipend
10 high school interns will be hired and paid a stipend of $1,500 for the 8 weeks internship.
10 Students
20 Hours a Week
Eight Weeks
$1,500
Why Intern at IS&T?
Exposure to computer science and IT careers can lead to some of the best-paying jobs in the world. But, many students don’t even know that IT is a possibility for them.
The demand is high, too: with over a million jobs projected by 2022. By seeking out programs like our internship, you’ll be on your way to a rewarding career.
- 1% of high school students enroll in A.P. Computer Science classes
- 5% of high schools offer an A.P. Computer Science class
- Students who take A.P. Computer Science are 8 times more likely to major in Computer Science
- 100% of IS&T students looking for work find a job in IT immediately upon graduating
- The median salary of IS&T students in the year after they graduate is $50k
- 80% of graduating IS&T seniors say that their major is directly related to their current career
Requirements
Eligibility Requirements
High school students interested in math, science, performing arts and/or computer science from participating school districts are eligible to apply. Eligible students must meet the following criteria:
- Be entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade Fall of 2023
- Have completed and attained at least a "B" in Algebra I
- Obtain parental/guardian consent for participation
- Have a weighted GPA of 3.25 or higher (3.00 unweighted GPA or higher)
- Be able to provide their own reliable transportation to UNO each morning
Application Requirements
Students must apply by April 21st, 2023. Completed applications must contain all of the following components:
- A completed online application form.
- Essay describing student's interest in technology and future goals.
- A copy of unofficial high school transcript.
- Campus interview (only selected students will be called for an interview either face to face or via zoom)
Accepted students will receive additional documents which must be completed and signed by the designated due date in order to participate.
Once we receive your application, your information will be reviewed by IS&T faculty. After review, candidates will be selected based on faculty-specific research or lab needs. All candidates will receive a notification.
2022 Intern Projects
- MoIRA & Robot Demo: Advika Namaivayam & Meghna Adduri Mentor, Ada-Rhodes Shorts PH.D
- Database Cataloging the Role of Various Technologies Associated with Terrorism and Targeted Violence Events: Anthony Robinson Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- Exploring Social Media's Discord Related to Mass Shootings and Targeted Violence: Pauling Fomicheva Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- Data Collection on social media pertaining to the metaverse: Otto Kunkel Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- 3D Objects, Assets, and Investments in Metaverse Economy: Antoning Shabality, Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- Tracking and Analysis of Crime Data in the Metaverse: Mason Shields Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- Reproduction of a Study on Changes in the Microbiome of Colorectal Cancer Patients: Salah Aldyn Khair & Jackson Myers Mentor, Kate Cooper Ph.D
- 3D Objects, Augmented Reality, How NFTs can be bought and sold: Praneetha Thutika Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
- Django Tour Platform Brayden Mentor, Joel S. Elson Ph.D
2021 Intern Projects
- Bioinformatics- Using Text Mining to Find Formatting Differences in Ingredients Lists: Amritasha Singh, Anjali Jayan, Vaishnavi Venturimilli
- Attic (Unity and Mobile)
- Intervention Platform: Sophia Harding
- Johnson Recycling Platform: Teresa Bean
- Holograms & Human-Computer Interaction- Chatbot and Survival Experiment: Jack Rygg, Allison Muellner, Mira Eschliman
- Cybersecurity-
- Aviation Sector: Isabelle Shehan
- Cyberwarfare in the US: Cass Fries
- Open Source Development and Analytics- CHAOSS Project: Trisha Rajram
- Data Analytics/Visualization- Commingled Remains ANalytics (CoRA): Sachi Lele, Melody Hong
- Machine Learning/Robotics- Foreign Object Detection/ Thermal Imaging-COVID: Aiden Theis, Ethan Liang
- Crowdsourced Image Analysis- Phish Finders: Keegan Shanahan, Jude Lowe
2020 Intern Projects
- Bioinformatics- Measuring Prevalence of Similar Ingredients Using Consumer Health Informatics: Lance Buscher, Sophia Kolb, Sachi Lele
- Mobile App & Game Development- Zoodemic Learning Game: Jacob Kirui
- Holograms & Human-Computer Interaction-Computer Influence Interface Replication: Sofia Castro, Jack Rygg
- Design Engineering/IT Innovation- UNMC Balance Application: Sophia Harding, Swayam Kontamwar
- Web Security- Web Page Obfuscation: Micah Gilbert
- Computer Science- SIGCSE Website Project: Pranavi Athota, Jada Williams
- Data Analytics/Visualization- Commingled Remains Analytics (CoRA): Rashelle Amao, Elizabeth Berry, Jackson Long
2019 Intern Projects
- Co-occurrence Networks of the Gut Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer
- The Impact of Screen Size on Crowdsourced Image Classification (poster will be presented at the ACM International Conference on Computer-supported Cooperative work and Social Computing)
- Biology and Gene-driven Graph Intelligence Chat (BIGGIE Chat)
- The Hazmat Project
- Gen Cyber
- Holograms
- F1Tenth Autonomous Race Car Project
- MIS Flood Mobile App
- Analyzing Movement Patterns to Make Predictions about Health
- Accuracy of Step Detection using Wrist Sensors
- Web Security