Who can apply?
- APL asks for a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Interns must be enrolled as full-time students for the semester following the internship.
- The internships page does not set a class year or field of study; each posting lists its own discipline and any security requirements.
You must return as a full-time student the semester after the internship, so a student graduating in the spring before the summer does not qualify.
Dates, pay & program timing
APL describes an immersive summer internship working on real-world challenges alongside students from across the country, with competitive pay, paid holidays and networking. Internship opportunities are posted each fall on a rolling basis and remain open until filled, so 2027 roles appear through the autumn and can disappear quickly. The main campus is in Laurel, Maryland.
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How to apply to Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- Search APL's careers portal for college internships starting in the fall; new roles are posted on a rolling basis.
- Read each posting for its field of study and any security requirements.
- Apply soon after a matching role appears, since postings close once filled.
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How to prepare a stronger application
Rolling postings reward early, complete applications. Keep a resume ready by September that names your GPA, expected graduation and the lab or design project closest to APL's work, so you can apply the week a role is posted.
Many APL roles support defense and space programs, where careful documentation matters. Describe a project where you wrote up requirements, tests or results for someone else to use; it shows the habit the work depends on. This is our suggestion, not APL's process.
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