Who can apply?
- MITRE says most interns are rising college juniors or seniors, but it hires exceptional students at every level, even in high school; graduate students are about 15% of interns.
- MITRE does not hire students who will need sponsorship to work in the U.S. now or in the future; some positions are open to people authorized to work permanently in the U.S.
- It hires many computer science, electrical and computer engineering students, has a growing need for cybersecurity and data science, and also values behavioral science and humanities students.
Not hearing back by November is not a rejection: MITRE says it tells students by early November if they will not be considered, and continues hiring through spring.
Dates, pay & program timing
Internships last 10 to 12 weeks. Interns choose one of three start dates in late May or early June and one of three end dates in late July or early August. Many positions are in Bedford, Massachusetts, or McLean, Virginia, with more than 50 other sites. Most internships do not require a clearance. MITRE says students who will not be considered that year hear by early November, and that hiring continues through spring. The page does not publish pay.
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How to apply to MITRE
- Search MITRE's careers site for intern and co-op postings in your field and preferred site.
- Confirm you will not need work-visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Apply in the fall if you can; if you have not heard by November, MITRE says hiring continues through spring.
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How to prepare a stronger application
MITRE works for government sponsors on public problems, and it says it looks for an interest in serving the public. Connect your strongest project to a public outcome — safer systems, better data for a city, an accessibility tool — and explain who would benefit.
Behavioral science and humanities students are a stated interest. If that is you, show a methods-heavy project, such as a survey you designed or an analysis of interview data, and how its findings could inform a technical system. This is our suggestion, not a MITRE requirement.
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