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About NIST
We are the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more than a century, NIST has helped to keep U.S. technology at the leading edge. Our measurements support the smallest of technologies to the largest and most complex of human-made creations.
NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. To learn more about us, visit this site!
Current Opportunities
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Recurring Opportunities
Postdoctoral students
- NIST NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateships Program
- NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
Graduate Students
- NIST Graduate Student Measurement Science and Engineering (GMSE) Fellowship Program
- NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
Undergraduate Students
- NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
- SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF)
High School Students
- Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) - 11th and 12th grade; local students in Boulder, CO and Gaithersburg, MD
Teachers