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Fermilab QIS Summer Institute for STEM Educators is an opportunity for STEM Educators to receive content training in the rapidly expanding field of Quantum Information Science (QIS). Educators work with scientific and technical staff, tour world-class facilities, while developing grade-level appropriate QIS instructional materials to implement in their school districts.
Educators in the cohort receive up to $5,000 to purchase classroom materials to facilitate instructional material implementation, mileage reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and a weekly stipend for their work. In addition, a stipend for the 2025-2026 school year to participate in cohort meetings to share the work of the program is included.
Eligibility
- 6th through 12th grade or Community College STEM Educator
- U.S. citizen
- Evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the United States
- Applicants working with students in STEM-deficient school communities
Application Procedure
Before applying have all requirements ready. Once submitted, access to the application will no longer be available to upload any missing requirements.
Internship Details
- Program Dates: July 7 – August 1, 2025
- Application Period: January 15 – March 1, 2025
- Offer Date: March 15, 2025
- Acceptance Date: March 31, 2025
- Salary: $1400.00 weekly, an additional $1500 during the 2025 -2026 school year.
- Mileage reimbursement for travel to and from the lab
- Up to $5,000 in funding for classroom materials
Deliverables
- QIS Instructional Materials
- Presentation of Program Work
- Pre and post surveys
- Post-summer program meeting attendance
If you have any questions, please contact us at Internships@fnal.gov.
Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
We are committed to diversity; diverse people, diverse jobs, and diverse science.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
REAL-ID Requirement for access to Fermilab Campus
Fermilab and FRA requires all members of the public to produce a REAL-ID, or equivalent, to access the Fermilab Campus for interviews or career events. A list of acceptable forms of ID can be found here: https://get-connected.fnal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/REALID-Documents.pdf
If a candidate is selected for an interview but does not possess any of the equivalent documents, we may schedule a virtual interview.
What To Expect Next:
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