• Description
• Appointment types
• Length of appointment
• Salary ranges
• Requirements and expectations
• Eligibility
• How to apply
• Visa Issues

Description

The CNLS Summer Student Program (SSP) is part of the LANL Summer Student Program. All CNLS summer students are hired through the LANL SSP process.

Appointment types

The types of appointments are: Graduate (GRA), Undergraduate (UGS) and Precollege.

The CNLS summer students are typically in the GRA category, however, CNLS has been awarding UGS and Precollege positions, as well.

Length of appointment

The summer program appointments are for a maximum of 90 days. CNLS will encourage applications that are at least 60 days long. The appointments usually start in the months of May and June and end in the months of July through September.

Salary ranges

LANL student salaries depend on the level of advancement of the student's academic course work at their home universities. For a detailed listing of the categories visit:

• for GRA: http://www.lanl.gov/education/grad/salary.shtml.
• for UGS: http://www.lanl.gov/education/undergrad/salary.shtml.
• for Precollege: http://www.lanl.gov/education/precollege/salary.shtml.

For GRA positions the range is $45,441 - $59,578/year, for UGS positions the range is $19,146 - $42,625/year and for Precollege is $15,568/year (High School Senior) or $17,489/year (Post High School).

Requirements and Expectations

Eligibility

How to Apply

All slots for the FY2008 CNLS Summer Student Program have been filled.

• All students are approved or disapproved by the Executive Committee.
• Almost all students are cost shared between the host's group and CNLS, exceptions being made on a case-by-case basis.
• When a Laboratory member wishes to bring a student, it has to fill out the Student Approval Form.
• If the student is a Foreign National, and if, especially, a Sensitive Foreign National, time has to be given for the processing of the paperwork, in particular of the so-called 982 form. This is a DOE requirement for all foreign nationals visiting LANL. For a Non-Sensitive Foreign National a period of 50 calendar days, while for a Sensitive Foreign National, a period of 90 calendar days must be allowed for the 982 paperwork to be processed. A foreign national student cannot commence his/her visit, until the pertinent paperwork has gone through the corresponding channels of approval. Contact CNLS for information about the nature of sensitivity of a particular country.
• Foreign national student visitors must have employment authorization from the organization sponsoring their visa, usually their university. LANL cannot sponsor a student visa.
• ALL students must be mentored by a laboratory employee. Every foreign national must have both a US citizen host and a US citizen co-host from LANL.
• Upon approval, the CNLS administrative staff will request further documentation from the mentor and/or the student, such as a Curriculum Vitae, and transcripts in order to process the student package.
• All students are requested to use CNLS as affiliation, or in the acknowledgements section of any publication to which the CNLS visit contributed in a major way.

Visa Issues

Los Alamos National Lab cannot sponsor student visas. For any foreign national student, they must have a US visa sponsored by another institution, usually their university, and they must coordinate and receive employment authorization for employment at LANL under that visa. The student must contact their International Student Programs office to initiate this process. This process can take months, depending on the university.

For further information please contact:
Center for Nonlinear Studies
cnlsoffice @ lanl.gov
    or
Los Alamos National Laboratory Student Program