You + NCSA = Endless Possibilities
The SPIN (Students Pushing Innovation) internship program was launched to provide University of Illinois undergraduates with the opportunity to apply their skills to real challenges in high-performance computing, data analysis and visualization, cybersecurity, and other areas of interest to the NCSA.
Academic Year 2026-27 Session:
Eligibility:
- Open to all U of I undergraduates
- Must be on campus during the program
- Must be a full-time student in good academic standing
- Domestic and international students are welcome
Program Information:
- Program dates: August 24, 2026 – May 5, 2027
- Workload: 5 hours per week, 16 weeks (Fall & Spring)
- Compensation: $15/hr
- Application deadline: August 17, 2026
- Application results: Until all available positions are filled
- SPIN Academic Year 2026-27 Application closed on August 17, 2026
Meet the Interns
Sophia Moylan
Project: LLM-Based Knowledge Agent
Department: Mathematics & Computer Science
Mentor(s): Kevin Chang
Sanjeevani J. Mukherjee
Project: The Reading Time Machine: Transforming Astrophysical Literature into Actionable Data
Department: School of Information Sciences
Mentor(s): Jill Naiman
News
- Celebrating Summer Research
As summer comes to a close at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), student researchers across multiple summer… Read more: Celebrating Summer Research - NCSA Celebrates Outstanding 2026 Summer REU and SPIN Students and Mentors!
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications recently honored the accomplishments of students and mentors participating in the 2026 Summer… Read more: NCSA Celebrates Outstanding 2026 Summer REU and SPIN Students and Mentors! - NCSA Awards 38 Students Fiddler Innovation Fellowships
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications awarded Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to 38 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NCSA graduate… Read more: NCSA Awards 38 Students Fiddler Innovation Fellowships
About SPIN
The NCSA has a history of nurturing innovative concepts, and some of the best ideas have come from highly motivated, creative undergraduates. The SPIN internship program was launched to provide University of Illinois undergraduates with the opportunity to apply their skills to real challenges in high-performance computing, data analysis and visualization, cybersecurity, and other areas of interest to the NCSA.
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