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Navy SEAP Internship – Pacific Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Honolulu (Honolulu, HI)
Office of Naval Research – Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program
Dates:
8 consecutive weeks, summer 2027 (dates set by the lab)
Length:
8 weeks
Cost:
Free; paid stipend of $4,000 (new) or $4,500 (returning)
Location:
Honolulu, HI (NIWC)
Grades:
Rising 10th–12th graders and graduating seniors, age 16+ (completed grades 9–12)
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Due Nov 30, 2026 (11:59pm CT)
A paid eight-week summer research internship at the Pacific Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Honolulu in Honolulu, HI, working on real Navy research with lab scientists and engineers as mentors and presenting the summer's work at the lab's closing activities.
4 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 5, 2027 (10 days and 15 days options)
Length:
10 days–15 days
Cost:
$5,199–$7,399
Location:
Hawaii (O'ahu & Kauai)
Grades:
Completing grades 8-10
Format:
Residential
Small-group Hawaii adventure on O'ahu and Kauai with a Diamond Head hike, paddleboarding in Kāneʻohe Bay, a Na Pali coast snorkel cruise, surf lessons, ziplining, and a hula lesson.
3 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 12, 2027 (11 days options)
Length:
11 days
Cost:
$5,395–$5,995
Location:
Hawaii
Grades:
Current grades 9-11
Format:
Residential
Sea turtle conservation service (snorkeling, reef surveying, beach cleanup, night snorkeling with manta rays) plus surfing and general Hawaii adventure activities.
Global & LanguageWilderness & AdventureApplication
Hawai'i: Environmental Service (Middle School)
Putney Student Travel
Dates:
2 sessions between Jul 3–Aug 2, 2027 (13 days options)
Length:
13 days
Cost:
$6,990
Location:
Hawaii, USA
Grades:
7-8 (Completed)
Format:
Residential
Middle school service program on Hawaii's Big Island. Students do land-based service with local nonprofits and visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hilo, and the Kona coast.
A 3-week community-service and outdoor-adventure program spanning both Hawaii and Southern California. No optional extension is listed for this program.
WCC assigns one of Jun 27–Jul 16 or Jun 30–Jul 19, 2027
Length:
20 days
Cost:
$10,599
Location:
Hawaii (Oahu, Big Island, Maui) & Pacific Northwest (Portland, Eugene, Seattle)
Grades:
Completing grades 8-10
Format:
Residential
20-day active teen tour of Oahu, the Big Island, and Maui , surfing lessons, snorkeling with sea turtles, Volcanoes National Park, a luau , followed by nine days in Portland, the Oregon dunes, and Seattle.
