How to get summer internships2010 in oil and gas companies for students

Isn't there a grant program for that

Can I ask why you would want to? My boyfriends dad works for one of the major gas and oil companies and he says people are getting laid off left and right, refineries in our area are shutting down. He wasn't even sure if he would have a job until a few weeks ago. A lot of his co workers have been laid off.