Filed under: Funding, Higher Education, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities, fellowships
The Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program (JPFP) increases the number of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities participating in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, thereby helping to eliminate the shortage of skilled workers in STEM-related disciplines. Sponsored by NASA, the JPFP facilitates the development of a more inclusive, multi-cultural and sustainable workforce by providing access and opportunity to underrepresented students who want to earn advanced degrees. To date, 151 graduate students representing over 50 institutions have participated in the JPFP.
Annually, approximately 20 three-year fellowships are awarded to support graduate students in their pursuit of advanced degrees in the STEM disciplines. Annual stipends for students pursuing master’s degrees start at $18,000. Annual stipends for students pursuing doctoral degrees start at $24,000.With stipends, travel allowances and tuition offsets included, JPFP award packages currently start at $32,000 per year.
Eligibility:
- Undergraduate seniors applying to a graduate degree program, masters, and doctoral students
- Open to U.S. citizens, including residents of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories
- Note: Permanent residents and non-US citizens are ineligible for the JPFP
- Minimum 3.00 on a 4.00 grading scale (B average and above)
- Must be a member of an underrepresented group, which includes women, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline
- Must either be within the first 3 years of a graduate program at an accredited, U.S. university OR be in the process of applying to an accredited STEM graduate program
- Cannot participate in any other federally-funded fellowship or scholarship program
The deadline for online applications is February 1, 2010. Please visit the website for full eligibility requirements and application details. http://www.uncfsp.org/spknowledge/default.aspx?page=program.view&areaid=1&contentid=177&typeid=jpfp
Filed under: Aeronautics, Funding, NASA, STEM, Scholarships, Science, Student Opportunities
Applications are being accepted from students in aeronautics and related fields for the 2010-11 academic year. Twenty undergraduate students in their second year of study will receive up to $15,000 per year for two years and a summer internship at a NASA center with a $10,000 stipend. Five graduate students will receive up to $35,000 per year for three years and two summer internships at a NASA center with $10,000 stipends. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applications are due Jan. 11, 2010.
To review the application, supported fields, and eligibility requirements, please visit their website at http://nasa.asee.org/
Filed under: Funding, Higher Education, Internships, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) is a pilot program funded by NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) and administered by NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). Community college students from across the nation who are interested in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics will apply to travel to NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) for a three day experience. This opportunity will provide a hands-on project featuring engineering career possibilities. Selected students will begin the semester commitment with Web-based preparation prior to visiting JSC. The only cost to the student is a $30 registration fee (Oregon students may request a reimbursement for this fee from the OR NASA Space Grant); NASA covers travel (up to $1000), food, and lodging.
Students must complete online applications by December 15, 2009.
What is NCAS?
An interactive, online learning experience where students complete Web-based lessons during the school year and travel to NASA for a three-day (May 20-22, 2010) experience where they work with NASA engineers and scientists developing a proposal for a fictitious Martian rover.
Who is Eligible?
Community college students from across the nation (must be US citizens).
Who pays for NCAS?
There is a one time, non-refundable $30 registration fee (due at the time of acceptance); all travel (up to $1000), room, and food is included. Oregon students may request reimbursement for the $30 registration fee from the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium.
Student Benefits
* All-expense paid trip to NASA for workshop
* Network with other community college students from across the nation
* Discover career opportunities at NASA
Students Apply Online Now! https://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/NCAS/
Requests for registration fee reimbursement may be sent to the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium at spacegrant@oregonstate.edu
Filed under: Aeronautics, Astronomy, Engineering, Funding, Higher Education, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities, fellowships
NASA announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2010-2011 academic year. This call for fellowship proposals solicits applications from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities.
The deadline for NEW applications is February 1, 2010, and the deadline for RENEWAL applications is March 15, 2010.
The NESSF call for proposals and submission instructions are located at the NESSF 09 solicitation index page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ – click on “Solicitations” then click on “Open Solicitations” then select the “NESSF 10″ announcement. Also refer to “Proposal Submission Instructions” listed under “Other Documents” on the NESSF 10 solicitation index page.
All proposals must be submitted in electronic format only through the NASA NSPIRES system. The advisor has an active role in the submission of the fellowship proposal. To use the NSPIRES system, the advisor, the student, and the university must all register. Extended instructions on how to submit an electronic proposal package are posted on the NESSF 10 solicitation index page listed above. You can register in NSPIRES at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Filed under: Funding, Higher Education, Research, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI)-sponsored Ph.D. Training Program in Space Life Sciences at Texas A&M University (TAMU) is currently accepting applications for Fall 2010. Students participating in this program work toward a Ph.D. in Nutrition, Kinesiology or Nuclear Engineering (Health Physics), or a M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Students will focus their research on space environment-induced bone loss, muscle wasting, cosmic radiation damage and/or changes in metabolism. The Space Life Sciences graduate program at TAMU is designed with immersive components including: fundamental courses in space life sciences, individual research and an experiential component with work at Johnson Space Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory and/or University of Texas Medical Branch. All trainees participate in outreach by teaching elements of space life sciences in a K-12 setting.
To learn more about the program, please visit http://SLSGraduateProgram.tamu.edu. The deadline for submitting an application package is February 15, 2010.
For more information please contact:
Chelsea L. Bishop
Program Coordinator, Ph.D. Training Program in Space Life Sciences
Phone: 979-845-0850
E-mail: CLBishop (at) tamu.edu
Filed under: Funding, Higher Education, NASA, Research, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities
The NSBRI-sponsored training program in space life sciences enables students to work toward a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. at Texas A&M University and focus their research on space life sciences and fields related to the space initiative. Texas A&M is currently recruiting participants for fall 2010. Students will pursue doctoral degrees in kinesiology, nuclear engineering (health physics) or nutrition, or a M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D. in medical sciences.
Application packages are due Feb. 15, 2010.
For more information, visit http://SLSGraduateProgram.tamu.edu
The Aerospace Education Services Program (AESP) desires to identify and provide seed funding to new and existing programs that will support AESP by adapting an AESP provided curriculum Toolkit to the standards and needs of the recipient’s state and implementing exemplary, sustainable, pre-service or in-service educator, professional development courses based upon this curriculum.
The Foundation anticipates that ten to twenty awards will be made under this CAN. The total pool of funds available to award is $300,000. The Foundation anticipates that it will reissue this CAN on a yearly basis.
Competition is open to individuals qualified to serve as principal investigators at colleges, universities and non-profit organizations that are members in good standing of the Space Grant program as of the proposal due date listed in this announcement.
AESP website: http://csats.psu.edu/aesp.htm CAN Release Date: May 4, 2009 Proposals Due: October 9, 2009 Anticipated Award Date: November 20, 2009 Program Website: http://www.spacegrant.org/aesp/
Full text of the AESP Implementation Mini Grant CAN here: AESP Implementation Mini-Grants CAN 2009
Filed under: Aeronautics, Funding, Higher Education, NASA, STEM, Scholarship, Scholarships, Seminar, Student Opportunities
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1, 2009, for the 2010 academic year. The application deadline is Jan. 11, 2010.
“These scholarships are a fantastic way to support our brightest students and encourage them to finish their education, expose them to NASA’s research programs and inspire them to pursue a career in aeronautics,” said Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
NASA expects to award 20 undergraduate and five graduate scholarships to students in aeronautics or related fields. Undergraduate students entering their second year of study will receive up to $15,000 per year for two years and the opportunity to receive a $10,000 stipend by interning at a NASA research center during the summer. Graduate students will receive up to $35,000 per annually for up to three years, with an opportunity to receive a $10,000 stipend interning at a NASA research center up to two consecutive summers.
Students who have not committed to a specific academic institution or program still may apply. However, if accepted, they must be admitted by fall 2010 into a suitable aeronautical engineering program or related field of study at an accredited U.S. university. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Scholarship money may be used for tuition and other school-related expenses.
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate conducts cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional and emerging disciplines. The intent is to help transform the nation’s air transportation system and to support development of future air and space vehicles. Goals include improving airspace capacity and flexibility; aviation safety and aircraft performance; reducing overall noise, engine emissions and fuel usage.
For details about this scholarship program, including how to apply, visit: http://asee.org/nasaasp
Road Scholar, the world leader in lifelong learning, is pleased to honor the memory of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III, who lived the values we espouse — as a lifelong learner and a strong proponent of learning and travel.
Eligibility
This award is open to educators with at least 10 years experience who are either members of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), members of Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), faculty of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or professors of African-American studies. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of prominent leaders in the field of education. The winner will receive a $5,000 travel award toward a Road Scholar or Elderhostel program. This award will be presented in November 2009.
To Apply
To apply or to nominate an experienced educator, please visit http://www.roadscholar.org/hilliardaward
The deadline for applications is Sept. 30, 2009. Road Scholar offers programs for the new generation of educational travelers.
Filed under: Funding, Higher Education, NASA, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Earth System Science, Engineering, minorities, Physics
The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science, or MS PHD’S, initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities to facilitate increased participation in Earth system science. Each year, the initiative engages 30 minority undergraduate and graduate students in a series of activities.
The project starts with orientation and a broad Earth system science and engineering exposure during MS PHD’S community-building activities at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Participants will engage in additional professional development activities at one of the MS PHD’S organizational partners’ meetings. These activities could include attending meetings of the American Meteorological Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists, and the Oceanography Society, among others. Each participant will attend the meeting that most closely aligns with his or her specific academic and professional interests.
The final phase will occur at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., where participants will visit government agencies and engage in dialogs with professional society and foundation representatives. Each student will also receive a scholarship award of up to $1,000 and participate in a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
The deadline for submitting the online application is Sept. 8, 2009.
For more information about the MS PHD’S initiative and how to apply, visit http://www.msphds.org/
