National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English The space-grant colleges are educational institutions in the United States that comprise a network of fifty-three consortia established in 1988 for the purpose of outer space-related research.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Each consortium is based in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as lead.

Similar programs include sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966) and sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003).

ObjectivesEdit

The program states the following objectives:<ref>National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program(Space Grant) 2010-2014 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 24, 2014.</ref>

Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, outer space, and related fields;
Encourage cooperative programs among universities, the aerospace industry, and federal, state, and local governments;
Encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aerospace;
Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,
Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.

HistoryEdit

The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program was established in 1988 by the US Congress following the success of similar scholarship opportunities in the oceanic Sea Grant and agricultural Land Grant fields. The catch-all term Space Grant refers back to these previous federal programs. In 1989, the program was given over to NASA, which administers it in the same way that NOAA administers Sea Grant.

The first meeting of the National Council of Space Grant Directors took place from January 16 to January 19, 1990, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Columbia, Maryland, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, California. <ref>http://national.spacegrant.org/index.php?page=history Template:Webarchive [1], National Council of NASA Space Grant Directors.</ref> In 2011, an effort was made to begin collecting the history of the council.<ref>https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19960014626.pdf Template:Webarchive [2], NASA.</ref>

ProgramsEdit

Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) BLAST is a three-day summer event that takes place at Virginia's Old Dominion University. This free, STEM-centered event, is available to 8th and 9th graders with a 2.3 GPA or better.<ref>http://blast.spacegrant.org Template:Webarchive [3], Building Leaders For Advancing Science and Technology.</ref> BLAST's purpose is to show the students the interesting aspects of STEM to those who are unsure whether they want to be involved in STEM or not.

Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project The NEBP is a high-altitude, balloon launching program.<ref>https://www.spacegrant.org/ballooning Template:Webarchive [4], Donate To the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project.</ref>

eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) 2019 Academic Innovation Challenge The eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) challenge seeks better the academic and technological abilities of university students. It utilizes hands-on training in the implementation of space habitats for deep space missions.<ref name="auto">https://www.spacegrant.org/xhab Template:Webarchive [5], Select Exploration Systems and Habitation (x-hab) 2019 Academic Innovation Challenge.</ref> There is an Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Division where university students can compete to win awards worth $15,000–50,000 for a functional design that the AES finds useful and, or, interesting.<ref name="auto"/>

John Mather Nobel Scholars Established in 2008, the John Mather Nobel Scholars is a scholarship program open to NASA-Goddard Space Flight.<ref>https://www.spacegrant.org/mather Template:Webarchive [6], John Mather Nobel Scholars.</ref> The program provides $3,000 so that a chosen participant can share their research paper with NASA professionals. To be a part of this program, a GPA of 3.5 or higher is necessary along with being a junior or higher.

NASA KSC Higher Education Support Services The NASA/Kennedy Space Center Higher Education Support Services supports college grade Higher Education competitions.<ref name="auto1">https://www.spacegrant.org/programs Template:Webarchive [7], Foundation Programs.</ref> Such competitions entail internships, senior design projects, and selective grants.

National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award The National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award was created by Josh Simpson and is awarded to students who will have an impact in a STEM field related to NASA's mission/goals.<ref>https://www.spacegrant.org/nsgdsa Template:Webarchive [8], Select National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award.</ref>

Space Grant Support Services The goal of the Space Grant Support Services is to better the Space Grant network. The Space Grant Support Services supports the Space Grant network in many different ways from an economical view to a public view.<ref>https://www.spacegrant.org/services Template:Webarchive [9], Space Grant Support Services.</ref>

Space Systems Engineering Website The Space Systems Engineering Website is a free, six-week, online course that allows students to work and learn with NASA's engineers.<ref>https://spacese.spacegrant.org Template:Webarchive [10], Space Systems Engineering – Home.</ref> Course materials will always be accessible and students are able to use the learned resources in any way they please.

Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Program The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Program is a one-week, online, STEM summer program. The program focuses on NASA-related research provided by NASA's STEM professionals.<ref>http://vsgc.odu.edu/VASTS/[11]Template:Webarchive, Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (vasts).</ref>

Virginia Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program (CSIIP) The Virginia Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program or CSIIP, provides an online internship application system for STEM majors.<ref name="auto1"/> This was done for the people to meet the increasing demand for citizens with STEM majors.

Virginia Earth System Science Scholars The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars is a STEM-centered program where participants participate with NASA's professional researchers.<ref>http://vsgc.odu.edu/VESSS/[12]Template:Webarchive, Virginia Space Coast Scholars.</ref> The Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) program is an online, week long, STEM-centered program that focuses on the study of NASA's missions.<ref>http://vscs.spacegrant.org Template:Webarchive [13], Virginia Space Grant Scholars.</ref>

William A Hiscock Space Grant Scholarship Fund The William A Hiscock Space Grant Scholarship Fund was created "in memory of William Hiscock, the former director of the Montana Space Grant."<ref name="auto1"/> Due to his efforts, many NASA ballooning centered programs were created.<ref>https://www.spacegrant.org/hiscock Template:Webarchive [14], William A Hiscock Space Grant Scholarship Fund</ref>

Participating institutionsEdit

As of 2002, there are over 850 participating institutions.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Alabama Space Grant Consortium<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break

University of Alabama in Huntsville, lead institution
Auburn University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham

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