Archive for the 'Student' Category

New NASA Education Opportunities

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Click here to view current NASA Education opportunities.

Summer Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

NASA Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars (LARSS)…

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)…

NASA Kennedy Space Center Pre-Service Teacher Institute (PSTI)…

Caltech’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)…

2013 Helicopter/UAV Program (CTSGC)

Rock On! 2013 Rocket Workshop (CSGC)

SNC Dream Chaser Intern Position (Sierra Nevada Space Systems)

2013 International Space Apps Challenge (NASA)

2013 NASA Academy


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NASA’s National Community College Aerospace Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications (Through June 6, 2012)

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

NCAS is an interactive, online learning experience where students complete Web-based lessons during the summer and travel to NASA for a three-day experience in late fall where they work with NASA engineers and scientists developing a proposal for a fictitious Martian rover. (more…)

NASA Calls for Student-Designed Deep Space Habitat Proposals

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

HOUSTON — NASA is offering college and university students a chance to help design a deep space habitat. The Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge is accepting applications for the 2013 challenge, inviting students to design, manufacture, assemble and test systems for use on NASA’s deep space habitat prototype. (more…)

NASA Seeks Space Technology Graduate Fellowship Applicants

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The NASA Office of the Chief Technologist requests applicants for Space Technology Graduate Fellowships. Awards ranging from $30,000 for MS students to $36,000 for Ph.D. students will be granted. Funding will be directly to U.S. accredited institutions in the form of training grants. Institutions must apply via the NSPIRES system. Please see below for more information. (more…)

Ongoing Space Grant Internships at JPL

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Students attending Space Grant colleges and universities can apply for ongoing internships at JPL. Over 150 internships are available! To learn how to apply as well as view abstracts from previous internships, please click here.

Space Grant Graduate Fellowship Program at UCSD

Friday, November 21st, 2008

The California Space Grant Consortium is proud to announce the 2008-2009 Space Grant Graduate Fellowship Program at UCSD. Fellowships ranging from $6,000 to $8,000 will be awarded in the research theme area of:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and their associated science payload sensors and technology.

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Application Period (Revised): November 19, 2008 – January 16, 2009

Who can apply? UCSD graduate students who are U.S. citizens.

For the full announcement and how to apply, please click here.

NASA ESMD Summer 2009 Internship Application Now Available!

Friday, November 14th, 2008

The application process for the 2009 ESMD Summer Internships has begun. Interested students must first go to http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/ to find ESMD Internship opportunities and the password to access the ESMD Intern Application. You can then link to the ESMD Intern Application at https://secureworkgroups.grc.nasa.gov/esmd-spswg.

The application is open November 17, 2008 – February 1, 2009. Applications must be complete, including transcripts and letters of recommendation. Every student is required to complete an online application. The transcripts and letters of recommendation may be electronically attached to the application or mailed in hard copy. Hard copies must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2009.

Students must meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for an ESMD internship. These requirements include the following:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen to participate. Proof of citizenship will be required if selected.
  • Age 18 or older
  • Community college, undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply
  • Minimum of 30 credit hours/45 quarter hours completed
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0
  • Enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. university, college, or community college.

For a copy of the ESMD Student Information Handbook, please click here.

Interested in Year-Round Internships?

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

NASA’s Education Associates program offers college and university students and faculty the opportunity to experience science and technology in the unique environment of NASA. Participants will gain hands-on experience at NASA Ames Research Center in Santa Clara, California working with NASA scientists, engineers and program managers on a NASA project. For more information and to apply, please click here.