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All NASA Education Projects Listed Alphabetically.
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Higher Education & Post Doctoral

 Aerospace Education Services Project
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
AESP is a comprehensive project designed to reach out to the formal and informal education communities in all fifty states and the U.S. territories.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Center for Astronomy Education
[Educators Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Center for Astronomy Education is a professional development project for instructors of the introductory astronomy course, with emphasis on community colleges.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The CIPAIR project assists two- and four-year minority institutions with strengthening their science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, academic fields and technical programs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Digital Learning Network
[Educators and Students Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
DLN offers videoconferencing or Webcasting at no charge, providing interactive educational experiences to students and educators from kindergarten to university levels across the Nation and around the world.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Outreach Project at Johnson Space Center
[Educators & Students Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: TX]
Volunteers participate in various outreach opportunities, including lecturing or performing hands-on activities in the classroom, career shadowing, tutoring, mentoring and judging science fairs. Students must live within a 50-mile radius of JSC.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This Exploration System Mission Directorate project provides two opportunities for faculty to work in the summer at a NASA field center gathering senior design project ideas and internship opportunities or to create a senior design course in conjunction with a current ESMD-NASA researcher.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Experimental Project to Stimulate Competitive Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
EPSCoR provides jurisdictions of modest research infrastructure with funds to develop a more competitive research base within their jurisdiction and member academic institutions.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Eyes on the Sky Public Lecture Series
[Educators & Students Grades 9-Higher Education]
[Available: MD]
Eyes on the Sky is a public lecture series featuring leading scientists and NASA's cutting edge scientific endeavors to answer some of the most profound questions about our universe.
+ Find out More
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 Intergovernmental Personnel Act
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Intergovernmental Personnel Act, or IPA, Agreement Assignment Program allows skilled federal and non-federal employees to serve for a limited period for the benefit of both federal and non-federal organizations. Marshall Space Flight Center's assignments are coordinated by the MSFC Office of Human Capital, Academic Affairs Office.
+ Find out More
 
 Kennedy Space Center Internship Project
[Faculty & Students Grades 9-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The goal of the KIP project is to provide students and faculty the opportunity to gain valuable work experience related to their academic studies, while gaining knowledge of KSC's mission.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Project
[Educators Grades Pre-K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Participants spend 10 weeks conducting state-of-the-art research with other students from across the nation. They work with NASA researchers exploring an array of high-technology development projects and activities in pursuit of space exploration.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Lewis' Educational & Research Collaborative Internship Project: NASA Scholars Project
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This educational project offers opportunities for college sophomores through doctoral candidates. LERCIP provides students with introductory professional experiences to complement their academic programs and research interests under the guidance of a Glenn Research Center scientist or engineer.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Administrator's Fellowship Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NAFP enhances the professional development of NASA employees and faculty from Minority Institutions, or MIs, and builds and strengthens the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, infrastructure of MIs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Means Business
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NMB was developed to involve nonengineering students from U.S. colleges or universities in NASA projects. Each year, participants in NMB compete by drafting a business plan for a future NASA mission.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
[Faculty and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This program provides NASA funding for space-related research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This reduced-gravity project provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. The overall experience includes scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations, and educational and public outreach activities.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Summer Faculty Fellowships
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The fellowships provide science and engineering faculty members with an opportunity to increase their professional knowledge, contribute to NASA research projects, and strengthen the relationship between Johnson Space Center and the academic community through a summer work experience at JSC.
+ Find out More
 
 Tribal Colleges and University Project -- Summer Research Experience
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Student and faculty teams research opportunities to gain hands-on experience in their NASA-related field of study.
+ Find out More
 
 University Research Centers
[Faculty and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
URC's are multidisciplinary research units established at minority institutions to focus on a specific area of NASA interest.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 University Student Launch Initiative
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NASA University Student Launch Initiative challenges university student teams to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The competition engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.
+ Find out More
 
 Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach project is a collaboration between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and the Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
+ Find out More
 
 Workforce Coalition: Education Task Force
[Educators K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Workforce Coalition task force will use a systems approach to engage community stakeholders in facilitating partnerships to build skills needed for the workforce.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
+Top of page



Internships/Cooperative

 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 Intergovernmental Personnel Act
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Intergovernmental Personnel Act, or IPA, Agreement Assignment Program allows skilled federal and non-federal employees to serve for a limited period for the benefit of both federal and non-federal organizations. Marshall Space Flight Center's assignments are coordinated by the MSFC Office of Human Capital, Academic Affairs Office.
+ Find out More
 
 Kennedy Space Center Internship Project
[Faculty & Students Grades 9-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The goal of the KIP project is to provide students and faculty the opportunity to gain valuable work experience related to their academic studies, while gaining knowledge of KSC's mission.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Project
[Educators Grades Pre-K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Participants spend 10 weeks conducting state-of-the-art research with other students from across the nation. They work with NASA researchers exploring an array of high-technology development projects and activities in pursuit of space exploration.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Lewis' Educational & Research Collaborative Internship Project: NASA Scholars Project
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This educational project offers opportunities for college sophomores through doctoral candidates. LERCIP provides students with introductory professional experiences to complement their academic programs and research interests under the guidance of a Glenn Research Center scientist or engineer.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Means Business
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NMB was developed to involve nonengineering students from U.S. colleges or universities in NASA projects. Each year, participants in NMB compete by drafting a business plan for a future NASA mission.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
[Faculty and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This program provides NASA funding for space-related research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This reduced-gravity project provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. The overall experience includes scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations, and educational and public outreach activities.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Tribal Colleges and University Project -- Summer Research Experience
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Student and faculty teams research opportunities to gain hands-on experience in their NASA-related field of study.
+ Find out More
 
 University Research Centers
[Faculty and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
URC's are multidisciplinary research units established at minority institutions to focus on a specific area of NASA interest.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach project is a collaboration between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and the Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
+ Find out More
 
+Top of page



Scholarships/Fellowship

 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Experimental Project to Stimulate Competitive Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
EPSCoR provides jurisdictions of modest research infrastructure with funds to develop a more competitive research base within their jurisdiction and member academic institutions.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Project
[Educators Grades Pre-K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Participants spend 10 weeks conducting state-of-the-art research with other students from across the nation. They work with NASA researchers exploring an array of high-technology development projects and activities in pursuit of space exploration.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
+Top of page



Research

 Center for Astronomy Education
[Educators Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Center for Astronomy Education is a professional development project for instructors of the introductory astronomy course, with emphasis on community colleges.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The CIPAIR project assists two- and four-year minority institutions with strengthening their science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, academic fields and technical programs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Experimental Project to Stimulate Competitive Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
EPSCoR provides jurisdictions of modest research infrastructure with funds to develop a more competitive research base within their jurisdiction and member academic institutions.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Project
[Educators Grades Pre-K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Participants spend 10 weeks conducting state-of-the-art research with other students from across the nation. They work with NASA researchers exploring an array of high-technology development projects and activities in pursuit of space exploration.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Lewis' Educational & Research Collaborative Internship Project: NASA Scholars Project
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This educational project offers opportunities for college sophomores through doctoral candidates. LERCIP provides students with introductory professional experiences to complement their academic programs and research interests under the guidance of a Glenn Research Center scientist or engineer.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Administrator's Fellowship Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NAFP enhances the professional development of NASA employees and faculty from Minority Institutions, or MIs, and builds and strengthens the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, infrastructure of MIs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This reduced-gravity project provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. The overall experience includes scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations, and educational and public outreach activities.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Summer Faculty Fellowships
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The fellowships provide science and engineering faculty members with an opportunity to increase their professional knowledge, contribute to NASA research projects, and strengthen the relationship between Johnson Space Center and the academic community through a summer work experience at JSC.
+ Find out More
 
 Tribal Colleges and University Project -- Summer Research Experience
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Student and faculty teams research opportunities to gain hands-on experience in their NASA-related field of study.
+ Find out More
 
 University Research Centers
[Faculty and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
URC's are multidisciplinary research units established at minority institutions to focus on a specific area of NASA interest.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 University Student Launch Initiative
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NASA University Student Launch Initiative challenges university student teams to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The competition engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.
+ Find out More
 
 Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach project is a collaboration between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and the Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
+ Find out More
 
+Top of page



Institutional Science, Engineering & Technology Awards

 Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The CIPAIR project assists two- and four-year minority institutions with strengthening their science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, academic fields and technical programs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This Exploration System Mission Directorate project provides two opportunities for faculty to work in the summer at a NASA field center gathering senior design project ideas and internship opportunities or to create a senior design course in conjunction with a current ESMD-NASA researcher.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
+Top of page



Principal Investigator Awards

 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
+Top of page



Mathematics and Science Education Awards

 Center for Astronomy Education
[Educators Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Center for Astronomy Education is a professional development project for instructors of the introductory astronomy course, with emphasis on community colleges.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
+Top of page



Partnership Awards

 Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The CIPAIR project assists two- and four-year minority institutions with strengthening their science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, academic fields and technical programs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This Exploration System Mission Directorate project provides two opportunities for faculty to work in the summer at a NASA field center gathering senior design project ideas and internship opportunities or to create a senior design course in conjunction with a current ESMD-NASA researcher.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Summer Faculty Fellowships
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The fellowships provide science and engineering faculty members with an opportunity to increase their professional knowledge, contribute to NASA research projects, and strengthen the relationship between Johnson Space Center and the academic community through a summer work experience at JSC.
+ Find out More
 
 University Student Launch Initiative
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NASA University Student Launch Initiative challenges university student teams to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The competition engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.
+ Find out More
 
 Workforce Coalition: Education Task Force
[Educators K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Workforce Coalition task force will use a systems approach to engage community stakeholders in facilitating partnerships to build skills needed for the workforce.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 

+Top of page



Consortium Awards

 Education Associates
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Education Associates is a flexible year-round project that permits NASA scientists, engineers and managers to "tap higher education," while giving university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA."
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
This Exploration System Mission Directorate project provides two opportunities for faculty to work in the summer at a NASA field center gathering senior design project ideas and internship opportunities or to create a senior design course in conjunction with a current ESMD-NASA researcher.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Faculty Student Teams Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Faculty and students from various colleges and universities partner with GSFC to work with Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, or ESMD, projects both during the summer and during the academic year.
+ Find out More
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Summer Faculty Fellowships
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The fellowships provide science and engineering faculty members with an opportunity to increase their professional knowledge, contribute to NASA research projects, and strengthen the relationship between Johnson Space Center and the academic community through a summer work experience at JSC.
+ Find out More
 
 University Student Launch Initiative
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NASA University Student Launch Initiative challenges university student teams to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The competition engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.
+ Find out More
 
+Top of page



Other Awards

 NASA Administrator's Fellowship Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NAFP enhances the professional development of NASA employees and faculty from Minority Institutions, or MIs, and builds and strengthens the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, infrastructure of MIs.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 NASA Postdoctoral Project
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NPP is a national competition to identify outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists and engineers and experienced senior scientists and engineers for tenure as guest researchers at NASA centers.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Summer Faculty Fellowships
[Faculty Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The fellowships provide science and engineering faculty members with an opportunity to increase their professional knowledge, contribute to NASA research projects, and strengthen the relationship between Johnson Space Center and the academic community through a summer work experience at JSC.
+ Find out More
 
 Tribal Colleges and University Project -- Summer Research Experience
[Faculty & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
Student and faculty teams research opportunities to gain hands-on experience in their NASA-related field of study.
+ Find out More
 
 University Student Launch Initiative
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The NASA University Student Launch Initiative challenges university student teams to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The competition engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.
+ Find out More
 
 Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach project is a collaboration between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and the Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
+ Find out More
 
+Top of page



Informal Awards

 Aerospace Education Services Project
[Educators Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
AESP is a comprehensive project designed to reach out to the formal and informal education communities in all fifty states and the U.S. territories.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Education Outreach Project at Johnson Space Center
[Educators & Students Grades K-Higher Education]
[Available: TX]
Volunteers participate in various outreach opportunities, including lecturing or performing hands-on activities in the classroom, career shadowing, tutoring, mentoring and judging science fairs. Students must live within a 50-mile radius of JSC.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 
 Eyes on the Sky Public Lecture Series
[Educators & Students Grades 9-Higher Education]
[Available: MD]
Eyes on the Sky is a public lecture series featuring leading scientists and NASA's cutting edge scientific endeavors to answer some of the most profound questions about our universe.
+ Find out More
 
 Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach Project
[Educators & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Visiting Researcher Exchange and Outreach project is a collaboration between the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Academic Affairs Office and the Universities Space Research Association. The project is designed to stimulate involvement of university, private sector and government agency researchers with NASA.
+ Find out More
 
 Workforce Coalition: Education Task Force
[Educators K-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Workforce Coalition task force will use a systems approach to engage community stakeholders in facilitating partnerships to build skills needed for the workforce.
+ Find out More
+ View site
 


+Top of page





 



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