NASA Academy
NASA Academy is an intensive 10-week resident summer research program for diverse undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in aerospace-related fields. It gives its participants, known as Research Associates (RAs), working knowledge of NASA and its programs in an environment that fosters creativity, personal initiative, leadership, teamwork, appreciation of diversity, and professional ethics. The Academy augments research with a senior scientist or engineer with interactive sessions with leaders in government, industry, and academia, a collaborative group project, lectures, field trips, oral and written presentations and middle & high school mentoring. The RAs learn how NASA and its Field Centers operate, understand the NASA link to the private sector, gain experience in world-class laboratories, and build bonds with other future leaders.
NASA Academies are held at the following NASA Research Centers: Glenn, Goddard, and Marshall Centers. Following are the qualifications necessary to participate:
- Be enrolled as a junior, senior undergraduate or at the first or second year graduate level as of May of the program year
- Minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)
- U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or graduate student of a participating European Space Agency member
CONTACT: David Rosage, University Programs Office, Code 603.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Phone: 301-286-0904, Email: david.rosage@gsfc.nasa.gov. Applications can be completed online.