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The projects listed below identify which projects are available in the Marshall Space Flight Center region or available Nationally. Click "Find out more" for further details and contact information.
Student Projects
| | Alliance for Learning and Vision for Underrepresented Americans
[Students Grade 12]
[Available: Nationally]
ALVA is a bridge project through a partnership between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Washington College of Engineering.
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| | 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.
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| | Engineering Design Challenges
[Educators & Students Grades 5-12]
[Available: Nationally]
The Engineering Design Challenges Project connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technology. Middle and high school students work on design challenges with their teachers. These challenges help students achieve national goals in science, mathematics and thinking skills.
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| | FIRST Robotics
[Students Grades 9-12]
[Available: Nationally]
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way.
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| | Great Moonbuggy Race
[Students Grades 9-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The Great Moonbuggy Race is an annual competition for students to design well-crafted vehicles to manipulate rugged simulated lunar terrain at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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| | HUNCH: High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware
[Educators & Students Grades 9-12]
[Available: AL]
HUNCH provides 'work-world' experiences for students by engaging them in the design, fabrication and rapid prototyping of multiple products for use in the ARES I mock-up.
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| | Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience
[Students Grades 9-12 and Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
NASA will engage selected students in its mission through multiple experiences in hands-on activities and internships designed to maximize their involvement in STEM education.
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| | 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.
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| | Lewis' Educational & Research Collaborative Internship Project
[Students Grades 12-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
LERCIP provides students with introductory professional experiences to complement their academic programs and research interests under the guidance of a NASA mentor. The project provides students with summer internships at Glenn Research Center to learn about NASA and possible career choices.
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| | 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.
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| | Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy
[Students Grades K-12]
[Available: DC, FL, GA, MD, MI, NM, NY, NC, OH, SD, TN and VA]
The NASA SEMAA project is comprised of three unique, core components that collectively engage K-12 students, parents and adult family members, and teachers in exciting science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, opportunities.
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| | Student Launch Initiative
[Students Grades 7-12]
[Available: Nationally]
The SLI involves students in designing, building and testing reusable rockets with associated scientific payloads.
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| | Student Temporary Employment Project
[Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
STEP is a project designed to integrate the students' educational studies with a wide range of clerical, administrative, professional and technical experiences that support the agency.
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| | Student Volunteer Service Project
[Students Grades 11-Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The project involves students gaining work experience and knowledge in early career exploration.
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| | Teaching From Space
[Educators & Students Grades K-12]
[Available: Nationally]
TFS uses the unique environment of human spaceflight to facilitate education opportunities that support science, mathematics, engineering and technology instructional materials through on-orbit education downlinks, demonstration activities and payloads.
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Educator Projects
| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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."
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| | Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project
[Educators K-12 and Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
The project awards Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project Fellowships to K-12 formal educators (in-service, alternative route, pre-service) to develop and improve teachers' knowledge of pedagogical content. Fellows demonstrate changes in practice and apply science concepts with NASA content and educational materials.
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| | Engineering Design Challenges
[Educators & Students Grades 5-12]
[Available: Nationally]
The Engineering Design Challenges Project connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technology. Middle and high school students work on design challenges with their teachers. These challenges help students achieve national goals in science, mathematics and thinking skills.
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| | HUNCH: High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware
[Educators & Students Grades 9-12]
[Available: AL]
HUNCH provides 'work-world' experiences for students by engaging them in the design, fabrication and rapid prototyping of multiple products for use in the ARES I mock-up.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | NASA Explorer Schools
[Educators Grades 4-9]
[Available: Nationally]
Schools from across the country are eligible to apply online for an opportunity to partner with NASA in a project designed to bring engaging mathematics, science and technology learning to educators, students and families.
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| | 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.
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| | Pre-Service Teacher Project
[Educators Grades K-8 & Students Higher Education]
[Available: Nationally]
PSTP gives pre-service teachers and faculty members opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skill in teaching mathematics and science by using technology at the elementary and middle school levels.
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| | Spaceward Bound
[Students Higher Education & Educators Grades 5-8]
[Available: Nationally]
Spaceward Bound trains the next generation of space explorers by having students and teachers explore scientifically interesting -- but remote and extreme -- environments on Earth as analogs for human exploration of the moon and Mars.
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| | Teaching From Space
[Educators & Students Grades K-12]
[Available: Nationally]
TFS uses the unique environment of human spaceflight to facilitate education opportunities that support science, mathematics, engineering and technology instructional materials through on-orbit education downlinks, demonstration activities and payloads.
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| | 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.
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