NASA announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA
Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2013-2014
academic year. This call for fellowship proposals solicits applications
from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing
Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space
sciences, or related disciplines. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure
continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed
to achieve NASA’s scientific goals. Awards resulting from the
competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the
respective universities.

The deadline for NEW applications is February 1, 2013, and the deadline
for RENEWAL applications is March 15, 2013.

The NESSF call for proposals and submission instructions are located at
the NESSF 13 solicitation index page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ -
click on "Solicitations" then click on "Open Solicitations" then select
the "NESSF 13" announcement. Also refer to “Proposal Submission
Instructions” and “Frequently Asked Questions” listed under “Other
Documents” on the NESSF 13 solicitation index page.

All proposals must be submitted in electronic format only through the
NASA NSPIRES system. The advisor has an active role in the submission of
the fellowship proposal. To use the NSPIRES system, the advisor, the
student, and the university must all register. Extended instructions on
how to submit an electronic proposal package are posted on the NESSF 13
solicitation index page listed above. You can register in NSPIRES at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.

For further information contact Claire Macaulay, Program Administrator
for NESSF Earth Science Research, Telephone: (202) 358-0151, E-mail:
claire.i.macaulay@nasa.gov or Dolores Holland, Program Administrator for
NESSF Heliophysics Research, Planetary Science Research, and
Astrophysics Research, Telephone: (202) 358-0734, E-mail:
hq-nessf-Space@nasa.gov.