National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program


The space-grant colleges are educational institutions in the United States that comprise a network of fifty-two consortia formed for the purpose of outer-space–related research. Each consortium is based in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as lead.
Similar programs include land-grant colleges, sea-grant colleges, and sun-grant colleges. Unlike in the land-grant program, no economic rights to outer space have been granted in the space-grant program, only money.

Objectives

The program claims the following objectives:
The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program was established in 1988 by the US Congress following the success of similar scholarship opportunities in the oceanic Sea Grant and agricultural Land Grant fields. The catch-all term Space Grant refers back to these previous federal programs. In 1989, the program was given over to NASA, which now administers it in the same way that NOAA administers Sea Grant.
The first meeting of the National Council of Space Grant Directors took place from January 16, 1990 to January 19, 1990 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Columbia, Maryland, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
In 2011, an effort was made to begin collecting the history of the council.

Programs

Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology
BLAST is a three-day summer event that takes place at Virginia's Old Dominion University. This free, STEM-centered event, is available to 8th and 9th graders with a 2.3 GPA or better. BLAST's purpose is to show the students the interesting aspects of STEM to those who are unsure whether they want to be involved in STEM or not.
Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project
The NEBP is a high-altitude, balloon launching program.
eXploration Systems and Habitation 2019 Academic Innovation Challenge
The eXploration Systems and Habitation challenge seeks better the academic and technological abilities of university students. It utilizes hands-on training in the implementation of space habitats for deep space missions. There is an Advanced Exploration Systems Division where university students can compete to win awards worth $15,000–50,000 for a functional design that the AES finds useful and, or, interesting.
John Mather Nobel Scholars
Established in 2008, the John Mather Nobel Scholars is a scholarship program open to NASA-Goddard Space Flight. The program provides $3,000 so that a chosen participant can share their research paper with NASA professionals. To be a part of this program, a GPA of 3.5 or higher is necessary along with being a junior or higher.
NASA KSC Higher Education Support Services
The NASA/Kennedy Space Center Higher Education Support Services supports college grade Higher Education competitions. Such competitions entail internships, senior design projects, and selective grants.
National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award
The National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award was created by Josh Simpson and is awarded to students who will have an impact in a STEM field related to NASA’s mission/goals.
Space Grant Support Services
The goal of the Space Grant Support Services is to better the Space Grant network. The Space Grant Support Services supports the Space Grant network in many different ways from an economical view to a public view.
Space Systems Engineering Website
The Space Systems Engineering Website is a free, six-week, online course that allows students to work and learn with NASA's engineers. Course materials will always be accessible and students are able to use the learned resources in any way they please.
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Program
The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Program is a one week, online, STEM summer program. The program focuses on NASA-related research provided by NASA's STEM professionals.
Virginia Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program
The Virginia Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program or CSIIP, provides an online internship application system for STEM majors. This was done for the people to meet the increasing demand for citizens with STEM majors.
Virginia Earth System Science Scholars
The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars is a STEM-centered program where participants participate with NASA's professional researchers. The Virginia Space Coast Scholars program is an online, week long, STEM-centered program that focuses on the study of NASA's missions.
William A Hiscock Space Grant Scholarship Fund
The William A Hiscock Space Grant Scholarship Fund was created "in memory of William Hiscock, the former director of the Montana Space Grant." Due to his efforts, many NASA ballooning centered programs were created.

Participating institutions

As of 2002, there are over 850 participating institutions.
Alabama Space Grant Consortium
Alaska Space Grant Consortium
Arizona Space Grant Consortium
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Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
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California Space Grant Consortium
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
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Delaware Space Grant Consortium
Florida Space Grant Consortium
Georgia Space Grant Consortium
Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium
Idaho Space Grant Consortium
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Illinois Space Grant Consortium
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Indiana Space Grant Consortium
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Iowa Space Grant Consortium
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Kansas Space Grant Consortium
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Louisiana Space Grant Consortium
Maine Space Grant Consortium
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Maryland Space Grant Consortium
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Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
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Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
Missouri Space Grant Consortium
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Montana Space Grant Consortium
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Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
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Nevada Space Grant Consortium
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New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium
New Jersey Space Grant Consortium
New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
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New York Space Grant Consortium
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North Carolina Space Grant Consortium
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
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Ohio Space Grant Consortium
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Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium
Oregon Space Grant Consortium
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
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Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium
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Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium
South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
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Tennessee Space Grant Consortium
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Utah Space Grant Consortium
Vermont Space Grant Consortium
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Washington D.C. NASA Space Grant Consortium
Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium
West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium