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Space Grant

Established by Congress in 1988 and implemented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (also known as Space Grant) contributes to the nation's science enterprise by funding research, education, and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia. These consortia administer programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The consortia's 820 affiliates include 531 academic institutions and 80 businesses. Other partners include state and local government agencies, other federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, Space Grant has awarded over 12,000 U.S. citizens with tuition assistance in science, engineering, and related fields of study.

Upcoming Space Grant Meetings

- Sept 4-6, 08 - Northeastern Regional
   Windsor, CT
- Sept 7-10, 08 - Mid-Atlantic Regional
   Baltimore, MD
- Sept 25-27, 08 - Western Regional
   Jackson Hole, WY
- Oct 26-28, 08 - National
   Atlanta, GA
- Oct 28, 08 - Great Midwestern
   Atlanta, GA
- Spring 09 - National
   Washington, DC
- Jan 09 - Southeastern Regional
   Puerto Rico
- Oct 09 - National
   Portland, OR

Space Grant News

Last Updated: 2008-08-19

Aerospace Education Services Program Implementation Mini-Grant Cooperative Agreement Notice
16 Jul 2008 - National Space Grant Foundation
The National Space Grant Foundation is currently soliciting proposals to provide seed funding to new and existing programs that will support the Aerospace Education Services Program by adapting AESP provided curriculum Toolkits to the standards and needs of the recipient’s state and implementing exemplary, sustainable, pre-service or in-service educator, professional development courses based upon this curriculum. Proposals are due October 10, 2008.

John Mather Nobel Scholars Named
16 Jul 2008 - The Henry Foundation
On 2008 July 16, five summer interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland were awarded John Mather Nobel Scholarships by The Henry Foundation, Inc. The funding for the scholarships originated in a generous contribution from the John and Jane Mather Foundation for Science and the Arts, which in turn was funded from the award of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics to Dr. Mather.

International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight
30 May 2008 - New Mexico Space Grant
Veteran space travelers and leaders of the emerging personal and commercial spaceflight industry will gather in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 22-23 for the fourth annual International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight, hosted by the New Mexico Space Grant. The purpose of the symposium is to bring the community involved in personal and commercial spaceflight together for two days to grow the industry.

NASA Systems Engineering Workshop
22 Apr 2008 - Texas Space Grant
NASA/JSC and the Texas Space Grant are hosting a System Engineering Workshop for University faculty on August 5th and 6th at NASA/JSC. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss NASA's need for highly qualified systems engineers and to disseminate an undergraduate systems engineering curriculum to interested universities operating within NASA’s Space Grant Consortia.