Please see below for specifics regarding 3 different student funding opportunities offered by NC Space Grant.
Full RFPs and links to register for virtual information sessions are available below.
Contact grs@appstate.edu (Grants, Resources & Services at App State) with any questions.
Graduate Research Fellowship: The objective of the program is to encourage graduate students to pursue research and careers in STEM fields that support NASA’s Mission Directorates. This competitively awarded program requires that students participate in an active, defined research activity in STEM fields that have NASA Mission Directorate applications, inclusive of commercial space or on the ISS. NC Space Grant will grant $10,000 per award for up to 13 student awards.
Undergraduate Research Scholarship: The objective of this program is to engage the future STEM workforce in basic and/or applied NASA-related research projects. This program awards scholarships to undergraduate students who are pursuing academic pathways in STEM fields that support NASA’s Mission Directorates, inclusive of commercial space or on the ISS. NC Space Grant will grant $8,000 per award for up to 12 student awards.
- Student applications are due no later than 5 p.m. ET, Monday, March 13, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason. Faculty Letters of Recommendations are due 5 p.m. ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
NC Sea Grant-NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship: This program invites interdisciplinary proposals from across the state of North Carolina. Proposed work should be relatable to sea and space. The fellowship requires the use of relevant measurement instruments and/or remote-sensing data sources from NASA, NOAA or other sources, to address a high-priority research need within North Carolina’s nearshore environs, coastal areas, watersheds, or human activities in these areas. NC Space Grant in partnership with NC Sea Grant will grant $10,000 per award for up to 2 student awards.
- Student applications are due no later than 5 p.m. ET, Monday, March 31, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason. Faculty Letters of Recommendations are due along with the proposal at the time of submission.
NC Space Grant will 3 conduct virtual student information sessions. Pre-registration is required but may be done right up to the start of the meeting.
NC Space Grant Student Funding Opportunities Virtual Information Session #1Friday, Jan 27, 2023 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET
Registration Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcuCqrTMrHNxhI3go1Axc-62Ul38teLW6
NC Space Grant Student Funding Opportunities Virtual Information Session #2Friday, Feb 3, 2023 11:30 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET
Registration Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIof-ysqD4qEtAZX1MpwiFYCQDU3dAuffux
NC Space Grant Student Funding Opportunities Virtual Information Session #3Monday, Feb 20, 2023 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET
Registration Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtfu2vqTosGNOHOqOIrDC-gxuzPwZfwbvL