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NASA Space Science Student Ambassadors Program
http://www.spacegrant.org/nssa/Application Deadline: April 29, 2010
NASA is seeking to engage university students, both undergraduate and graduate students, to conduct activities that are designed to encourage students to participate in NASA's Space Science educational activities and to help generate excitement about NASA scientific discoveries in space science.
Awards
- A stipend of $2,000 will be provided for conducting the recipient's proposed activities
- A reimbursement of up to $600 will be provided for materials, supplies, and travel expenses for the execution of their activities
Requirements
- Must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old as of January 1, 2010
- Full time student- graduate or undergraduate
- Participate in activities that align with the NASA Space Science goals "to offer an engaging astronomy experience to every person in the country, nurture existing partnerships, and build new connections to sustain public interested in space science" to help generate excitement
- Meet with the Space Grant Director or their designee to discuss your activities and the progress thereof
- Complete a final report on the activities that you conducted
- Student Ambassadors will be strongly encouraged to attend a mid-year Workshop organized by NASA, where they will be required to present their work either in the form of a poster or orally. NASA will provide a limited travel budget to defray some of the travel cost
Complete an online application by April 29, 2010
For more information, please contact spacegrant@psu.edu or 814-865-2535
Space Grant Fellowship and Scholarship Applications Now Available!
Penn State graduate students – See our webpage for information on how to apply for the Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship.
Penn State undergraduate students – See our webpage on how to apply for the Sylvia Stein Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship.
Please feel free to contact the space grant office with any questions about these opportunities. We can be reached at spacegrant@psu.edu or 814-865-2535.
NASA Internship Applications Now Available!
Many of the NASA Centers are now accepting applications for internships for summer 2010. Each of the NASA Centers has their own projects and application processes, but much of the information can be found on a flier that the space grant office has compiled.
See our web page on available NASA internships
Please feel free to contact the space grant office with any questions about internships. We can be reached at spacegrant@psu.edu or 814-863-7688
Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Join the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium for a "Movie Night with NASA" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo missions. There will be a free showing of two episodes from the award-winning HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon" on July 20th at 7:00pm at the Centre County/Penn State Visitors Center. Moon rocks will be available for viewing! Everyone is welcome! See the flyer for more information.
Congratulations to the PSGC Fellowship and Scholarship Winners!
PSGC Fellowship Recipients — 2009-10 and 2010-11
Tyler Anderson - Physics
Michael Castellano - Soil Science
Johnathan Cook - Physiology
Stacey Dean - Chemistry
Stephen Krajeski - C&I/Science Ed
Rebecca McCauley - Geosciences/Astrobiology
Brendan Mullen - Astronomy
Leighton Myers - Aerospace
Benjamin Smith - Chemistry
Gregory Tudryn - MatSci
Sylvia Stein Memorial Scholarship Recipients — 2009-2010
Keegan McCoy - EE/Astronomy/Astrophysics
Genevieve Miller - Bioengineering
Nathaniel Morgan - Aerospace Engineering
Megan Smith - Meteorology
Grier Wilt - Mechanical Eng
Temple Launches Balloon
Tuesday, April 28th, the Temple University team successfully launched a balloon.
Announcing Fellowship and Scholarship Opportunities!
Application deadline: March 31, 2009
Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship
The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium will award two-year fellowships in the amount of $5,000 per year to at least fourteen outstanding students that promote graduate study leading to masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering related to NASA research and development for the 2009-2011 academic years.
All eligible graduate students are invited to apply, with award emphasis on, but not limited to, the following colleges: Agriculture, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Engineering, Science, Health and Human Development, Intercollege Research Programs, and Education. Click here for an application and additional information.
Sylvia Stein Memorial Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium will award two one-year undergraduate scholarships in the amount of $4,000 each. Awards will be given to full-time students at Penn State with outstanding academic records who will be juniors or seniors in fall 2009. Students must be U.S. citizens, enrolled in science, engineering, or mathematics and likely to pursue a career in an area of interest to NASA with demonstrated potential for graduate study. Past recipients may apply for a second year. Click here for an application and additional information.
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