Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium

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• 3: Spotlight
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• 4: Higher Education Opportunities
  • 4.1: Scholarship Opportunites for Undergraduate Students
  • 4.2: Internship Opportunities
  • 4.3: Fellowship Opportunites for Undergraduate Students
  • 4.4: Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students
  • 4.5: Fellowship Opportunities for Faculty and Postdocs
  • 4.6: Courses, Projects and Special Event Opportunities
  • 4.7: NASA and other Opportunities for Students
  • 4.9: Current PSGC Fellows and Scholars
• 5: K-12 Education Opportunities
  • 5.1: Educator Opportunites
  • 5.2: Grade K-8 Student Opportunities
  • 5.3: Grade 9-12 Student Opportunities
  • 5.4: Resources
• 7: Upcoming Events
• 11: Newsletter
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News Flash! Archives

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.

OPEN THE FLIER (.pdf format)

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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