2014 NASA/APL Internship Program is available at http://www.APLapp.com.
Since 2004, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has offered summer projects to students interested in working on NASA missions or space-related research opportunities at APL. Students participating in the NASA/APL Internship Program will work at APL, and will make critical contributions to current and future missions or grants during their assignments in the Space Department.

Below are relevant deadlines.
*             December 12, 2013 – Application Launched
*             January 27, 2014 – Application Deadline
*             End of February – Selections Complete
Eligibility
Students participating in the NASA/APL Internship Program must:
*             have a demonstrated interest in the space program
*             be a sophomore, junior, senior, or first or second year grad student in Fall 2014
*             be in high academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or greater)
*             be a U.S. citizen

NCAS encourages community college students to explore the exciting possibilities of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging them in an online & hands-on NASA based team experience. Through a competitive process, applicants are required to complete web-based modules in addition to meeting basic qualifications. Selected students embark upon a 3-day onsite robotics team design challenge at a NASA Center. With this exciting STEM based experience, they will work in teams to complete the challenge, tour the NASA facilities, & interact directly with NASA astronauts, engineers and scientists! All travel and accommodation expenses are paid at no cost to the student

Applicant must be a registered community college student at the time of application submission & during dates of the workshop.  Applicant must have a minimum of cumulative of 9 hours of STEM courses or a STEM related major. Applicant must be a US Citizen & at least 18 years old. Applicant must commit to a 6 month relationship including 20 hours of online course work and the 3 day experience w/ NASA. Applicant must have internet access. Applicant must pay ONLY a $30 registration fee.

Spring 2014 workshops will be held at:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA – February 26-28, 2014
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL- February 26-28, 2014

How Can Students Apply & What Is the Deadline?
The Application deadline is November 26, 2013

Please visit the website to apply and for more information: http://ncas.aerospacescholars.org/

 If you would like additional info or brochures, feel free to contact:  NCAS Program Coordinator, Maria Chambers @ 281.244.1496 or maria.a.chambers@nasa.gov

The NSTRF14 solicitation for Space Tech Research Fellowships has been released.  This opportunity is for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in STEM disciplines.  The fellowship begins at the start of the Fall 2014 semester.  The application deadline is November 13, 2013.  The maximum award is $68K per year.  See the solicitation for details.

 https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={BD3F49F4-611F-D9EC-1B84-16F4D7551609}&path=open

 http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/home/index.html

NASA has extended the deadline for the Jenkins Fellowship Award.

Research Areas: Aeronautics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Earth Science, Education & Outreach, Heliophysics, Information Technology/Computer Science, Instrumentation, Materials, Planetary Science, Robotics, Space Life Sciences Abstract submissions are due August 9, with invited full proposal submissions due September 3, 2013.

Applications should be submitted through the NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative at http://go.nasa.gov/16OBq5A. Applicants should be sure to select “fellowship” for the type of application.

Please direct any questions to Ms. Mablelene Burrell at Mablelene.S.Burrell@nasa.gov.

Other conditions of the Award (repeated below) remain unchanged.

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens who are members of an underrepresented group (including women, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities) majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline.

The Award provides:
– $10,000 tuition offset
– $27,000 stipend for PhD students, $22,000 stipend for Masters students
– $8,000 for research experience at a NASA Center or the Jet Propulsion Lab
Funding is provided for up to three years.

For more information, see http://www.uncfsp.org/NASA/Jenkins

Applications should be submitted through the NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative at http://intern.nasa.gov/. Applicants should be sure to select “fellowship” for the type of application.

Note that:
– Phase I Application Deadline (Abstract Only): August 9, 2013 *New*
– Phase II Application Deadline (Full Proposal): September 3, 2013 *New*
– Fellowship Start Date: September 30, 2013

USRA Point of Contact:
Dr. James Lochner
Director, University Communications and Engagement
jlochner@usra.edu
410-740-6253

Monday, May 6, 2013
Salt Lake Community College Student Center, Rooms 221/223
4600 S. Redwood Rd.
Salt Lake City, UT

• Annual Meeting Agenda
• Fellowship Symposium Agenda
• Map of SLCC Campus

The National Space Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge.  This program is a university level challenge designed to engage and retain students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The competition is intended to link with senior and graduate-level design curricula that emphasize hands-on design, research, development, and manufacture of functional prototypical subsystems that enable habitation-related functionality for space exploration missions. NASA will directly benefit from the challenge by sponsoring the development of innovative habitation-related concepts and technologies from universities, which will result in innovative ideas and solutions that could be applied to exploration habitats. The Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Deep Space Habitat (DSH) project will offer multiple X-Hab awards of $10K – $20K each to design and produce functional products of interest to the DSH project (see topic list) as proposed by university teams according to their interests and expertise. The prototypes produced by the university teams may be integrated onto an existing NASA-built operational habitat prototype (examples shown in Figure 1). X-Hab proposals will have a Notice of Intent and proposal phase, where down-selection will determine which projects will be funded. X-Hab university teams will either finalize their deliverables, or deliver their products in May-June 2014 to be integrated in the FY14 DSH habitat configuration. Universities may collaborate together on a Project Team.

The Foundation anticipates that approximately 3-6 awards will be made under this solicitation ranging between $10,000 and $20,000 each.

Eligibility
Proposals will be accepted from faculty who are U.S. citizens and currently teach an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering senior or graduate design, industrial design, or architecture curriculum teaming course at a university affiliated with the National Space Grant College (if applicable) and Fellowship Program, or other US accredited university. Multi-discipline, multi-departmental, and/or multi-institutional teaming collaborations are highly  encouraged.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and other minority serving educational institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Proposals from women, members of underrepresented minorities groups, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged.

Important Dates and Information
Program website: http://spacegrant.org/xhab/
Notice of Intent Due: April 3, 2013
Technical Interchange Meeting: April 10, 2013
Proposals Due: May 1, 2013

RockOn 2013 workshop registration is now open.  Two important updates:  One, registration is only $849 ($150 less than last year) and if you register before April 1st it is only $799.  A few years ago it was $1,699.   Two, we are using a new micro-controller system in this year’s workshop that is based on the Arduino.  Arduinos in space.  Should be great.  Registration ends on May 1st, 2012.  The workshop is June 15-20, 2013.  The website is http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/

RockOn is a great way to take your hands-on programs to a different level.  RockOn is a great way to directly connect your students, faculty, and staff with engineers, scientists, and technicians at a NASA facility.

The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released the Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) Educational Flight Opportunity (EFO) to solicit U.S. university proposals to develop an Earth or space science payload that will fly on a NASA suborbital vehicle, such as a sounding rocket, balloon, aircraft, or commercial suborbital reusable launch vehicle. SMD designed USIP to promote interest and proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and to develop careers in the STEM related fields through offering NASA’s unique suborbital research platforms for student educational flight opportunities.

Details on the opportunity can be found at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
Click on: Solicitations
Click on: Open (on the left side of the screen) Sort by: Released
Title: Undergraduate Student Instrument Project Education Flight Opportunity

Released: Dec. 21, 2012
Proposal Due: April 5, 2013

Announcing the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Sixth Flight Opportunity – SSEP Mission 4 to the International Space Station for 2013:
http://ssep.ncesse.org/links/

We Are Truly Inviting YOUR Students to be Real Researchers, and Your Community to Be Part of America’s Space Program.  Opportunity for Schools and Districts to Engage Their Grade 5-12 Students in very real microgravity experiment design for flight to the International Space Station (ISS).