NASA Space Grant

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has taken the century-old idea of a land-grant university and given it a new spin for the 21^st century. NASA’s pioneering National Space Grant college and fellowship program supports STEM education, research, and public outreach which contributed to the bright future of aerospace science and technology for the nation.

Graduate students pursuing degrees in science, engineering, or math who have a current or proposed research project in a field broadly related to activities supported by NASA are encouraged to apply.

Research Scholarships & Fellowships

WSU is a member of the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium and offers research funding for students in science, engineering, or math. These competitive grants are based on academic achievement, a personal essay, a recommendation from a faculty mentor who will supervise the student’s research and future academic promise.

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• Undergraduate Scholarships – not currently available
• Graduate Fellowships

About the NASA Space Grant Project

The Space Grant national network includes over 850 affiliates from universities, colleges, industry, museums, science centers, and state and local agencies. Each affiliate belongs to one of 52 consortia, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The consortia provides funding for students pursuing careers in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, or STEM, as well as curriculum enhancement and faculty development.

The purposes of Space Grant are to:

• Increase the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization of space resources by promoting a strong educational base, responsive research and training activities, and broad and prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques;
• Utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of the Nation to support and contribute to the exploration and development of the resources and opportunities afforded by the space environment;
• Encourage and support, within the university community of the Nation, the existence of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programs of space research that—
  • engage in integrated activities of training, research, and public service;
  • have cooperative programs with industry; and
  • are coordinated with the overall program of the Administration;
• Encourage and support the existence of consortia, made up of university and industry members, in order to advance the exploration and development of space resources in cases in which national objectives can be better fulfilled through such consortia than through the programs of single universities;
• Encourage and support Federal funding for graduate fellowships in fields related to space; and
• Support activities in colleges and universities generally for the purpose of creating and operating a network of institutional programs that will enhance achievements resulting from efforts, as authorized by Congress.