NASA SPACE GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS
NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Follow the steps below to submit a NASA Space Grant Scholarship Application.
DEADLINE: Oct. 1, 2009
Announcement of awards: Oct. 2009
ELIGIBILITY: Students receiving this NASA scholarship must:
Be a US citizen.
Be enrolled as a science/engineering/math/social science undergraduate student at Marshall University in the College of Information Technology and Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, or College of Science.
Present Your NASA project at the 2010 Sigma Xi Research Day.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated based on:
Project proposal merit. NOTE: Students applying for continuing support will be required to includes a progress report in their resume text.
Recommendations from faculty sponsor.
GPA or ACT/SAT scores
Application Procedure: Students applying for this NASA scholarship must complete the following two forms:
1) WV Space Grant Consortium Application (https://secure.spacegrant.org/apps/?pk=wvf1). You will need to register as a new user. Register as soon as possible in order to receive e-mail updates concerning the scholarships. Also, you can save your file and return to it as you complete the application which requests demographic information and the following:
One letter of recommendation from their Research Advisor.
(Note: A faculty member can only act as a Research Advisor for a maximum of
two NASA Scholarship projects.)
A copy of your university transcript
in .pdf format (this does not need to be an official transcript). Project
description (400 words). New Project: Provide a brief summary
that clearly state the objectives,
significance, and uniqueness of the project; the approach used to achieve the objectives; and the expected outcomes of the project tasks
Continuing Support: Provide a brief summary of the proposed that states the objectives, significance and uniqueness of the research proposed for the upcoming year, and any new approaches used to achieve the objectives, and the expected outcomes of the new project tasks. e). In these proposals, students should explain and justify their need for continued funding.
Note that all members of the Grant Consortium Advisory Committee will evaluate proposals. Therefore, write the summary for a broad scientific audience. Feel free to talk to the Committee member in your discipline about your proposal.
Example Project (current format; 400 words)
Other examples (note: these are from previous years and do not necessarily follow the current format):
Resume of 300 words or less in which you
Describe your career and research interests in space and aerospace-related fields.
Describe any relevant work or co-op experience, academic awards, and/or honors.
Please describe your short and long term career goals (5 and 20 years).
If you have previously received funding from West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, you will be asked to provide your final report here. You may submit your Sigma Xi abstract for this section.
2) Other Notes:
Team Research Projects: These are intended to support 2 students ($500 each) working as a team on the same project. These may be for new or continuing support for any of the team members. NOTE: Each team member needs to complete the on-line application. However, only the team leader needs to submit the project description. The Team member can indicate (in the project description textbox) that the project description and budget have been submitted with the team leader’s application (please provide the leader's name).
Budget Summary: Include a budget summary describing the project costs in the project description. For team projects, clearly indicate the tasks to be completed by each team member and list their percent effort on the project. There is a limit of $1000 for each research project. Students are expected to work at least 10 hours per week on each project. The budget may be used for student stipend and supplies. The supply budget not exceed $250 per project. The project is expected to be completed in one year, with a report at the 2010 Marshall University Sigma Xi Research day in April.
If you do not get an e-mail acknowledgment or have problems with the on-line submission, contact Dr. Marcia Harrison, Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University at (304) 696-4867 or harrison@marshall.edu.
[revised 8-31-2009]