NASA SPACE GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Information

NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium

 

Follow the steps below to submit a NASA Space Grant Scholarship Application.

DEADLINE:  Sept. 28, 2007

Announcement of awards: Oct. 2007

 

ELIGIBILITY: Students receiving this NASA scholarship must:

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated based on:

 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES:

1.  Research projects must be related to science and engineering.  Research projects defined broadly to include any research topic of interest to NASA are encouraged but not required. 

 

2. IMPORTANT: Be sure to select one project types listed below to describe your NASA project. NOTE: Students applying for continuing support will be required to includes a progress report (see SUMMARY section below). In these proposals, students should explain and justify their need for continued funding.        

        (1) Undergraduate Research Project: These may be for new or continuing projects

        (2) Group research Project: These are intended to support 2 students ($500 each) working as a team on the same project. These may be for new or continuing projects. (NOTE: For group research projects, the groups select a group leader to complete the on-line application for the project with his or her information.  All group members must also complete an application but indicate that the project summary and budget have been submitted with the team leader’s application. Also, note the single budget page should list each member’s stipend and clearly indicate the tasks to be completed by each team member with their percent effort on the project.)

 

3.  Total budget may not exceed $1,000 per research project. The budget may be used for student stipend and supply budget. It is recommended that the supply budget not exceed $250 per project.

 

4. Submit the application on-line. On the next page, you will receive an on-line acknowledgment thanking you for submitting and providing a web address so that you may review your submitted application. If you do not get this acknowledgment or have problems with the on-line submission, contact Dr. Aley El-Shazly, Geology Department, Marshall University at  (304) 696-6720 or elshazly@marshall.edu.

 

5.  Students are expected to work at least 10 hours per week on each project. The project is expected to be completed in one year, with a progress report at the 2008 Marshall University Sigma Xi Research day in April.

 

PROPOSAL FORMAT

 

Application: Complete all fields in the on-line application at http://www.marshall.edu/sigmaxi/application07.asp.

 

SUMMARY:  

New Project: Provide a brief summary of the proposed research in one (1) single spaced page. 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 Project: Provide a brief summary of the proposed research in no more than two (2) single spaced pages. Clearly present a progress report of your previous NASA-funded research; state 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

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 Summaries:

Biology Example 1

Biology Example 2

Chemistry Example

Geology Example

Math Example

 

BUDGET: Provide a budget summary describing the project costs.  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. should The budget may be used for student stipend and supplies. It is recommended that the supply budget not exceed $250 per project.

 

APPENDICES: Provide a completed recommendation form from your faculty mentor (available from Dr. Harrison). (Note: A faculty member can only sponsor a maximum of two NASA Scholarship projects.)