The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium offers scholarships for students in science, engineering, or math at Washington State University. These competitive scholarships are based on academic achievement, a personal essay, a recommendation from a faculty mentor, and future academic promise.
NASA Space Grant Program Overview
In 1989, NASA took the century-old idea of a land grant university and gave it a new spin for the 21st century, creating space grant colleges and universities. Through the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, NASA pioneered an approach to education dedicated to assuring a productive future in aerospace science and technology for the nation.
Currently, 52 independently governed consortia administer NASA Space Grant programs in research, education, and public service. Their purpose is
- to establish a national network of universities with interests in aeronautics, space, and related fields
- to encourage cooperation among aerospace industry, government and universities
- to encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aerospace
- to recruit and train professionals, especially women and underrepresented minorities, for careers in aerospace science
- to promote a strong educational base in science, math, engineering, and technology from the elementary grades through the university levels.
Online Resources
NASA Process Based Mission Assurance
The NASA-developed course, Space Systems Engineering, is now available online at the following website: http://spacese.spacegrant.org/
- The Space SE website provides a variety of materials to download or access, including
- 27 systems engineering lecture modules
- Accompanying example assignments and exams
- Reference documents and handbooks from NASA and other government sources
- Additional recommended readings related to systems engineering
- 2 video lectures on being a systems engineer by Gentry Lee of JPL
- Links to companion websites of interest to the space systems engineer
- Presentations and video (not yet available) from NASA's Systems Engineering Workshop, 10/08
The Space SE website will be updated periodically with new course module content. Twelve new modules are currently being funded by NASA through grants to various universities and will be available by early 2010.
Others are also encouraged to contribute systems engineering related content to this website. The site, through its FORUM feature, also provides an opportunity for dialog among those interested in teaching systems engineering.
Please visit the Space SE website and let them know what you think through the FORUM!
Scholarship Programs
- Undergraduate Scholarships
- Application Due December 4, 2009
- application
- Graduate Fellowships
- Application Due December 4, 2009
- application