About NASA Space Grant Scholarships
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. At WSU we are directing these funds to undergraduates who are conducting undergraduate research under the tutelage of a WSU faculty mentor. This program is designed to help students participate in supervised engineering and science research at an early stage in their academic careers.
To apply:
- Submit an application (found at http://www.wsgc.wsu.edu).
- In addition to personal information you will need the following:
- Your mentor’s name and email address.
- The title or short description of your project.
- A one page “statement of interest”. The essay should explain your interest in an area of science or engineering broadly related to activities supported by NASA.
- A letter of recommendation will be requested from the faculty mentor named in the application.
To be eligible for a NASA Space Grant, you must:
- Have a faculty mentor who will supervise your research project during the duration of the scholarship period.
- Have a research project in a field broadly related to activities supported by NASA.
- Be a U. S. citizen.
Other requirements - Awardees are required to:
- Prepare and display a poster at the Sciences and Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Competition on March 29, 2010.
- Acknowledge funding from the NASA Space Grant on the poster.
- Submit a one page summary of the funded research and explain how it will help in future academic work or career goals by April 9, 2010.
- Attend one NASA Space Grant meeting during the Spring 2010 semester.
Six undergraduate scholarships of $2500 each will be awarded, three each from the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering and Architecture. Scholarships are awarded for the spring 2010 semester. Students may reapply for the NASA Space Grant Scholarships. The Washington NASA Space Grant program values diversity and strongly encourages women and minorities to apply.
Deadline for applications for Spring 2010 is Dec. 4, 2009.
For questions, contact
- Engineering
- Prof. DF. Bahr
- Director, Undergraduate Research
- Washington State University
- dbahr@wsu.edu
- 335-8523
- Sciences
- Mary Sanchez Lanier
- Associate Dean, College of Sciences
- Washington State University
- sanchez@wsu.edu
- 335-5548