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Space and Science-Related Opportunities for Students
Overview
The Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium is pleased to provide listings of opportunities available to all qualified students through competitive applications.
DIRECTIONS: After reading through the list of programs in the pdf file, go to the websites, and send your application materials directly to the programs as specified by their deadlines. Do not send any application materials to Hawai‘i Space Grant (unless you are a student in the University of Hawai‘i system and are interested specifically in Space Grant programs).
Space and Science-Related Opportunities for Students
2011 NASA Opportunities [pdf file]This is a long listing of program names and web links organized by Fellowships, Scholarships, Internships, Research Opportunities, NASA Academy, Apprenticeships, Student Competitions, and Workshops. It will soon be updated with 2012 information; though deadline dates will change, you can still use this link to view program descriptions and links to their websites.
Additional Information [Links open in a new window.]
Microgravity: NASA Drop Tower Competitions for high school and middle school student teams, from NASA Glenn Research Center.
Two programs, Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) and What If No Gravity (WING) are open to student teams from high school and middle school, respectively. These are project-oriented programs that last one school year for the selected teams; application/proposal deadline is November 1, 2011. Each team must have an adult advisor. Teams design, build, and drop a science experiment in a microgravity drop tower at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. For additional information, visit the DIME and WING YouTube channel.
NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative
This is NASA's official portal to apply for a variety of student internships, fellowships or scholarships.
NASA Podcasts
These weekly audio podcasts feature interviews with students who have received NASA internships, fellowships or scholarships. Students share their experiences and offer suggestions for others who are interested in pursuing NASA learning opportunities. The podcasts also provide information about upcoming learning opportunities and application deadlines.
Pathways to Science: Summer Research Opportunities, from the Institute for Broadening Participation, with funding from NASA and NSF.
Undergraduate students can search this site for research experiences and other summer opportunities. The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) is a non-profit organization created to design and implement strategies to increase access to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and careers for diverse underrepresented groups. Funding for IBP is provided by NASA and NSF.