In 1988, Congress established and NASA implemented the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.  The Space Grant Program has now grown to a national network of 52 university-based consortia (one consortium in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico).  The Space Grant Program represents a partnership of 531 academic institutions, 80 businesses, NASA and other federal agencies, numerous state and local government agencies, and several nonprofit organizations.  The Space Grant Program contributes to the nation's science enterprise by funding research, education, and public service projects through the 52 university-based consortia.

The University of Alabama is one of the seven university affiliates of the Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC).  In addition to the university affiliates, the ASGC has seven industrial affiliates and a partnership with the US Space & Rocket Center.  NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is an ex-officio member of the ASGC.  The ASGC is managed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville.  The ASGC has the goal of supporting and promoting America's preeminence in space. 

Students at The University of Alabama can benefit from the ASGC through the undergraduate scholarship program, the graduate fellowship program, ASGC outreach programs, and by participating in the Student Space Systems (S³) Program.  The S³ Program currently supports the BAMASAT near-space program, the Merlin high-altitude aircraft program, and the Elements of Space Exploration course taught in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama.

• ASGC Undergraduate Scholarship Program
• ASGC Graduate Fellowship Program
• ASGC Teacher Education Scholarship Program
• NASA Academy
• NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
• NASA Graduate Student Research Program
• Harriett Jenkins Fellowship Program
• LARSS (Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program)
• LPI (Lunar and Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science)
• SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Internship Program
• PGGURP (Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program)
• LERCIP (Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program)
• Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers Summer Scholars Program - contact rschwan@shpe.org
• MiSE (Minorities in Science and Engineering) - contact Madeline.E.Hereford@nasa.gov
• MSGR (Marshall Space Grant Research) Internship Opportunities
• NASA Education Associates:  Internships & Fellowships (Students and Faculty)
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Programs (information on all the below programs may be found at this site)
       APL (John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Student Internship Program)
       IVV (Independent Verification and Validation Internship Program)
       NASA Robotic Academy
       SAWDRIP (Summer Aerospace Workforce Development Research Internship Program)
       SIECA (Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications)
       SIP (Students Internship Program)

(return to top)

 (return to top)

 (return to top)

 (return to top)