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Nasa Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities - Fall 2025

This grant provides funding for U.S. graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in space technology to conduct research that supports NASA's mission of developing innovative space technologies.

$84,000
Closed
Nationwide
Grant Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates the release of a solicitation, titled NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) - Fall 2025, as an appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2024 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2024), on August 23, 2024. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at https://nspires.nasaprs.com/, selecting Open under "Solicitations," and, finally, searching " NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities - Fall 2025 (NSTGRO25)" under Keywords. Through this fellowship opportunity, NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen, U.S. national, and permanent resident graduate student research that has significant potential to contribute to NASAs goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nations science, exploration, and economic future. This call for graduate student space technology research proposals, titled NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities Fall 2025 (NSTGRO25), solicits proposals on behalf individuals pursuing or planning to pursue masters or doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at accredited U.S. universities. NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellows will perform research at their respective campuses and at NASA Centers. Each recipient will be matched with a technically relevant and community-engaged NASA researcher who will serve as the research collaborator on the award. Through this collaboration, graduate students will be able to take advantage of broader and/or deeper space technology research opportunities directly related to their academic and career objectives, acquire a more detailed understanding of the potential end applications of their space technology efforts, and directly disseminate their research results within the NASA community. Awards resulting from this competitive selection will be made in the form of grants to accredited U.S. universities with the faculty advisor as the Principal Investigator. The financial and programmatic support for NSTGRO comes from STMD. These awards are a component of the Space Technology Research Grants Program, which engages the entire spectrum of academic researchers, including graduate students. Awards resulting from this solicitation are planned to coincide with the start of the 2025 academic year and are subject to the availability of appropriated funds. This solicitation covers only proposals for new awards; continuation of existing awards is handled separately. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by a university Authorized Organizational Representative (exceptions may apply; see full solicitation for details) and are due by 6 PM ET on November 1, 2024. Detailed submission instructions are provided under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES webpage associated with the NSTGRO25 solicitation. Potential proposers are urged to access the NSPIRES electronic proposal system well in advance of the proposal due date to register with NSPIRES, familiarize themselves with its structure, and to enter the requested information. Comments and questions may be addressed by email to the Space Technology Research Grants Program, at HQ-NSTGRO-Call@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by email and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of individuals/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - $84,000

Total Program Funding

Not specified

Number of Awards

55

Matching Requirement

No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Requirements

See Section 3.0 - Eligibility Information

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

August 23, 2024

Application Closes

November 1, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA Headquarters)

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