NASA KY Space Grant: Proposal Opportunities for 2021-2022

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NASA Kentucky Space Grant & EPSCoR Programs

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY:
KY SPACE GRANT FUNDING PROGRAMS

The Kentucky Space Grant Consortium is accepting proposals for 1-year projects to begin August 2021 for student fellowships, faculty research initiation and pre-college outreach in STEM areas of interest to NASA and Kentucky.

Submissions due:
Thursday, June 3, 2021

NASA SPACE GRANT PROGRAM
The National Space Grant College & Fellowship Program was initiated by Congress in 1987 in response to the need for a coordinated effort to help maintain America’s pre-eminence in aerospace science and technology. The Space Grant national network includes over 1,000 affiliates from universities, colleges, industry, museums, science centers, state and local agencies.

The annual Kentucky Space Grant RFP is open for proposals

KENTUCKY SPACE GRANT FUNDING PROGRAMS:

Graduate Fellowships (GF) -- $45,000
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) -- $8,000
Team Projects (TP) -- $15,000
Faculty Research Initiation Awards (RIA) -- $40,000
Enhanced Mini-Grants (EMG) -- $25,000
Mini-Grants (MG) -- $7,500

Kentucky Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) is a diverse group of 27 affiliate members, including 18 Kentucky universities, colleges and community colleges, 5 industry partners and 4 science centers, partnered with NASA to support Kentucky college students, faculty and pre-college outreach through award programs that address national interests of NASA and the state needs of Kentucky.

Kentucky Space Grant programs have three strategic themes:

Data + Science (Multidisciplinary Data Science)
Earth + Space (Earth & Space Discovery)
Aerospace + Innovation (KY Engineering, Technology & Workforce Development)

Program solicitation: RFP-21-001

Eligible institutions: Proposals will be accepted from NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium Affiliate Institutions. Institutions who are not affiliates (including businesses and K-12 schools) can participate in projects proposed by affiliate institutions. A current list of all affiliate institutions is available on the NASA KY Space Grant page.

Citizenship: NASA requires US citizenship for students receiving support under Kentucky's GF and REU awards.

Cost-share requirement: NASA requires cost-share from state Space Grant Consortia and therefore some KSGC programs require contributing matching.

Proposers may visit the NASA KY Space Grant page and contact NASA KY at nasa@uky.edu with questions about this opportunity.

Please forward this announcement to eligible proposers in the state of Kentucky.

NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium & EPSCoR Programs
A Kentucky higher education program in partnership with NASA focused on aerospace-related research and workforce development.

NASA KY supports projects in areas of aerospace, aeronautics, space science, and related disciplines such as energy, physics, geosciences, biomedical, human health and performance, and computer science.

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For more information contact NASA KY:
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