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Student Fellowship Programs and Opportunities

For more information, please download our Application Forms.

Please Note: For all of the listed opportunities, students must apply through the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium if they seek our endorsement and commitment of funds. A copy of all applications must be forwarded to our office. For opportunities at WV high-tech. companies and NASA IV & V, please send your application and a copy of your resume directly to the WV Space Grant Consortium office. For more details please visit our Application Downloads Page, or feel free to contact us.

2008-09 NASA Fellowships at all Affiliates

These fellowships are awarded by the applicant's respective college or university. The amount awarded varies for each institution. Please contact your institution's representative to inquire about the amount of these fellowships. Currently, the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Fellowship Program is closed, and will be available in the Fall of 2009.

NASA WVSGC State-Level Programs For Students

  • NASA Graduate Research Fellowship Program (WVSGC)

    Purpose: Provides funding for graduate students working on a thesis or dissertation with faculty from member institutions
    Who may apply: All graduate students in STEM disciplines enrolled in a WV Space Grant affiliate institution

  • NASA Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (WVSGC)

    Purpose: Provides support for undergraduate students to become involved in a research project under the supervision of their academic advisor
    Who may apply: All undergraduate students in STEM disciplines enrolled in a WV Space Grant affiliate institution

  • Student Internship Program (SIP) at the NASA IV & V Facility

    Purpose: Ten-week summer research internships at the NASA IV & V Facility in Fairmont, WV
    Who may apply: All undergraduate or graduate students in STEM disciplines enrolled in a WV Space Grant affiliate institution

NASA National Programs For Students

  • To access the following eight programs please go to NASA's: Combined Intern Application Combined Intern Application
    1. NASA Academy (Academy)
    2. Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Student Internship Program
    3. Goddard Space Flight Center's Faculty Student Team Program (FSTP)
    4. NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility's Internship (IVV)
    5. NASA Robotics Academy (Robotics)
    6. Summer Aerospace Workforce Development Research Internship Program (SAWDRIP)
    7. Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Applications (SIECA)
    8. NASA's Student Internship Program (SIP)
  • For the Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP): USRP USRP
  • For students interested in pursuing NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) internships, those students will be required to fill out the necessary online application, submit a transcript copy, and two letters of recommendation. The deadline for summer 2009 internship documents is January 12, 2009. For information about NASA ESMD internships: ESMD ESMD
    Or, to access the ESMD Student Internship Handbook: ESMD Intern Handbook ESMD Handbook
  • For the NASA Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS): LARSS LARSS
  • For students interested in pursuing internships at JPL, please forward a resumé, an unofficial copy of your transcript, and a letter of intent by January 26, 2009 to nasa@nasa.wvu.edu. To view past projects, please click on: 2008 JPL Space Grant Internship Abstracts JPL
  • For Fellowship Opportunities in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum: Internship/Fellowship Fellowship
  • For information regarding the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP), please click on the following link: NPP Fellowship
  • For information regarding the 2009 NASA Ames Summer Graduate Student Internship Program, please click on the following link: University Affiliated Research Center's (UARC's) Systems Teaching Institute (STI) Fellowship