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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 WVSGC 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 résumé directly to the WVSGC office. For more details please visit our Application Downloads Page, or feel free to contact us.

2009-10 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. Students who wish to apply for scholarship or fellowship opportunities should visit the following link: 
Application Login

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 WVSGC 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 WVSGC 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 WVSGC 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, for student interested in leadership in aerospace-related careers, available at:
      • NASA Academy at Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA)
      • NASA Lunar and Planetary Science Academy at Goddard Space Flight (Greenbelt, MD)
      • NASA Academy at Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH)
      • NASA Academy at Marshall Space Flight (Huntsville, AL)
      • NASA Propulsion Academy at Marshall Space Flight (Huntsville, AL)
      • NASA Robotics Academy at Marshall Space Flight (Huntsville, AL)

      Academy Application Application deadline: January 18, 2010.

    2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Summer Internship Opportunity Also illustrates the type and range of projects that are anticipated for this coming summer (2010) Goddard Application Application deadline: February 7, 2010

    3. NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) GSRP Application Application deadline: February 1, 2010

    4. Space Grant Internship Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Past JPL intern abstracts are located at Past Abstracts to give you an idea about the range of projects. If you are interested in applying, please contact Candy Cordwell, WVSGC Program Manager, at 304.293.3927 Application deadline: January 16, 2010

    5. Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) at Langley Research Center. Information and application form: LARSS Application Application deadline: February 1, 2010

    6. Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program (LERCIP) for undergraduates and graduate students at Glenn Research Center. Information and application form: LERCIP Application
  • For the Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP): USRP USRP
  • 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