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An important component of the mission of NASA WV Space Grant Consortium is to help build research infrastructure at its member institutions. In addition to small seed grants competed for and awarded at the affiliate level, the Consortium grants awards for different programs that are open to competition by all faculty from the Consortium affiliates.
Important Notes
1. Each award category is judged separately based on published criteria. However, the NASA WVSGC Board/ EPSCoR Committee will review all submitted proposals and consider each proposal's total scores, combined with other considerations, in reaching a final award decision.
2. The main body of a proposal (including introduction, background, literature survey, problem definition, methodology, expected results, budget, and schedule) may not exceed five single-spaced pages using font size 12.
3. Proposers must be very clear about the goals and objectives (what they propose to do) and the methodology to achieve those goals and objectives (how they plan to execute the project).
4. Each PI may submit no more than one proposal per category.
5. NASA funds may directly benefit U.S. Citizens only. By accepting an award, the PI is acknowledging that he/she meets the citizenship requirement.
6. Indirect charges on Space Grant proposals are not allowed and the waiver of such charges may not be included as a component of the required cost share.
7. The use of NASA funds for foreign travel and purchase of equipment is prohibited.
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An important component of the mission of the WVSGC is to help build research infrastructure at its member institutions. In addition to small seed grants competed for and awarded at the affiliate level, the WVSGC grants awards for different programs that are open to competition by all faculty from the WVSGC affiliates. Each award category is judged separately based on published criteria.
College Course Development Program
This program by the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium (WVSGC) funds projects to develop new and innovative STEM courses at the institutions of higher education affiliated with the Consortium. Applicants are required to present a clear and feasible plan for designing and offering a new course in the STEM fields and include plans for continuation of the course after the first year.
Joint University–Industry Research Program
The goal of this program is to foster and cultivate collaborative research between researchers at WVSGC member institutions, aerospace related and other high-tech. companies in the state. Faculty from WVSGC academic affiliates work on a collaborative research project with high-tech. companies in West Virginia.
Research Initiation Grant Application
Research Initiation Grants are awarded to encourage new faculty members or established faculty members interested in venturing into new research areas. Proposals must be to pursue research in scientific areas of interest to NASA and to help faculty members establish long-term relationships with NASA researchers. The Consortium provides two-thirds of the total budget for these awards, and the researcher's institution must agree to cost-share the remaining one-third.
Also, at least 35% of the total budget must be allocated to a graduate student who will work with the faculty as part of their MS or Ph.D. degree requirement. For all proposals with total budget exceeding $10,000, the researcher must solicit the help of a scientist at a NASA facility to judge the merits of the proposed research. If successful, the NASA scientist will serve as the technical monitor for the project. Although not required, collaboration with researchers from industry is encouraged. This is a research initiation program with an objective to stimulate NASA sponsored research at West Virginia colleges and universities. Women and minorities are highly encouraged to apply for this funding.