<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Funding Opportunity: NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellowships</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of the
Chief Technologist has released its second solicitation for Space
Technology Research Fellowships. The Space Technology program is a new
program that supports the development of technologies that can be
applied across NASA mission directorates to revolutionize both human and
robotic space flight. The Space Technology Research Fellowship program
is one of the first programs within Space Technology to release funding
solicitations and is expected to continue to grow in size and
funding. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Master’s
and Doctoral students pursuing degrees in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines can apply for
fellowships to research high-priority technologies, as identified in the
NASA Space Technology Roadmap, which is summarized at <a href="http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295844/TABS_NSTRF_FY12.pdf" target="_blank">http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295844/TABS_NSTRF_FY12.pdf</a>.
Each applicant must identify at least one (and no more than two)
Technology Area Breakdown Structure (TABS) element that is addressed by
the research proposal.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fellows
perform research on their respective campuses and spend time at a NASA
Center and/or non-profit research and development laboratories. Each
student is matched with a researcher in their field who will serve as
the student’s professional advisor. Fellowships can last up to four
years, subject to annual approval, and the second class of students
inaugurated via this solicitation will begin in August 2012.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Total
Funding and Award Size: Awards are made in the form of training grants
to the university and may not exceed $66,000 per year for each
student. Applicants are encouraged to work with their advisor and
Office of Sponsored Research to determine the appropriate allocation for
their stipend, faculty advisor allowance, health insurance, and other
components of the award. Total funding for the program is subject to
congressional appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2012.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Due Dates:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Applications must be submitted to the NASA NSPIRES website by January
11, 2012. Detailed submission instructions can be found at <a href="http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295842/NSTRF12%20Application%20Submission%20Instructions.pdf" target="_blank">http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295842/NSTRF12%20Application%20Submission%20Instructions.pdf</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eligibility and Limitations:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Eligible students must be pursuing or seeking to pursue advanced STEM
degrees, have completed a Bachelor’s degree before the fall of 2012, and
be enrolled in a full-time Master’s or Doctoral degree program at an
accredited U.S. university in the fall of 2012. They also must be a
U.S. citizen or permanent resident and have completed no more than 24
months of full-time graduate study as of August 1, 2011. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Additional Resources:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> The complete solicitation is available at <a href="http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295839/NSTRF12.pdf" target="_blank">http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=295839/NSTRF12.pdf</a>. Additional information on the first round of fellows can be viewed at <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_11-246_STRF_Awards.html" target="_blank">http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_11-246_STRF_Awards.html</a>. </span></p>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>
University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p>
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