The California Space Grant Consortium will award $2,000 undergraduate research scholarships to students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Students must be attending CaSGC affiliate member institutions. This competitively awarded program engages the future STEM workforce in basic and/or applied STEM-related research projects and facilitates the development of mentor relationships between students, faculty, and the NASA community.
Applications are evaluated based upon the student’s academic achievement, quality of research project, letter of recommendation from research mentor and exhibited leadership qualities.
The research project should be carried out at the student’s university with project initiation in the second semester or quarter of the 2024-25 academic year and project completion occurring before Dec. 1, 2025. All research projects must be conducted under the general supervision of the applicant’s research mentor.
One month after the completion of the research project, students must submit a research summary to CaSGC staff.
Eligibility Requirements
The applicant must be:
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline of interest to NASA or the aerospace industry.
- Classified as a junior or senior at a CaSGC affiliate member university/college during the
2024-25 academic year. - Conducting or proposing to conduct a research project related to NASA’s Aeronautics
Research, Human Exploration, Space Operations, Science or Space Technology Mission
Directorates, under the supervision of a research mentor (more information and links on
NASA’s Mission Directorates can be found here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/ ) - In good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or above (out of 4.0).
- A United States citizen (Permanent Residents are not eligible).
