INVESTING
IN AMERICA'S TECHNOLOGY FUTURE: NASA SEEKS SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
APPLICANTS
WASHINGTON
-- NASA is seeking applications from graduate students for the agency's Space
Technology Research Fellowships. Applications will be accepted from students
pursuing or planning to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in relevant space
technology disciplines at accredited U.S. universities. The fellowship awards,
worth as much as $68,000 per year, will coincide with the start of the fall
2013 term.
The
fellowships will sponsor U.S. graduate student researchers who show significant
potential to contribute to NASA's strategic space technology objectives through
their studies. To date, NASA has awarded these prestigious fellowships to 128
students from 50 universities and across 26 states and one U.S. territory.
"NASA's Space Technology Program is building, testing and flying
the technologies required for NASA's missions of tomorrow," said Michael
Gazarik, director of the Space Technology Program at NASA Headquarters in
Washington. "With new technologies and innovation, astronauts will be able
to travel safely beyond low Earth orbit and new science missions will make
amazing discoveries about our universe. These fellowships will help create the
next generation of highly skilled workers needed for NASA's and our nation's
future, while motivating careers in science and technology that will lead to
sustainable, high-tech jobs while America out-innovates the world."
Sponsored
by NASA's Space Technology Program, the continuing goal of the fellowships is
to provide the nation with a pipeline of highly skilled researchers and
technologists to improve U.S. technological competitiveness. Fellows will
perform innovative space technology research while building the skills
necessary to become future leaders.
The
deadline for submitting applications is Dec. 4. For more information about the
fellowships and instructions on how to submit applications, visit:
http://go.usa.gov/YDJW
To learn
more about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, the Space Technology
Program and the crosscutting space technology areas of interest to the agency,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/oct
