North Dakota Space Grant Consortium

The NDSGC is excited to connect students and faculty with NASA and STEM research and education opportunities. To learn more about our programs, such as NASA internships, mini-grants, research fellowships, or scholarships, please click on the appropriate tab or contact the NDSGC team for more information. Explore  Forms & Spending if you are interested in seeking funding or have received an award. Annual application deadlines are posted below. Details on each of these funding opportunities may be found on their respective pages.

Eligibility

Recipients of NDSGC funding:

• must be U.S. Citizens*
• must be enrolled in, or employed by, an NDSGC affiliate college or university, or a North Dakota K-12 public school, museum, or non-profit
• must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA; NASA Interns must have 3.0 GPA)

* International students can participate in competition teams if they don't receive direct funding

Funding

Funding opportunities are available to both on-campus and online students enrolled in NDSGC affiliate institutions. All NDSGC awards are made from federal grant funds, and awards cannot be concurrent with other federal grant funding. By applying for NDSGC funding, you certify the activities (stipend, salary, fringe, materials, supplies, travel, etc.) supported through an NDSGC award are not supported through additional federal funding during the same period of performance. NASA Space Grant funds shall not be used for civil-service personnel, their labor, or their travel. Funded faculty, educators, staff, and students are expected to complete final reporting requirements and present at the Annual Affiliates Meeting. Information about spending down funds can be found at Forms & Spending. Questions pertaining to requirements can be directed to the NDSGC Team.

 

Application Deadlines

The NDSGC is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) to foster an open and welcoming environment for all. The NDSGC celebrates different perspectives, backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and recognizes that these differences strengthen and enrich our program. The NDSGC provides the opportunity for all to participate equitably in NDSGC programming. The NDSGC is committed to the elimination of barriers that have historically prevented full participation of underserved and underrepresented communities in STEM and NASA initiatives. The NDSGC is committed to an accessible, inclusive, and engaging environment where all feel welcomed, valued, and supported.

The NDSGC encourages all applicants and awardees to review the White House's Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.

The NDSGC is housed at the University of North Dakota, the lead Space Grant institution. As stated by UND's University Land Acknowledgement, the NDSGC also seeks to show respect, recognition, and gratitude to Indigenous Peoples who call the land home. As of 2022, the UND Land Acknowledgement statement asserts:

Today, the University of North Dakota rests on the ancestral lands of the Pembina and Red Lake Bands of Ojibwe and the Dakota Oyate - presently existing as composite parts of the Red Lake, Turtle Mountain, White Earth Bands, and the Dakota Tribes of Minnesota and North Dakota.

We acknowledge the people who resided here for generations and recognize that the spirit of the Ojibwe and Oyate people permeates this land. As a university community, we will continue to build upon our relations with the First Nations of the State of North Dakota - the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation, Spirit Lake Nation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.