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
| Application | Deadline* |
|---|---|
| Bridge Fellowship | 1st of each month |
| Industry Internship | 1st of each month |
| Travel Grant | See schedule |
| Tribal College Scholarship | Varies by campus |
| Undergraduate Scholarship | Varies by campus |
| NDSGC Deadline for Summer NASA Internships | February |
| NDVS/SB Scholarship | February 15 |
| NDSU Lillian Goettler Scholarship | February 15 |
| UND Pearl I. Young Scholarship | February 15 |
| Transfer Scholarship | February 15 |
| Summer Student Research Fellowship | March 1 |
| Summer Affiliate, Educator, and College Student Mini-Grant | March 1 |
| Fall Student Research Fellowship | May 1 |
| Fall Affiliate, Educator, and College Student Mini-Grant | May 1 |
| Summer Faculty Fellowship | May 1 |
| STEM Ambassador Program | May 15 |
| ASCEND Grant | November 1 |
| Competition Team Funding | November 1 |
| Spring Student Research Fellowships | November 1 |
| Spring Affiliate, Educator, and College Student Mini-Grants | November 1 |
| * Applications open one month prior to deadline | |
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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.
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