NASA Awards $2.3 Million in Fellowships to US Universities for Aviation, Planetary, Space Research

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September 18, 2019 
RELEASE 19-075
 NASA Awards $2.3 Million in Fellowships to US Universities for Aviation, Planetary, Space Research

NASA has awarded fellowships to 14 minority-serving institutions through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and five majority institutions through its Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), all totaling $2.3 million, to support graduate student research.

The university projects funded by these fellowships represent the highest levels of the innovative breadth and depth of research and contribute directly to the nation’s aviation and space priorities, including America’s return to the Moon through the Artemis program.

The recipient institutions of MUREP fellowships are:

	The University of California, Riverside
	The University of Minnesota (two awards)
	University of New Mexico
	University of Texas, Arlington
	University of California, Irvine
	University of Maryland
	University of Washington, Seattle
	Montclair State University
	Florida International University
	New Mexico State University
	University of Hawaii Systems
	University of Houston System
	San Diego State University Foundation

The recipient institutions of ARMD fellowships are:

	University of Florida
	Ohio State University
	Pennsylvania State University
	Georgia Institute of Technology
	Pennsylvania State University

The awards provide for the augmentation of each award with the possibility of a fourth-year extension based on an institution’s ability to expand on the previous years’ accomplishments, offering further opportunities to infuse new research into NASA’s work in the areas of science and aeronautics, and providing a timeline conducive to aiding the agency’s forward momentum with lunar missions. The agency’s lunar exploration plans are based on a multifaceted approach, first landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024 and then establishing a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028 as a way to prepare to send astronauts to Mars.

For more information these fellowship awards and the projects they will fund, visit:

https://go.nasa.gov/2NlhqIw

For more information about NASA internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities, visit: 

https://intern.nasa.gov 

For information about NASA’s STEM Engagement, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/stem/about.html

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	September 18, 2019 RELEASE 19-075 NASA Awards $2.3 Million in Fellowships to US Universities for Aviation, Planetary, Space Research NASA has awarded fellowships to 14 minority-serving institutions through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and five majority institutions through its Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), all totaling $2.3 million, to support graduate student research. The university projects funded by these fellowships represent the highest levels of the innovative breadth and depth of research and contribute directly to the nation’s aviation and space priorities, including America’s return to the Moon through the Artemis program. The recipient institutions of MUREP fellowships are: The University of California, Riverside The University of Minnesota (two awards) University of New Mexico University of Texas, Arlington University of California, Irvine University of Maryland University of Washington, Seattle Montclair State University Florida International University New Mexico State University University of Hawaii Systems University of Houston System San Diego State University Foundation The recipient institutions of ARMD fellowships are: University of Florida Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Georgia Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State University The awards provide for the augmentation of each award with the possibility of a fourth-year extension based on an institution’s ability to expand on the previous years’ accomplishments, offering further opportunities to infuse new research into NASA’s work in the areas of science and aeronautics, and providing a timeline conducive to aiding the agency’s forward momentum with lunar missions. The agency’s lunar exploration plans are based on a multifaceted approach, first landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024 and then establishing a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028 as a way to prepare to send astronauts to Mars. For more information these fellowship awards and the projects they will fund, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/2NlhqIw For more information about NASA internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities, visit: https://intern.nasa.gov For information about NASA’s STEM Engagement, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/about.html -end-
	Press Contacts Sean Potter / J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1536 / 202-358-5241 sean.potter@xxxxxxxx / j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx
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