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Minority University Research and Education Programs

The NASA Office of Education provides funding for Minority University Research and Education Programs, or MUREP, to increase the participation of minority-serving institutions in NASA research and development and to increase the number of minority students pursuing higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. A variety of projects exists for students and faculty.

For more information, please contact:

Marilyn H. Lewis, Ed.D./WILL Technology
Minority University Programs
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
HS30/Academic Affairs Office
Huntsville, AL 35812
Phone: 256-961-1336
Fax: 256-961-1521
E-mail: Marilyn.H.Lewis@nasa.gov

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Competitive Grants

Competitive grants to minority-serving institutions include University Research Center development grants and Curriculum Improvement Partnership Awards, or CIPA, for research integration.
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Fellowships

Fellowship projects for faculty and graduate students at minority-serving institutions include the NASA Administrator's Fellowship Project, or NAFP, and the Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project, also known as JPFP. Through NAFP, NASA career employees are also given the opportunity to teach and conduct research at minority institutions.
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+ Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project Web site

The Pre-service Teacher Institute is a two-week residential course for elementary education majors co-sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and Oakwood College to expose education students to NASA curriculum resources and state-of-the-art methods of teaching mathematics and science. PSTI fellows receive a $500 stipend and three hours of course credit.
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NASA Science and Technology Institute for Minority Institutions, or NSTI-MI, was established in June 2006. It provides the opportunity for students and researchers from minority-serving institutions to collaborate with government, the private sector, other majority institutions, and research and technical organizations through the establishment of research and development collaborations and partnerships. NSTI-MI combines the talent and expertise of all minority institutions through research-based fellowships, internships, co-ops and grants.
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Internships

Minorities in Science and Engineering, or MISE, provides 10-week summer internships at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for students at Oakwood College, the University of Alabama at Huntsville and Alabama A&M University.
Contact Oakwood College Department of Research at 256-726-7114 or Madeline Hereford at Madeline.E.Hereford@nasa.gov.

Tribal Colleges and Summer Research Experience is designed for Tribal College students and faculty. Grants to Tribal Colleges include summer internships at all NASA centers.
Contact Dr. Nancy Maynard at 301-614-6572, Nancy.Maynard@nasa.gov.
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Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers Scholars Program provides 10-week summer internships at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving institutions who are majoring in science, mathematics or engineering.
Contact Rafaela Schwan at 817-361-8670, rschwan@shpe.org.

Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering and Space Sciences, or ACCESS, is an internship project for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities.
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Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars, or LARSS, provides competitive internships to college students interested in aerospace research.
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National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, or NACME, is the nation's largest source of scholarships for minorities in engineering. Summer internships are provided for minority students majoring in science, mathematics and engineering.
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Outreach

The Michael P. Anderson Summer Outreach Program is a three-week intensive hands-on program offered by Alabama A&M University’s School of Engineering Technology for rising 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders. The program is a nonresidential day program designed to expose students to different areas of engineering and science through experimentation in the areas of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. Students compete for trophies and awards at the conclusion of each activity. Activities include optics, robotics, solar energy, Web page design, wireless communication, electronics projects and bridge building.
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Mi Futuro (My Future) is a year-round program that offers summer math and science academies and annual conferences targeting Hispanic students. The program is implemented by Stillman College and Oakwood College in collaboration with the Alabama Latin American Society to help prepare pre-college students to achieve greater success in mathematics, science and technology in high school and college.
Contact Hernan Prado at hprado@alasweb.org.

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Scholarships

Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology

A consortium consisting of three organizations -- the Hispanic College Fund, the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation, also known as UNCFSP, and the Society of Hispanic Engineers -- has been awarded a 1.75-million-dollar grant from NASA for a new scholarship, internship and mentorship project: MUST.

MUST recipients are awarded half of tuition costs (not exceeding $10,000). MUST includes a mentorship project, academic support system and other resources and networks from HCF, UNCFSP and SHPE. Furthermore, MUST Scholars receive a $5,000 stipend for a summer internship at a NASA facility.

In total, undergraduates could receive up to $15,000. The MUST scholarship is open to all underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, women and people with disabilities. The MUST application is entirely online. Each applicant is required to submit an essay, a letter of recommendation, and resume online. In addition, he or she must mail a transcript and proof of citizenship to the Hispanic College Fund office.

Eligibility
To win a MUST scholarship, the student must:
-- Be pursuing a degree in science, engineering, technology or mathematics.
-- Be a U.S. citizen.
-- Be studying at an accredited college or university in the United States or Puerto Rico for the 2007-2008 academic year.
-- Be a rising freshman, sophomore, junior or transfer student attending or enrolling in an accredited U.S. institution of higher education as a full-time student.
-- Have earned and maintain a cumulative grade point average of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Applications
Go to www.hispanicfund.org or scholarships.hispanicfund.org and click on the MUST Scholarship Project link to learn more.

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