National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

The space-grant colleges are institutions that are members of a network of 52 consortia formed for the purpose of outer space-related research.[1] Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.

The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988. NASA administers the program, and first took that role in 1989.

Similar programs include land-grant colleges (instituted in 1862), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966), and sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003). Unlike in the land-grant program, no economic rights to outer space have been granted in the space-grant program, only money.

Objectives

The program claims the following objectives:[2]

Participating institutions

As of 2002, there are over 850 participating institutions.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. "NASA Space Grant Program". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program(Space Grant) 2010-2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  3. "Space Grant Program". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. "Arizona Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  5. "Arkansas Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. California Space Grant Consortium » Affiliates. Casgc.ucsd.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  7. "Colorado Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  8. Connecticut Space Grant Consortium. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  9. "Florida Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  10. "Idaho Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. Engaging STEM Education for the State of Indiana. INSGC (2013-06-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  12. NASA Kentucky – Space Grant Consortium and EPSCoR Programs | NASA Kentucky website. Nasa.engr.uky.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  13. Maine Space Grant Consortium. www.msgc.org (2015-03-02). Retrieved on 2015-03-02.
  14. Maryland Space Grant Consortium. Md.spacegrant.org (2012-05-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
  15. "Member Institutions". Mississippi Space Grant Consortium. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  16. Missouri Space Grant Consortium-Associates and Affiliates Page Retrieved on 2016-01-11
  17. New Mexico Space Grant – Home | New Mexico Space Grant Consortium homepage. www.nmspacegrant.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-05.
  18. "New York NASA Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  19. "Ohio Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  20. "Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  21. Utah Space Grant Consortium. www.utahspacegrant.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-12.

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