NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship Program

With this Graduate Fellowship application, you will need to upload a three-page project description, identify and align project with MDs, submit a short (600 word) essay, provide a budget with how the cost share will covered, and attach your one-page resume.

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College/University:	What West Virginia Space Grant university are you currently attending? Bethany College Bluefield State University Fairmont State University Glenville State University Marshall University Shepherd University West Liberty University West Virginia State University West Virginia University West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia Wesleyan College Wheeling University
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Overall GPA:	(4 point scale)
Departmental GPA:	(4 point scale)
Current Rank:	Senior Masters Student Doctoral Student
Expected Date of Graduation:	(mm/yyyy)
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Educational History:	List the colleges and/or universities from which you have completed at least 10 credits. For each organization please upload an unofficial transcript. Also, indicate if there is anything else you want us to know about your GPA. Note that if you are within your first 1-2 years of graduate school, please include your overall undergraduate GPA here. If you do not have a PDF conversion tool you can use one of these free on-line PDF converters: PDF Online - PDF Converter. To ensure that your PDF files may be properly included in your application, please ensure that they are not protected via encryption, a password, a signed certificate, or in any other manner.
	College/University Credits GPA (4 pt scale) STEM Statement File Upload File Upload File Upload File Upload

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	Once you have submitted your application we will email your advisor instructions on how to submit an on-line letter of recommendation on your behalf. Please inform them that they will be receiving an email from notices@spacegrant.net with these instructions. Letters of recommendation are due by Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Project Title:
Mission Directorate Alignment:	Aeronautics Research Exploration Systems Developemnt Science Space Operations Space Technology
	In 250 words or less, tell us how your proposal relates to the selected Mission Directorate? Also include a direct link to that specific program area.
NASA Budget Request:	$
Cost Share:	$ List source of cost share funding:
Project Description:	Please upload a well-written (easy to understand, with no grammatical or spelling errors) maximum three-page summary of the research plan in your own words, including a statement of the problem, methodology, significance, expected results, description of the relationship of the proposed project to NASA's area(s) of research (The full list of NASA Mission Directorates and Center Alignment can be found here.), and proposed timeline. References do not count towards the three-page limit. Proposals should be written with minimal use of jargon. Mentors may provide editorial and revision assistance for student proposals, but they must be primarily the work of student applicants. A letter of support from the faculty mentor is to be submitted separately from the student application. Additional details can be found on the program page. Budget (1 page): A faculty member from the applicant's department, preferably student's thesis/dissertation advisor, must agree to serve as a mentor and research advisor for the described project. Each award will be up to $15,000. These awards must be supplemented by a 1:1 cost share by the applicant's home institution, and budget should cover the grant funding and cost share amount, as well as note how the cost share will be covered. Upload File: File Upload (PDF Format)

Resume:	File Upload (PDF Format)
Essay:	In 600 words or less please address the following items. Applicant's research experience and career interests Applicant's plans for sharing research findings through participation in a professional conference and/or publication Acknowledgement of prior WVSGC funding and brief description of previous projects funded

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Gender:	Male Female Non-Binary
Ethnicity:	Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino
Race:	American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White
US Veteran:	Have you ever served in the US armed services? Yes No
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Person With Disability:	Yes No

	I am a citizen of the United States of America.
	I am or will be a full-time graduate student during the period of the award.
	I understand that if any required sections are missing, my application will not be reviewed.
	If awarded, I agree to provide West Virginia Space Grant Consortium: (1) an end-of-year report detailing my activities and accomplishments during the period of the Fellowship, including publications, research, and meetings attended; and (2) information about my studies and/or employment on request beyond the term of the award. (This is part of a NASA requirement to track the long-range effectiveness of the scholarship program.)
	I certify that all of the information contained in this application is complete and correct and that I meet all of the eligibility requirements stated in this application.