The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program was created by NASA in 1989. It is now referred to as the Space Grant. It is a national network of colleges and universities aimed at promoting space projects through engineering education, research, and public outreach events.
There are 850 affiliates including schools, museums, science centers, and government agencies. The program’s goal is to, “Contribute to the nation’s science enterprise by funding education, research, and public engagement projects through a national network of university-based Space Grant consortia.” You can read more on their website here. The opportunities afforded to students at one of these colleges are tremendous. They work on very important projects that benefit NASA’s mission and students build invaluable skills. Their objective involves educating, supporting, and promoting the study of space and the careers it has to offer.
Here is a list of colleges who are members of the consortium of the Space Grant:
Alabama Space Grant Consortium
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Alaska Space Grant Consortium
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Arizona Space Grant Consortium
University of Arizona
Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
California Space Grant Consortium
University of California, San Diego
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
University of Colorado, Boulder
Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
University of Hartford
Delaware Space Grant Consortium
University of Delaware
District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium
American University
Florida Space Grant Consortium
University of Central Florida
Georgia Space Grant Consortium
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, Oahu
Idaho Space Grant Consortium
University of Idaho, Moscow
Illinois Space Grant Consortium
University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign
Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Purdue University
Iowa Space Grant Consortium
Lead Grant Institution: University of Northern Iowa
Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Wichita State University
Kentucky Space Grant Consortium
University of Kentucky
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium
Louisiana State University
Maine Space Grant Consortium
Maine Space Grant Consortium, Inc.
Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan Space Grant Consortium
University of Michigan
Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
University of Minnesota
Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
University of Mississippi
Missouri Space Grant Consortium
University of Missouri, Rolla
Montana Space Grant Consortium
Montana State University
Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Nevada Space Grant Consortium
Nevada System of Higher Education
New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey Space Grant Consortium
Rutgers University
New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
New Mexico State University
New York Space Grant Consortium
Cornell University
North Carolina Space Grant Consortium
North Carolina State University
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
University of North Dakota
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Ohio Space Institute
Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium
University of Oklahoma
Oregon Space Grant Consortium
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
Pennsylvania State University
Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium
University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration
Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium
Brown University
South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
College of Charleston
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Tennessee Space Grant Consortium
Vanderbilt University
Texas Space Grant Consortium
University of Texas, Austin
Utah Space Grant Consortium
University of Utah
Vermont Space Grant Consortium
University of Vermont
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Virginia Space Grant Consortium Headquarters
Washington Space Grant Consortium
University of Washington
West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
West Virginia University
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
Carthage College
Wyoming Space Grant Consortium
University of Wyoming
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