NVSGC Undergraduate NASA STEM Scholarship
Direct application
$3,000
Eligibility
Major
General Engineering
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Full-time undergraduate students in the Nevada System of Higher Education enrolled in a NASA-aligned STEM program with a faculty mentor may apply for independent research funding.
Awards of $3,000 support either a 10-week summer research project or a full academic-year project aligned with NASA Mission Directorate priorities. Recipients must maintain full-time enrollment and financial-aid eligibility throughout the scholarship period.
Submit an application indicating your preferred scholarship period by March 6. Selected students present their projects at a statewide Nevada Space Grant and NASA EPSCoR meeting.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online application
- Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended
- Biographical sketch or CV from the student and faculty mentor
- At least one recommendation letter from the supervising faculty mentor
- Statement of Interest
- Research proposal/project description and abstract
- Online Application Form (submitted via the program webpage)
- References/Citations listed separately (not counted in the page limit)
- Unofficial Transcripts from all colleges attended, including Spring 2026 enrollments
- Biographical Sketch or CV (2 pages max) from BOTH the student and the faculty mentor
- At least one Recommendation Letter from the supervising faculty mentor (on letterhead or from official email, affirming proposal originality and intent to support)
- All materials combined into a single PDF and submitted online
- Research proposal must align with a NASA Mission Directorate priority and follow formatting: single-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-pt Times New Roman
- Eligibility: full-time enrollment at an NSHE institution, NASA-aligned STEM degree, good academic standing, financial-aid eligible, supervised by an NSHE faculty mentor
- Research proposal must align with a NASA Mission Directorate priority.
- Project materials must be combined into a single PDF and submitted online.
- Selected students present projects at a statewide Nevada Space Grant and NASA EPSCoR meeting.