Today, NASA pauses to remember those who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
| | Professional Development Opportunities | | Audience: STEM educators Event Date: Thursday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. EST CONNECT-ing is back for 2023 and we want to meet with you! Join the CONNECT-ing hour ready to share how you have used NASA activities to shift from teacher-centered to student-centered instruction. Hear from other members, collaborate on best practices, and share resources for 2023. Not a member of NASA’s new online community of practice? Click here to join CONNECTS to stay up to date on the latest NASA resources, collaborate with educators, and gain access to exclusive events. | | Audience: Rural educators in the U.S. Event Date: Thursday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. EST Join NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for a monthly series that connects rural educators to resources, networking, and professional development opportunities. This month’s webinar will focus on two student-focused opportunities from the NASA eClips team. Special guests Dr. Sharon Bowers, Joan Harper-Neely, and Betsy McAllister will discuss ways for your students to interact, engage, and share their learning with peers across the nation. Click here to register to attend. | | Audience: Youth-serving STEM programs for underrepresented youth (ages 9-14) Pre-application Webinar: Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. EST Application Deadline: Feb. 18 The NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY) project is seeking 20 partners to provide NASA-themed STEM programs for underrepresented youth (with a focus on girls and youth of color).
Selected partners will receive $5,000 to run two programs, one in late 2023 and one in early 2025.
Click here for full project details and to register for the pre-application webinar. | | Audience: Teams with at least three members from higher education (two- to four-year institutions) or nonprofit institutions Proposal Deadline: March 29 Contact:
In partnership with the National Science Foundation, NASA’s Science and Space Technology Mission Directorates offer a new pathway to participate in Innovation Corps (I-Corps)™. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot aims to accelerate the transition of promising ideas from the lab to the marketplace while encouraging collaboration between academia and industry. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot will support teams with access to training in innovation and entrepreneurship skills through a grant, up to $10K, and the opportunity to apply for additional funding, up to $40K. | | Are You Up for a Challenge? | | Audience: U.S. citizens who are undergraduate/graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities Submission Deadline: Feb. 28 In the push toward net-zero emissions by 2050, NASA seeks to crowdsource ideas for potential new clean aviation energy sources. Through the 2023 Blue Skies Competition, teams of two to six students will conceptualize and analyze the climate impacts along the source-to-flight lifecycle of one potential, primary clean aviation energy source of the future, and create a five- to seven-page research proposal and two-minute video summary. Finalist teams will receive a $6,000 stipend to participate in the 2023 Blue Skies Forum at a NASA center in June 2023. Winners are eligible for NASA internships in the academic year following the competition. | | Audience: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students Entry Deadline: March 13 The 2023 RASC-AL competition invites university teams to develop new concepts that leverage innovation to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars, and beyond by addressing one of four themes: Homesteading Mars, Lunar North Pole Tourism, Lunar Surface Transporter Vehicle, or Multi-use Platform at L1. Up to 14 teams will be chosen to present their concepts at the June 2023 RASC-AL Forum, where prototype demonstrations are highly encouraged. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Application Deadline: Monday, Jan. 30 | | Entry Deadline: Friday, Feb. 17 | | |
Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength
Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit ciencia.nasa.gov. | | Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web: | | | | | | |
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