opportunity grants

State-wide NYSG opportunity grants are competitively awarded to support New York primary, secondary, and post-secondary educators and higher education students working on NASA-related projects in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each applicant can request up to $2,000 in funding, available on a recurring basis during the fiscal year.

The intent of NYSG awards are to attract, recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology

Usage of Funds:

Funds may be used for activities that include but are not limited to the following:

• Faculty collaboration with NASA researchers

• Modify and/or expand ADA accessible equipment in lab spaces

• Payload space on launch vehicles

• Student research mentored by college faculty or professional scientists

• Travel to present at scientific conferences or symposia

• Participation in training or professional development

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible to apply, grant recipients:

• Must be full-time students or faculty members at accredited colleges/universities within NY State (includes community colleges and technical schools), or K-12 STEM teachers (or parent of home-schooled student with an approved individualized home instruction plan – IHIP) within NY State

Project merit:

To be considered for funding applicants must exemplify their project/activity’s:

• Relevance to NASA priorities, aerospace science, technology, or education

• Impact on New York State

• Impact on recipient

• Previous NYSG funding

Rubric:

Deadlines:

A table of application due dates is shown below.