New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium

A NASA Space Grant Consortium

Please note: Any person funded under this grant must be a U.S. Citizen

Map of New Hampshire with NHSGC affiliates highlighted with various colored circles

We support seven New Hampshire affiliate institutions and thousands of teachers, students, faculty, and citizens interested in the sciences, space science, and inspiring future scientists.

Our affiliates include: University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Plymouth State University, the Community College System of NH, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Mount Washington Observatory, and BAE Systems.

UNH graduate student Sean Schaefer working with permafrost-associated microbial populations

Student research is at the heart of Space Grant's mission.

NHSG provides support for fellowships, internships, and scholarships at New Hampshire institutions, enabling students to concentrate on their learning and research goals, furthering STEM in the state and growing our scientific and technological capacity. In FY 2023, 114 internships, fellowships, and scholarships were awarded, with 51.3% of direct-funded awards going to women and 12.8% to STEM-underrepresented minority or ethnic groups.

New MSDC exhibit designed and constructed by NH technical high school students

Our informal education partners at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center and Mount Washington Observatory bring STEM to people of all ages, across New Hampshire and beyond.

NHSG supports exhibit development, internship positions, STEM camps at MSDC and UNH, and in-person and remote outreach. In the past year, we've reached more than ten thousand students and teachers statewide. Recently, Space Grant funding enabled MSDC's development and installation of an exhibit designed and constructed by students at area technical high schools.

UNH Lunacats Robotics team at the NASA lunar mining competition, 2022

Conference and individual/team research travel funding expand students' educational horizons and enable cooperation with other institutions.

Students and their mentors have attended conferences of the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society, the Wetterhahn Symposium at Dartmouth College, and competed in NASA Lunabotics. Virtual events also enrich students' communication with their fellows across the globe.

Upcoming opportunities

NHSG Affiliate Opportunities

UNH Space Grant Fellowships:
Summer applications due second Friday in February annually

UNH Space Grant Fellowship Application

CCSNH STEM Scholarships

CCSNH @ Awardspring

More Opportunities

NASA Opportunities

Undergraduate and graduate student opportunities

Proposals

NASA NSPIRES

Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA's overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines.