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NASA Office of Education Competitive Funding Opportunities
Joeletta Patrick
Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Manager
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Introduction – Federal Mandates
• Agency’s Response to Four Minority Serving Institutions Executive Orders (EO)– EO 13532: Historically Black College or Universities
(HBCUs)– EO 13592: Tribal College or Universities (TCUs)– EO 13555: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)– EO 13515: Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander – Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) – Other Minority Serving Institution (OMI)
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Introduction – What is MUREP?
• MUREP increases the Agency’s responsiveness to federal mandates related to minority institutions and underrepresented and underserved communities
• Currently administered by NASA’s Office of Education Implemented at the NASA 10 field centers(HQ not a center)1. ARC – Ames Research Center - CA2. AFRC - Armstrong Flight Research Center (Formerly Dryden Flight
Research Center) - CA3. GRC – Glen Research Center - OH4. GSFC – Goddard Space Flight Center - MD5. JPL – Jet Propulsion Lab - CA6. JSC – Johnson Space Center - TX7. KSC – Kennedy Space Center - FL8. LaRC – Langley Research Center - VA9. MSFC – Marshall Space Flight Center - AL10. SSC – Stennis Space Center - MS
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Where are we now?
• America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ358/pdf/PLAW-111publ358.pdf
• Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education (CoSTEM)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/nstc/committees/costem
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/stem_stratplan_2013.pdf
Reference: America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2014http://democrats.science.house.gov/sites/democrats.science.house.gov/files/documents/Competes%202014%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
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NASA Office of Education Strategies and Outcomes
• NASA Strategic Plan 2014http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/FY2014_NASA_SP_508c.pdf
– Goal 2: Advance understanding of earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet.
• Objective 2.4: Advance the Nation’s STEM education and workforce pipeline by working collaboratively with other agencies to engage students, teachers, and faculty in NASA’s missions and unique assets.
• FY2015 Complete Management and Performance Appendix
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/508_NASA_FY15_MP.pdf
– Multi-year Performance Goal and Annual Performance Indicator (API)
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Where to find funding opportunities
• Grants (Grants and Cooperative Agreements)• NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and
Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
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Where to find funding opportunities Cont.
• Education Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS) – 2014– ALL MUREP Opportunities
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Current Opportunity
• MUREP Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO)– Active Solicitation– Please send all questions to Dr. Oscar Murillo at
[email protected]– ~4 to 9 awards to MSI– Up to $1M a year for 5 years– NOI is due September 22, 2014 at 11:59pm EST– Proposal due November 12, 2014 at 11:59pm EST
• Future Opportunities – TBD– Look at former opportunities to get an idea of what
we’ve done. To see a listing of former MUREP portfolio visit: www.nasa.gov/education/MUREP
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How to get connected
• Volunteer to be a reviewer1. Register in NSPIRES
2. Email Tamra K. Ross at [email protected]
• Registered in NSPIRES• Joeletta Patrick suggested I be a reviewer
• White paper on your science– No more than 3 pages– Email to Joeletta Patrick and I will FORWARD
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Student Opportunities
• NASA Internship, Fellowships, and Scholarshipshttps://intern.nasa.gov/
– Internship – precollege, undergraduates, and graduates• Open for Spring applications - Closes October 12, 2014
– Scholarship – undergraduates, community college, graduating seniors
• 75% of Tuition up to $9,000• Paid Summer Internship $6,000• 3.0 GPA and US Citizen
– Fellowships – graduate• $44,000 for Masters• $49,000 for Doctorates