The programs under the Student Program Category targets undergraduate students (graduate students are eligible to particiapte) and their direct participation in space related projects. FSGC provides stipends to undergraduate and graduate students for participating in summer internships at NASA centers through the NASA Internship website.
We also provide support for senior design projects, teams participating in NASA competitions, support to student club projects, and travel grants to students (US citizens only) presenting a poster or paper in a conference/workshop. FSGC also holds a 4 day Academy for undergrad and grad students with a focus on freshman and sophomores (free of cost except travel to the KSC Visitor Complex) at the KSC Visitor Complex to build and launch a payload on a weather balloon .
Programs for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- NASA Internships (US Citizens only)
- Affiliate Scholarships (US Citizens only)
- Travel Grants (US Citizens only)
- Hybrid Rocket Competition (2023-24 competition cancelled – teams interested in funding for rocketry projects at their university/college, please email jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu)
- Student Club Projects
- Senior Design Projects at Universities
- Re-Rassor Rover – Student Initiative
- Senior Design Projects at Kennedy Space Center (US Citizens only)
- NASA Competitions
- Space Trek Academy
- Weather Ballooning workshop for South Florida universities (completed)
- Nationwide Ballooning Program and Scholarships for Students at the Univ. of Central Florida, Univ. of North Florida, and Florida International University