The Student Programs category is designed to engage undergraduate students in hands-on, space-related research and engineering experiences. While the primary focus is on undergraduate participation, graduate students are also eligible to participate in many of these opportunities.
The Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) provides stipends to undergraduate and graduate students who are selected for summer internships at NASA centers through the NASA Internship Program. These internships offer students valuable real-world experience while contributing to NASA’s missions and research initiatives.
In addition, FSGC supports a variety of student-centered activities, including:
- Senior design and capstone projects;
- Student teams participating in NASA-sponsored competitions;
- Student organization projects related to space science, technology, engineering, and exploration; and
- Travel grants for U.S. citizen students presenting research papers or posters at professional conferences and workshops.
FSGC also sponsors the Space Trek Academy, a four-day immersive program held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Designed primarily for undergraduate students—with a special emphasis on freshmen and sophomores, while also welcoming graduate students—the Academy provides participants with the opportunity to design, build, and launch a scientific payload aboard a high-altitude weather balloon. Participation in the Academy is provided at no cost, with students responsible only for their travel to and from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Programs for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- NASA Internships (US Citizens only)
- Affiliate Scholarships (US Citizens only)
- Travel Grants (US Citizens only)
- Hybrid Rocket Competition (Competition cancelled -University and college teams interested in seeking funding to support rocketry projects are encouraged to contact Jaydeep Mukherjee at jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu for additional information and application details)
- 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