SHU-NJSGC (NASA) Summer Undergraduate Student Research Fellowships

Additional Information

Background 

The New Jersey Space Grant Consortium was established in 1991 by a grant from NASA. The objectives of the Consortium are to develop programs to further aerospace and STEM education, research, and development in New Jersey. For the upcoming summer, NJSGC has awarded Seton Hall University twelve Summer Student Research Fellowships to administer.

Fellowship Details

• Seton Hall University has twelve fellowships to award in the academic year. The fellowship amount is $2,500 per student.
• The fellowship amount is only for the stipend and supplies of the student.

Eligibility Requirements

• The fellowship recipient must conduct research relevant to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) or aerospace and fit into one of NASA’s missions as outlined on their website. 
• The fellow must be a full-time student at Seton Hall University. A faculty member in SHU has to agree to supervise the research of the fellow.
• By NASA mandate, only U.S. citizens are eligible.
• Underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Application Procedures

• The application should include the completed application form and a one-page research project description from the student with the approval of faculty supervisor for the project.
• Applications will be reviewed by a committee formed by the faculty of the science departments at Seton Hall.

Renewal Procedures

Award Procedures and Requirements

• Each fellowship recipient is required to write a 1,000 word report outlining the research that they have conducted after the conclusion of the project.
• NJSGC must be properly acknowledged in any publication, presentation, or poster session involving the research.
• NASA requests NJSGC to conduct longitudinal tracking of its fellowship recipients. The fellow will be asked to pledge to provide NJSGC information of their progress and career selection for a period of ten years after the end of the fellowship. Please note: Such information is requested only for statistical purposes, and will be published only in aggregate form—names of recipients will remain confidential. The data will only be shared with NASA.