NASA 2009-2010 Graduate Fellowship (NESSF) Program

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2009-2010 academic year. This call for fellowship proposals solicits applications from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Master of Science (MSc) or Doctoral (PhD) degree in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities.

The deadline for *new* applications is 3 February 2009, and the deadline for *renewal* applications is 16 March 2009.

The NESSF call for proposals and submission instructions are located at the NESSF 09 solicitation index page at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.Click on “Solicitations” then click on “Open Solicitations,” and select the “NESSF 09″ announcement. Please also review the “Proposal Submission Instructions” under “Other Documents” on the NESSF 09 solicitation index page.

All proposals must be submitted in electronic format through the NASA NSPIRES system. Students’ advisors have an active role in the submission of the fellowship proposal. To use the NSPIRES system, the advisor, the student, and the university must all register. Extended instructions on how to submit an electronic proposal package are posted on the NESSF 09 solicitation index page. NSPIRES registration is available at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.

Call for Graduate Fellowship Proposals NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program. Application Deadline for New Applications: 3 February 2009Application Deadline for Renewal Applications: 16 March 2009For further information, please go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Or contact:
Anne Crouch
Phone: 202-358-0855
Email: hq-nessf-Earth@nasa.gov

Or: Dolores Holland,
Program Administrator for NESSF Heliophysics Research,Planetary Science Research, and Astrophysics Research
Phone: 202-358-0734
Email: hq-nessf-Space@nasa.gov