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Virginia community college students are invited to apply for paid, hands-on research experiences at NASA Langley and NASA Wallops.

Student researchers will work with NASA research advisors on the designated research project over the course of a 10-week, 40-hour- per-week, summer research experience. Students will receive a $7,500 stipend

Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Attend a Virginia community college
• Must have completed at least one semester of community college
• Enrolled in at least 6 credit hours
• Be a �鶹�� major (exclusive of applied health and business)
• Students pursuing a �鶹�� technician track are highly encouraged to apply
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale with references and activities demonstrating a strong interest in �鶹��

Faculty are invited to participate in a three-day residential workshop at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility that focuses on the integration of �鶹�� in the NASA workplace with the purpose of assisting faculty in educating students on the importance of teamwork, technical skills, and problem-solving while introducing them to the missions performed and managed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

● To foster enhanced community college retention in �鶹�� academic tracks through graduation or transfer to a four-year institution.
● To strengthen VSGC’s relationships with and build NASA linkages with/for Virginia’s community colleges.
● Supporting objectives are to nurture diversity; to pipeline �鶹�� students to their next academic and workplace steps; and to foster �鶹�� career awareness and workplace skills.