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Over the past decade, MASGC has built up its membership to reflect the diversity of educational institutions in the state, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the Islands. The goal is to utilize Space Grant funds to allow Massachusetts students to participate in activities relevant to NASA's mission.

The consortium's objectives are to contribute to the development of aerospace education, research, technology, and workforce development across the state, in alignment with NASA's strategic goals. These objectives are as follows:

1. To inspire, engage, educate, and employ the next generation of explorers through NASA-unique science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities. The consortium provides NASA competency-building opportunities in higher education and research by awarding fellowships and other direct grants to students at MASGC affiliate institutions. It also offers internships at NASA centers to as many Massachusetts students as possible, reflecting the diversity of students throughout the state. The aim is to create a skilled workforce for NASA, the aerospace industry, and academia. Additionally, MASGC supports both in-service and student teachers in preparing to teach at the precollege level.

The consortium also promotes STEM literacy and awareness of NASA's mission through its outreach partners and public events. With assistance from NASA, MASGC has organized various activities such as Science on the Street, public lectures, symposia, and events related to space activities and commemorations of NASA anniversaries. Over the past four years, more than 1,500 members of the public have attended these MASGC-supported activities.

MASGC has strong working relationships with the main informal science and technology education institutions in the state, namely the Boston Museum of Science and the Christa McAuliffe Center.

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

OVER THE PAST DECADE MASGC HAS BUILT UP ITS MEMBERSHIP TO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE FROM THEBERKSHIRES TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND TO UTILIZE SPACE GRANT FUNDS TO ALLOW MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO NASA S MISSION. THE CONSORTIUM S OBJECTIVES ARE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AEROSPACE EDUCATION RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STATE IN ALIGNMENT WITH NASA S STRATEGIC GOALS AS FOLLOWS: 1. TO INSPIRE ENGAGE EDUCATE AND EMPLOY THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS THROUGH NASA-UNIQUE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDES NASA COMPETENCY BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BY WAY OF AWARDING FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER DIRECT GRANTS TO STUDENTS AT MASGC AFFILIATE INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNSHIPS AT NASA CENTERS TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER POSSIBLE OF MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO CREATE A SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR NASA THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA. IT ALSO SUPPORTS BOTH IN-SERVICE AND STUDENT TEACHERS TO PREPARE TO TEACH AT THE PRECOLLEGE LEVEL. THE CONSORTIUM PROMOTES STEM LITERACY AND AWARENESS OF NASA S MISSION THROUGH ITS OUTREACH PARTNERS AND ALSO THROUGH PUBLIC EVENTS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM NASA. IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS OVER 1 500 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE ATTENDED VARIOUS MASGC SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SCIENCE ON THE STREET PUBLIC LECTURES SYMPOSIA AND EVENTS RELATED TO SPACE ACTIVITIES AND COMMEMORATIONS OF NASA ANNIVERSARIES. MASGC HAS STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MAIN INFORMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATETHE BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND THE CHRISTA MCAULIFFE CENTER.

43.008 - Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 United States

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National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020 – 2024 (NNH19ZHA001C)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 01/31/24 to 07/31/25 and the total obligations have increased 1255% from $350,000 to $4,742,473.