Tuesday, January 22, 2013

NASA Opportunities


1. NASA Academy – application deadline extended to January 28, 2013

The NASA Ames Academy Application deadline is extended to 1.28.13. You may apply online at https://academyapp.com
If you have questions or need additional information, please feel free to browse our website at http://academy.arc.nasa.gov, or contact me via
email. 

2. NASA LARSS Program webcast on Jan. 23-24, 2013
 
My name is Debbie Murray and I am the Program Coordinator for the NASA Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program.  The NASA LARSS Program is managed in partnership with NASA, the National Institute of Aerospace and the VirginiaSpace Grant Consortium.
 
We will be hosting a NASA LARSS Program webcast on Jan. 23-24 – 3 pm, per the details below.  We would like to invite students and faculty from your school to participate.  Following the details below, you will find a program description and the website to apply for consideration. Please share our information with your faculty and students.  The application is now up for our 2013 summer session with a deadline of Feb. 1, 2013.  Also attached is our recruitment flyer, which provides many of the program specifics that you may forward in your message. 
 
January 23rd and 24th, 2013   -- Tune in Either Day     
3:00 – 4:00 pm EST
Tune into the DLiNfo Channel to learn how to start your NASA internship. Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars (LARSS) program offers internships for US students attending a US college or university. The opportunities to research alongside some of NASA's finest engineers and scientists is geared for students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degrees, but other degrees are welcomed. If this defines you, use the link to join the webcast.
 
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/webcast/webcast.html
 
For more information contact the LARSS Program Coordinator, Debbie Murray, Deborah.B.Murray@NASA.gov.
  
Program Description:
 The LARSS Program is one of NASA’s most prestigious and successful student research programs, having recently ranked among the top ten best internships in the nation. Designed to bridge the gap between academic concepts and real-world experience, LARSS creates opportunities for students to come to NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Hampton, Virginia to conduct robust research and work on exciting projects while working side-by-side with NASA’s finest scientists and engineers. 
 
LARSS is a year-round (3 sessions) paid, research internship program for undergraduate and graduate students that provides real research experiences in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as well as in business, communication, marketing, and other areas that support NASA’s mission. Most majors accepted! The LARSS program hosts over 200 interns annually.
 
The website is http://www.nianet.org/larss.  As indicated, the program is mostly STEM based with opportunities for special project areas in non-STEM disciplines as well.
 
We invite all eligible students to apply and encourage female students, under-represented minorities, college students with disabilities, military veterans, first-generation college students, and students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to apply.
 
Eligibility requirements include: 
US Citizenship 
Full-time status at an accredited US college or university 
Classification as a rising undergraduate junior, senior, or graduate student (Masters or doctoral level), by the start of the summer session
Cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
 
We also have a LARSS Bridge component, which allows early application for rising high school seniors, undergraduate freshmen and sophomores to apply if they have a 3.5 GPA and previous NASA program experience.  This experience can come from many areas including but not limited to any NASA OSSI-SOLAR Program, INSPIRE, SHARPE, VASTS, CHROME, NASA Governor's School, Space Camp, USRP, ACCESS, MUST, NASA Robotics, NASA Volunteer Services, and any documented time worked on a NASA grant/contract/cooperative agreement with a faculty member that equates to a minimum of 40 hours.
 
My contact info is below.  My Program Assistant is Sarah Pauls .  Please cc her on any messages so that one of us may respond in a timely manner.
 
Regards,
Debbie Murray
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Debbie Murray,  *NASA LARSS Program Coordinator 
Virginia Space Grant Consortium      
E-Mail: Deborah.B.Murray@nasa.gov
              URL: http://www.nianet.org/larss
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 400                         Phone:  757-864-5215
17 Langley Blvd., Room 219            Fax:  757-864-6763
Hampton, VA  23681-2199
 
*The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program is managed for NASA by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) under a sub-award from the National Institute of Aerospace.