226 Alaskan students awarded and supported between 2015 - 2021

$1,726,157 in direct student support awarded between 2015-2021

62 Interns placed with NASA centers and Alaska Industry partners between 2015-2021

92% of graduates from 2015-2021 now employed in STEM fields or pursuing advanced STEM degrees

Funding Opportunities

What Our Students Say

The Space Grant helped to support my work in the Mao lab as an undergraduate researcher. The grant helped me to refine my research skills as a researcher by funding my curiosity and interest in aerosol research. By funding me, the program allowed me to think critically and work in a fast paced laboratory setting.I was able to experience a very diverse work environment which I believe will prepare me for when I have to work in the actual workplace.

The space grant allowed me and colleagues to compete in the 2017 Design Build Fly competition. The competition was one of the best learning experiences I gained at UAF. Funding from the Alaska space grant also allowed the club to continue, which was one of my biggest goals with the AIAA club.

Impact

Science

Magnetospheric Multiscale Observations of the Evolution of Foreshock Transients and their Substructures

Andrew Vu was introduced to plasma physics in an introductory course during his first year at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “I immediately became enthralled by the rich interplay between plasma and electromagnetic fields that occurs everywhere in the…

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Andrew Vu
Science

Recent Changes in Shrub Distribution and Abundance in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska

As earth's climate warms plant communities are changing. In particular, scientists have seen an increase in shrub biomass, abundance, and distribution in Arctic and alpine tundra, collectively termed “shrub expansion”. While studies indicate that climate change underlines this growth, local…

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Christina Rinas