NASA SaSaMSI provides academic and direct research engagement in student airborne field campaigns to undergraduate minority students as part of the NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Activation Program.
What the program offers:
8-week program at 6 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and 3 NASA centers
- Coppin State University
- Hampton University
- Howard University
- Morgan State University
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- NASA Langley Research Center
- NASA Wallops Flight Facility
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Receive a competitive stipend, travel and housing expenses covered
Student airborne field campaign covering many aspects from planning of to achieve objectives, flying on NASA aircraft, and conducting measurements at ground validation sites
Gain hands-on research experience with the guidance of faculty and NASA research mentors
Fly onboard NASA research aircraft
Gain practical training in scientific research, data collection, and experimentation
Opportunity to present at national Geoscience conferences
Access to ongoing professional development activities, workshops, mentoring, and the SaSa community network