Priority Deadline: January 30, 2025 @ 12pm
Final Deadline: February 14, 2025 @ 12pm
Award Notification Date: Mid-March 2025
Awardee Orientation: April 2025
Funds must be used between June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
What are we looking for?
Washington Space Grant seeks proposals for career and college pathway projects to provide authentic student engagement experiences in STEM fields. Funds may be used to support or enhance existing projects or fund new initiatives and endeavors. Suggested categories include but are not limited to: undergraduate research experiences, educator professional development, and experiential learning projects for college, high or middle school students.
There are three funding level options:
$22,000 Award Level
→ $20,000 must be used for Participant Support Cost.
→ $2,000 may be used for Program-related Cost.
→ Cost Share Requirement. One-to-one fund match from a non-federal source.
$12,000 Award Level
→ $10,000 must be used for Participant Support Cost.
→ $2,000 may be used for Program-related Cost.
→ No cost share funding match requirement.
$3,000 Award Level
→ $3,000 may be any combination. This award level is intended for middle and high school experiential learning experiences or educator professional development projects.
→ No cost share funding match requirement.
Application institutions must be:
→ Accredited colleges or universities in Washington State.
→ Community-based institutions such as STEM museums, science centers, or colleges and career pathway organizations operating in Washington State.
You can use this grant to support:
→ Undergraduate Scholarships.
→ Undergraduate Internship Stipends for experiential learning experiences.
→ Graduate Fellowship Stipends.
→ Travel Funds for individual students (example: travel to conference to present research).
→ Middle and high school career exploration activities.
*NOTE: Citizenship Requirements Direct Funding Using NASA Funds
→ Undergraduate direct funding recipients must be US Citizen or legal resident.
→ Graduate direct funding recipients must be US Citizen only.
→ Participants not receiving direct funding do not have residency requirement.
→ To promote a positive experience, Space Grant highly recommends you explore other ways to provide an equivalent amount of funding for participants who do not qualify for NASA direct funding.
Program Cost is defined as:
→ Supplies, materials, transportation, and compensation for professional staff to guide students through experiential learning in STEM topics (example: field trip bus for a laboratory tour).
→ Refreshments & meals (for program-related training, workshop sessions, or recognition events).
You cannot use this grant for:
→ Major equipment purchases.
→ Activities not directly related to student-centric experiential learning experiences.
How to apply
The application must use the templates provided. Submit your application to nasa@uw.edu.
Proposal Application Submission Checklist
✔ Email Subject: Grant Proposal Submission: [Your Institution’s Name]
✔ Proposal Cover Sheet (Must be signed by an Authorized Official)
✔ Scope of Work
✔ Budget Worksheet
✔ OPTIONAL: Supporting documentation such as website, past program reports, and key personnel and facilitators’ credentials and relevant experience. Please submit as attachments or weblinks. If you attach supporting documents, cross-reference them in the body of the proposal narrative. 3 page limit.
We are here to help with your application! Contact Kam Yee, WASG Deputy Director, by emailing nasa@uw.edu
Selection criteria
For this grant, reviewers will use the criteria below to score each application:
1. Qualifications: The applicant has demonstrated ability, subject matter expertise, and staff to produce the project.
2. Quality: Program is well-conceived and intentionally integrates evidence-based practices. Program includes multiple (or a series of) meaningful learning experiences over a period of time (from weeks to months) for participants to develop technical skills or gain STEM career and college readiness through sustained engagement.
3. Feasibility: Program has institutional infrastructure to sustain meaningful engagement with participants from all backgrounds. Proposal includes a clear and realistic budget, timeline, and milestone goals.
4. NASA Mission Directorate Alignment: Washington Space Grant Partner Grant is financially supported by NASA and requires funded activities to have direct alignment with the NASA Mission Directorates.
Definitions
Cost Sharing or Fund Matching
Cost Share occurs when a quantified portion of the costs of an Award are not paid by the sponsor, but paid instead using resources within a department, school/college, or other party outside of the UW and Affiliate Institution. Cost-share must be from non-federal funds. Example: Salary, facilities rental on awardee campus directly related to reaching stated goals in awarded projects.
NASA Mission Directorates
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is broken down into Mission Directorates: Aeronautics, Exploration Systems, Science, Space Operations, and Space Technology. They define NASA research priorities and form the foundation of the agency’s mission to explore the unknown in air and space, innovate for the benefit of humanity, and inspire the world through discovery. Visit NASA’s webpage for details.
STEM Degrees and Majors
For the purpose of this grant, please refer to the STEM Designated Degree Program List. Student participants may be enrolleded full-time or part-time in pursuit of majors and equivalent certifications.
For more information and/or to apply:
https://www.waspacegrant.org/info/about/affiliate-faq/
Deadline: 02/14/2025 12:00 Pacific Time