National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

The space-grant colleges compose a network of 52 consortia, based at universities across the United States, for outer space-related research.^{[citation needed]} Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico and consists of multiple independent institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.

The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988; NASA administers the program, and first took that role in 1989.

The program claims the following objectives:

• Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, outer space and related fields;
• Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and federal, state and local governments;
• Encourage interdisciplinary training, research and public service programs related to aerospace;
• Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,
• Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.

Space grant colleges are not to be confused with land-grant colleges (a program instituted in 1862), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966) or sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003).

Participating institutions

As of 2002, there are over 800 participating institutions.^{[citation needed]}

• Alabama Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Auburn University
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • University of South Alabama
  • Alabama A&M University
  • Tuskegee University
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• American University
• Angelo State University
• Arizona Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Arizona State University
  • Northern Arizona University
  • University of Arizona
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Arkansas Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Lead Institution
  • Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
  • Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
  • Harding University, Searcy
  • Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
  • Hendrix College, Conway
  • Lyon College, Batesville
  • Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
  • Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
  • University of Arkansas at Monticello
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • University of Central Arkansas, Conway
  • University of the Ozarks, Clarksville
• Brown University
• California Space Grant Consortium
  • University of California, San Diego - Headquarters
  • Cal Poly Pomona
  • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • California State University, Sacramento
  • California State University, San Bernardino
  • Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
  • San Diego State University
  • San Jose State University
  • Santa Clara University
  • Stanford University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • University of Southern California
• College of Charleston
• Colorado Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Colorado State University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • University of Denver
  • University of Northern Colorado
  • Adams State College
  • Fort Lewis College
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Pikes Peak Community College
  • Western State College
• University of Delaware
• Florida Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Astronauts Memorial Foundation
  • Bethune-Cookman University
  • Brevard Community College
  • Eckerd College
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Florida A&M University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Florida International University
  • Florida Southern College
  • Florida State University
  • Higher Education Consortium
  • Kennedy Space Center
  • Space Florida Authority
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Florida
  • University of Miami
  • University of North Florida
  • University of South Florida
  • University of West Florida
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• University of Hartford
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • University of Idaho
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Indiana Space Grant Consortium
  • Ball State University
  • Indiana University
  • Indiana State University
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Purdue University
  • Purdue University Calumet
  • Purdue University College of Technology at Columbus/Greensburg
  • Taylor University
  • University of Evansville
  • University of Southern Indiana
  • Valparaiso University
• Iowa Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Iowa State University
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Northern Iowa
  • Drake University
• Kansas Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Kansas State University
  • University of Kansas
  • Wichita State University
• Kentucky Space Grant Consortium
• Louisiana State University
• Louisiana Tech University
• Maine Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • University of Maine
  • University of New England
  • University of Southern Maine
• Maryland Space Grant Consortium
  • The Johns Hopkins University, Lead Institution
  • The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  • Morgan State University
  • The Space Telescope Science Institute
  • Towson University
  • Hagerstown Community College
  • University of Maryland at College Park
  • United States Naval Academy
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• University of Mississippi
• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Montana Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Aaniiih Nakoda College
  • Blackfeet Community College
  • Carroll College
  • Chief Dull Knife College
  • Dawson Community College
  • Flathead Valley Community College
  • Fort Peck Community College
  • Little Big Horn College
  • Miles Community College
  • Montana State University - Billings
  • Montana State University - Bozeman
  • Montana State University - Northern
  • Montana Tech of the University of Montana
  • Rocky Mountain College
  • Salish Kootenai College
  • Stone Child College
  • University of Great Falls
  • University of Montana - Missoula
  • University of Montana - Western
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• University and Community College System of Nevada
• University of New Hampshire
• New Mexico Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • New Mexico State University
• NASA / New York Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Cornell University, Lead Institution
  • Alfred University
  • Barnard College
  • City College of New York
  • Clarkson University
  • Colgate University
  • Columbia University
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Medgar Evers College
  • Polytechnic Institute of NYU
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Sciencenter
  • Binghamton University
  • University at Buffalo
  • SUNY Geneseo
  • Stony Brook University
  • Syracuse University
  • Union College
  • University of Rochester
  • Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
  • York College
• North Carolina State University
• University of North Dakota
• Ohio Aerospace Institute
  • Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cleveland State University
  • Ohio University
  • The Ohio State University
  • The University of Akron
  • University of Toledo
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Dayton
  • Wright State University
• University of Oklahoma
• Oregon Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Oregon State University
  • Eastern Oregon University
  • George Fox University
  • Lane Community College
  • Linn Benton Community College
  • Oregon Institute of Technology
  • Pacific University
  • Portland Community College
  • Portland State University
  • Southern Oregon University
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Portland
  • Western Oregon University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Puerto Rico
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• Texas Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Lamar University
  • Rice University
• University of Utah
• Utah State University
• University of Vermont
• Vanderbilt University
• Virginia Space Grant Consortium^{[citation needed]}
  • College of William and Mary
  • Hampton University
  • Old Dominion University
  • University of Virginia
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• University of Washington
• Western Kentucky University
• West Virginia University
• University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
• University of Wyoming

See also

• Land Grant Colleges
• Sea Grant Colleges
• Sun Grant Colleges

External links

• NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program site
• National Directory of Space Grant Contacts