NASA Sponsored Competitions

NASA Sponsored Competition Announcement of Opportunity

An academic affiliate institution can only request funding for one team per NASA competition.

Project/Travel Awards: Up to $3,000* per project
* Based on the availability of funds.

The WSGC encourages teams from Academic Affiliates to participate in NASA-sponsored competitions. These opportunities are competitive in nature, involve a NASA center, and require a NASA-managed selection process. Competitions include, but are not limited to: Big Idea, HASP, Micro-G/NExT, RASC-AL, Robotic Mining, RockSat, Space Apps, Student Launch, S.U.I.T.S. and X-Hab. Each competition has its own application process. This announcement pertains only to the process by which teams can request WSGC funding to support participation in a NASA-sponsored competition.

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All funds should be expended prior to September 1, 2023

• Register on the WSGC website (https://spacegrant.carthage.edu/forms/account/login). Applicants will be prompted to update personal information annually.
• Sign in and submit the Grant Application Form(you may apply to multiple funding programs) and supporting documents.

To apply for NASA Competition funding, the team’s faculty advisor must register and apply online at spacegrant.carthage.edu/about/login and meet the following minimum requirements:

• Completed application online (see Supporting Materials Required with Application below)
• Accepted into a NASA-sponsored program
• Minimum 25% Institutional Match

Team Members/Student Requirements

• U.S. citizen (students)
• Enrolled full-time in a WSGC college or university affiliate
• Registered with WSGC
• Applied to the Professional Program Student application page
• Attend and present project status at the 33rd Annual Wisconsin Space Conference
• Submit a Proceeding Paper to the Annual Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Wisconsin Space Conference by September 15th

1. Maximum two-page statement containing the following (See Tools & Tips for more information on how to create professional communications):
   1. A clear, concise account of your reasons for seeking this funding
   2. A description of the project your team proposed to compete in the NASA competition
2. Budget/Use of Funds: Provide a budget summary using the Grant Budget Proposal and Invoice Reporting Template Form for the proposal that describes in detail the use of funds for the proposed project including labor (people, hours, rates and total), travel (location, transportation costs, hotel costs, meal costs), participant support costs, materials and supplies, and any other costs (with equivalent detail). Indirect charges are limited to matching funds.

*A minimum 25% match is required. Add more match columns if there is more than one source of matching funds. Indicate the source of each match.
**Salaries and Fringe budgets should include the following details: name/position, number of hours, hourly rate, and fringe calculation rates.
***WSGC financially supports travel to and from the Wisconsin Space Conference only if expenses are included in this budget proposal. Travel details should include purpose, location and duration.
****WSGC will not fund overhead; however, it may be counted as part of the organization’s 25% project match.

The Consortium invites applications for NASA Competitions for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Consortium especially encourages applications from members of minority groups, women, and persons with disabilities, and from those pursuing interdisciplinary aerospace studies in, but not limited to, engineering, the sciences, architecture, law, business, nursing and medicine. Team award winners will be chosen based on academic performance, space-related promise, and the application. Application forms must be completed for each program and be accompanied by supporting documentation. All awards are contingent on formal acceptance in a NASA team-based competition.

As part of the award acceptance, awardees will be asked to attend the Annual Wisconsin Space Conference as outlined in the award agreement and submit the following documents on the WSGC application website under Program Applications/Your Applications:

Advisor/Institution

• Award Agreement Letter
• Institution W9
• Media Release Form
• One-Paragraph Biography
• PI Professional Photo
• Quarterly Invoices/Cost-Share Report with Supporting Documentation
• Summary Report
• List of Student Participants
• Office of Education Survey must be completed by November 15, 2023, and updated with Final Report

All Team Members

• Register on the WSGC Website
• Apply to the Professional Program Student
• Present project at the Annual Wisconsin Space Conference in August
• Submit a Proceeding Paper by Sept. 15 ^th to the Proceedings of the Wisconsin Space Journal
• One Team Photo
• 2-3 Project Photos
• Student Story

If you have questions about the NASA Competition Program, please contact:

Christine Bolz
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
Assistant Director
Phone: 262-551-5915
E-mail: cbolz@carthage.edu

Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha WI 53140
Phone: 262-551-6054
E-mail: spacegrant@carthage.edu