General Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time graduate student in an accredited U.S. college or university.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Students may apply at any time during their graduate program, or prior to receiving their baccalaureate degree, provided they have been accepted to an accredited graduate program at a U.S. college or university.
All applicants must have a Faculty Research Adviser (who will be the Principal Investigator of the GSRP Training Grant) from the institution where they plan to receive their graduate degree.
Graduating seniors accepted by a graduate school must contact their graduate school department and request an adviser to support the NASA research funded under the GSRP.

Recipients may be asked to participate in a NASA Center-based internship. The internship must be coordinated with the NASA Center Technical Adviser and the Center GSRP Coordinator. This requirement may apply to all new and renewal students.

Identification of a University Faculty Adviser is important. Although, awards are made to the University, the Research Adviser provides the research support and guidance for the successful completion of the degree program.

Identification of a Technical Adviser at the designated NASA Center is equally important, since the research topic and the internship must be coordinated with the NASA Technical Adviser for relevance to the Agency’s research and development requirements.

Individuals accepting this award may not concurrently receive other Federal fellowships or traineeships. The exception to this policy is Section 178(a) of Title 38, U.S. Code, which allows a student to receive concurrent educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM), are strongly encouraged to apply to the GSRP.