National Space Club Scholars Program

The National Space Club Scholars Program is a summer intern program, for up to 30 high school students, with space scientists and engineers, sponsored by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (up to 25) and NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA (up to 5) in cooperation with the National Space Club. The program is conducted for six weeks each summer, from late June until early August.

The purpose of this program is to provide students with an opportunity to experience how research and development organizations operate on a day-to-day basis in direct support of NASA's mission to inspire the next generation of explorers. Participants will be assigned to work with a technical professional in a field related to the student's stated interests and expertise. The available areas of interest include earth and space systems science, computer science and engineering. Virtually all placements include computer applications, but biological laboratory experiences are not available. After completing the internship, students interested in pursuing aerospace-related fields are able to make more informed decisions regarding their university-level studies and career focus. Comments from some of the mentors, reflecting their appreciation of the program, can be found on the Mentors Page.

NSC scholars news and comments from some of the scholars about the program can be found on the Scholars Page.

The National Space Club provides a stipend of $1,800 to help defray transportation and meal expenses during this six-week summer program. Potential NSC Scholars:

• must have completed sophomore year in high school in good standing by the end of the current academic year;
• must be 16 years of age by the starting date of the program;
• must be a U.S. citizen;
• must live and maintain permanent residence within commuting distance of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, or the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA.

Next summer's NSC Scholars Program will occur from June 28 - August 6, 2010.  If interested in the Goddard Space Flight Center's location, complete the online application from the Goddard Space Flight Center Education Program's Website:

http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/opportunities

If interested in applying for the National Space Club Scholars Program at the Wallops Flight Facility location, please contact Rebecca Powell:

Rebecca.H.Powell@nasa.gov

This information is updated for each calendar year in January/February, and will be highlighted in "What's New" on the home page when applications are opened for that year.

The information here, and on the NASA/GSFC web site, should address most questions. However, any other questions may be addressed to Diane Cockrell, Program Coordinator, by e-mail at nscsp@yahoo.com.

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