Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 11-180
NASA OFFERS GRANTS FOR 2012 UNIVERSITY COMPETITIONS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The NASA Minority Innovation Challenges
Institute (MICI) is offering opportunities for minority serving
institutions to apply for a $5,000 grant to enter the 2012 University
Student Launch Initiative (USLI) or Lunabotics Mining Competition.
Applications for both competitions are due June 30.
USLI challenges students to design, build and launch to an altitude of
one mile a reusable rocket with a scientific or engineering payload.
The project engages students in scientific research and real-world
engineering processes with NASA engineers. The competition will take
place at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., in
April 2012.
The Lunabotics competition challenges students to design and build
remote controlled robots that can excavate simulated lunar dirt.
During the event, the teams' designs, known as lunabots, will go
head-to-head to determine which one can collect and deposit the most
dirt within 15 minutes. This competition will take place at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center in Florida in May 2012.
MICI is designed to inspire minority undergraduate students to pursue
advanced degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and
math disciplines critical to NASA's future missions.
For more information about the grant and how to apply, visit:
http://nasamici.com/grants.html
For more information on NASA's education programs, visit:
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