[NASA HQ News] NASA Announces 2014 Tribal College and University Awards

Text Size March 25, 2014 NASA Announces 2014 Tribal College and University Awards NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has awarded approximately $2 million in new cooperative agreements to three tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). These new agreements provide opportunities for TCU students, faculty and staff to engage in NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities. The awards, made through the NASA Tribal College and University Experiential Learning Opportunity (TCU-ELO) program, has a three-year performance period and range in value from $512,700 to $783,000. The agreements will assist these tribal colleges and their partners in the creation of experiential learning opportunities for students. The selected institutions for 2014 are: -- Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kan. -- Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, N.M. -- Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, Mont. The winning proposals offer innovative methods, approaches and concepts to make appropriate use of current NASA-unique engineering and scientific resources. There also is a strong emphasis on engaging students and educators at the elementary, secondary and undergraduate levels. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages and administers TCU-ELO activity. TCU-ELO supports NASA's goal of engaging tribal community in the critical STEM disciplines and focuses on inspiring the next generation of explorers. For a list of selected organizations and project descriptions, click on "Selected Proposals" and see the entry for "2013-2014 NASA Tribal College and University Experiential Learning Opportunity (TCU-ELO)" at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com For information about NASA's education programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/education -end-   Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Michelle Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-8102 michelle.r.jones@nasa.gov   NASA news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to hqnews-request@newsletters.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe from the list, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to hqnews-request@newsletters.nasa.gov.     › Back To Top