LaSPACE Fellows As part of the NASA sponsored National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program and under the auspices of the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Space Consortium initiated a graduate student fellowship program called LaSPACE Fellows. The objectives of this program are to recruit superior graduate students in order to help encurage qualified individuals with interests in aerospace fields, to strengthen the educational base in Louisiana, and, to develop the aerospace research infrastructure in the state. This program is thus a key component in LaSPACE's plans for the development of space and aerospace human resources in Louisiana and is an integral part of the consortium's overall goals Click here to see a list of Awardees. The Fellows supported by LaSPACE have yielded results as shown in the Fellows Bibliography. Click here to see the latest Fellowship Guidelines. LaSPACE Graduate Student Research Assistance  Program The Louisiana Space Consortium’s Graduate Student Research Assistance (GSRA) Program provides small supplements for research / study for graduate students who are U. S. citizens, and who undertake a curriculum of space or aerospace related fields of study in math, science, or engineering at a college/university that is a Designated Member of the Louisiana Space Consortium. A new initiative under the LaSPACE Fellowship/Scholarship Component, introduced in the Fall of 2005, the GSRA Program helps address the challenge of strengthening the educational base among member institutions, in concert with state and NASA needs. GSRA is a program whose Objectives are (i) to attract/retain more U. S. students for graduate study on consortium campuses, (ii) to promote diversity and (iii) to assist with thesis/dissertation research. The award can be used to augment student stipends, to defray expenses for research costs, to promote attendance at national meetings to present research results and network, or for other research related purposes. GSRA awards are $4,000. - $5,000 per year and are administered by the receiving institution, with the student’s research advisor as the Principal Investigator. Applicants from groups under-represented in the Math, Science and Engineering STEM disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants from four-year schools, smaller regional schools, and HBCU's are also especially encouraged. A Final Technical Report, jointly submitted by the applicant's Research Advisor and by the graduate student, will serve as the contract deliverable. The GSRA program requires at least a 1:1 match in non-federal and non-LaSPACE funds. GSRA awards are renewable. Detailed guidelines for the preparation of GSRA proposals is found at the following link. Click here to see the latest GSRA Guidelines. Other Opportunites: Graduate Student Researchers Program (3 year fellowship award)