The Graduate Student Research Assistance (GSRA) program is designed to augment the lower than average
compensation levels available to promising graduate students on LaSPACE campuses and, thereby, 1) retain
more U.S. students for graduate study at consortium institutions, 2) promote diversity, and 3) assist in
dissertation research. The GSRA supplement is $8,000 for a 12 month period and can be used for augmenting
the student stipend, to defray dissertation related research expenses, and promote student research
presentations at national meetings. Cost share on the award is required as is a final technical report.
Applications are judged on the basis of aerospace/NASA relevance of the research and overall relevance to
LaSPACE research and human resource development objectives. Proposals must clearly identify the Mission
Directorate/ NASA Center priority being addressed by this project. We plan to issue three to five GSRA awards
each year