The 2025 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO25) solicitation, available on NSPIRES at https://tinyurl.com/NASA-NSTGRO25 was released as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA Research Announcement, titled Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2025 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2025).

The opportunity, up to $84,000 per year, will coincide with the start of the 2025 academic year; up to four years of support are possible for doctoral students. In addition to providing a $40,000 annual stipend, the grant provides support for tuition, health insurance, and conference attendance. The grant also provides support for onsite research experiences at NASA Centers across the country, and recipients will collaborate with leading NASA experts in space technology to acquire a more detailed understanding of the potential end applications of their space technology efforts and directly disseminate their research results within the NASA community and beyond.

Interested current and prospective doctoral and master’s students should see the NSTGRO25 solicitation for full eligibility requirements. Please note that in most cases, proposals must be submitted directly by an accredited U.S. university. The proposal deadline is November 1, 2024 (6 PM Eastern, 3 PM Pacific).

To date, over 700 awards have been made to students attending over 110 universities across 42 states and one U.S. territory. NASA expects to make a similar number of NSTGRO25 awards to prior recent solicitation cycles, which have ranged from 50 to 66 new grant awards.

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