Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Call for Proposals
NASA Exploration Senior Design Projects
Objective
The Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) plans to competitively award funds to support the integration of NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) mission challenges into University experiences (i.e., projects or courses).
Background
ESMD “is a new organization within NASA dedicated to creating a constellation of new capabilities, supporting technologies, and foundational research that enables sustained and affordable human and robotic exploration.” Visit the ESMD web site for additional information, at http://www.exploration.nasa.gov/
The KSGC is sponsoring three separate ESMD related activities. This request for proposals
addresses ESMD’s interest in supporting relevant design projects or courses, for senior (or higher) level students.
The NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Education Office lists potential student project topics, at http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/ esmdspacegrant/SrDesignProject.htm
Funds for one $5,000 award are available. The period of performance is essentially for the SpringSemester (or until to July 31, 2007). A final report is required (to be submitted by July 2, 2007).
Proposals & Selection
Proposal submissions should comply with the following guidelines:
- A three (3) page length limit (excluding cover sheet, budget, and related institutional pages)
- The cover sheet should include the proposal title and all critical contact information
- Utilize one-inch margins and a 12-point Times New Roman font
- Due date is December 13, 2006
Proposals will be reviewed by the KSGC Executive Committee, utilizing criteria outlined as follows:
- Responsiveness to ESMD interests and goals (see ESMD web sites)
- The extent of multi-institution involvement
- The interdisciplinary nature of the proposal
- Additional support from institutional, industrial, or other sources
- Team membership diversity
- Evidence of a well-crafted service-learning component to more broadly disseminate the
experience to current and future students
- Team commitment to submit a final report on the role systems engineering played in the
interdisciplinary design effort
Submissions
Send proposals by December 13, 2006, in PDF format, via email to:
L. Scott Miller
KSGC Director
scott.miller@wichita.edu
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