226 Alaskan students awarded and supported between 2015 - 2021

$1,726,157 in direct student support awarded between 2015-2021

62 Interns placed with NASA centers and Alaska Industry partners between 2015-2021

92% of graduates from 2015-2021 now employed in STEM fields or pursuing advanced STEM degrees

Funding Opportunities

What Our Students Say

It helped me learn more about advanced concepts not covered in the classroom and prepare me for future research and industry work.

Funding received from the Alaska Space Grant Program helped obtain the experience and contacts necessary for my current employment.

Impact

Science

The Neotectonic framework of the Talkeetna Mountains, southcentral Alaska

When it comes to studying plate tectonics, Alaska is one of the best locations in the world. With more than 1,000 earthquakes a month, Alaska accounts for more than 11 percent of the world's earthquakes. Because of Alaska's predilection for tremors, it's no surprise that the state is home to…

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Demi Mixon
Aeronautics Research

Thomas Edwards at Langley

The best learning experiences are the ones that teach us something new about ourselves. For Thomas Edwards, a physics student and UA scholar, his internship at NASA during the summer of 2013 proved to be just such an experience. (click photo to continue story)

During his internship as…

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Thomas Edwards