Space grant colleges
The space-grant colleges compose a network of 52 consortia , based at universities across the United States , for space -related research. Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states , the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico and consists of multiple independent institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.
The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988 ; NASA administers the program, and first took that role in 1989 .
The program claims the following objectives http://astrosun.tn.cornell.edu/SpaceGrant/ :
Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics , space and related fields;
Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and federal , state and local governments ;
Encourage interdisciplinary training, research and public service programs related to aerospace;
Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,
Promote a strong science , mathematics , and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.
Space grant colleges are not to be confused with land-grant colleges (a program instituted in 1862 ), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966 ) or sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003).
Participating institutions
Alabama Space Grant Consortium
University of Alaska Fairbanks American University Arizona Space Grant Consortium
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Brown University California Space Grant Consortium
University of California, San Diego - headquartersCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino Grossmont -Cuyamaca Community College DistrictSan Diego State University Santa Clara University Stanford University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Southern California College of Charleston University of Colorado at Boulder Cornell University University of Delaware Florida Space Grant Consortium
Georgia Institute of Technology University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Manoa NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois Institute of Technology Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Louisiana State University Maine Space Grant Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi Missouri University of Science and Technology Montana State University University of Nebraska at Omaha University and Community College System of Nevada University of New Hampshire New Mexico State University North Carolina State University University of North Dakota Ohio Aerospace Institute University of Oklahoma Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University University of Puerto Rico Purdue University Rice University South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stevens Institute of Technology Texas A&M University University of Texas at Austin University of Utah Utah State University University of Vermont Vanderbilt University Virginia Space Grant Consortium
University of Washington Western Kentucky University West Virginia University University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University of Wyoming
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