About the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium

The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) was established in 1989 as a component of NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The PSGC is comprised of fourteen public and private universities and colleges working together with industry and precollege partners to increase Pennsylvania's participation in the economic, educational, and scientific benefits of our nation's space program.

The PSGC is part of a national network of 52 state-wide Consortia. The Space Grant mission is to expand opportunities for Americans to learn about and participate in NASA's aeronautics and space programs by supporting and enhancing science and engineering education, research, and outreach programs.

Consortium Goals

• Develop and promote opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research and discovery, including student flight projects. Include programs with a focus on enhancing the participation of students from underrepresented groups.



• Provide graduate and undergraduate training through the mechanism of fellowship and scholarship awards. Increase the number of awards to students from underrepresented groups.



• Support the development of interdisciplinary courses, curriculum, and workshops, including introductory courses designed for undergraduate students not majoring in scientific or technological disciplines.



• Model diversity in Space Grant leadership, programs, and activities. Implement programs targeted at increasing the retention rate of students from underrepresented groups in science and engineering.



• Provide information and programs to increase access to the excitement, knowledge, and technology from America's Earth, Air and Space programs. Establish PSGC as a viable state resource and catalyst for aerospace research, education, and economic development.



• Cultivate a statewide network of partners from universities, industry, museums, science centers, state and local agencies, to pursue aerospace research, education, and economic development goals.



• Develop Earth, Air, and Space programs to enhance public scientific literacy and to complement community needs.

See a listing of our PSGC affiliates and members

Read more about the National Space Grant Program

View the National Space Grant FY2002 Fact Sheet

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Contact spacegrant@psu.edu

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Updated January 5, 2006

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