Iowa Space Grant Consortium: Graduate Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: October 17, 2025


Thank you for your interest in the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program. Each fellowship is worth $6,000 and is good for one year. Applications must be submitted by October 17, 2025 as well as all letters of recommendation.


Open to students enrolled full-time at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.


In order for your ISGC Fellowship application to be complete, you must fill out this form (all required questions are marked with an asterisk).


Your application will be evaluated based on how well it addresses the following:

*Merit of proposed research - Are the goals of the research attainable? Are the proposed methods feasible?

*Research timeline - Is it feasible to complete the research within the one academic year fellowship timeline? *Are tasks and milestones clearly articulated?

*Alignment - Is the proposed research aligned with NASA's Strategic Goals and/or the goals of the ISGC?


Submission of at least one recommendation letter from the research mentor is required. A second letter would also be accepted, but is not required. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all materials are submitted by the deadline. For the recommendation letter(s), email this link to your mentor(s) for online submission:

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0196f8da11867fe89bb388ab91801168


If you have any questions, please reach out to us at isgc@iastate.edu.

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Are you fully supported on an assistantship?*

https://www.iaspacegrant.org/nasa-mission-directorates-and-field-centers/

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For information, please see

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Have you previously received a Space Grant award?*

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Demographics

Please complete the following to self-report demographics for NASA data collection and reporting systems.


This information will not impact awardee selections. Completion is optional, but appreciated.


NASA's goal in advancing equity, in line with President Biden's Executive Order 14091, is to provide everyone with the opportunity to reach their full potential. This includes efforts to remove systemic barriers to and provide equal access to opportunities and benefits, identify communities the Federal Government has underserved, and develop policies designed to advance equity for those communities.

Sex

Please indicate which sex was assigned to you on your birth certificate.

Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?

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Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino means a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

First Generation College Student

Are you the first person to attend college in your immediate family?

Was your hometown a rural community?

Rural is defined as a population of <2,500.

Do you come from a low-income household?

For a definition of “Low Income” please visit

https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ope/trio/federal-trio-programs-current-year-low-income-levels

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Do you have a documented disability?
Are you a member of a religious minority in the U.S.?

Agreements and Declarations

I meet all of the eligibility requirements as outlined in the program announcement.*
If selected, I agree to provide final unofficial transcripts upon graduation to the Iowa Space Grant.*
If selected, I agree to participate in a NASA longitudinal tracking process which surveys student progress and eventual employment outcome to help assess the effectiveness of the program.*
I am the person represented in this application. All of the provided information is complete and correct.*

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