Over the past decade, masgc has built up its membership to reflect the diversity of educational institutions in the state, from the berkshires to cape COD and the islands, and to utilize space grant…

This is a $4,742,472.74 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to support the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium (MASGC). The agreement aims to contribute to the development of aerospace education, research, technology, and workforce development across Massachusetts, aligning with NASA's strategic goals. Key objectives include inspiring, engaging, educating, and employing the next generation of explorers through STEM learning opportunities, and providing NASA competency building through fellowships, direct grants, and internships for Massachusetts students. The agreement also supports STEM literacy and NASA mission awareness through outreach and public events. There is no set-aside designation for this award, indicating MIT's broad competitiveness across multiple technological domains relevant to NASA's mission.

Over the past decade, masgc has built up its membership to reflect the diversity of educational institutions in the state, from the berkshires to cape COD and the islands, and to utilize space grant funds to allow massachusetts students to participate in activities relevant to NASA s mission. The consortium s objectives are to contribute to the development of aerospace education, research, technology, and workforce development across the state, in alignment with NASA s strategic goals as follows: 1. To inspire, engage, educate, and employ the next generation of explorers through NASA-unique science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning opportunities. The consortium provides NASA competency building opportunities in higher education and research by way of awarding fellowships and other direct grants to students at masgc affiliate institutions and internships at NASA centers, to the maximum number possible of massachusetts students, reflecting the diversity of students throughout the state, to create a skilled workforce for NASA, the aerospace industry and academia. IT also supports both in-service and student teachers to prepare to teach at the precollege level. The consortium promotes stem literacy and awareness of NASA s mission through its outreach partners and also through public events with assistance from NASA. In the past four years over 1,500 members of the public have attended various masgc supported activities such as science on the street, public lectures, symposia and events related to space activities and commemorations of NASA anniversaries. Masgc has strong working relationships with the main informal science and technology education institutions in the state the boston museum of science and the christa mcauliffe center.