The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration…

The University of Massachusetts Lowell received a $264,863 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), effective December 16, 2025, with completion targeted for December 15, 2027. This award supports scientific research aligned with NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) initiative, which emphasizes balanced science programming based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The grant funds research activities to be conducted at the university's Lowell, Massachusetts location.

The award advances NASA's strategic objectives across multiple research domains, including lunar and Mars exploration science, emerging cross-disciplinary scientific fields, and applied programs spanning Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. As an established federal research partner with extensive expertise in advanced materials science, engineering, and computational research, the University of Massachusetts Lowell will leverage its research infrastructure and personnel to execute scientific investigations and deliver results through peer-reviewed publications, data analysis, and presentations at scientific conferences aligned with NASA's mission priorities.

The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency S exploration initiative focusing on scientific research of on and from the moon lunar orbit mars and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide target-user focused approach to applied programs including earth science applications space weather planetary defense and space situational awareness.