Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) – 2015 Flight Research Opportunity

Funding Opportunity Number: NNH15ZDA010C Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 43.008Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: NASA-HQClosing Date: Nov 20, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Sep 04, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in collaboration with the Office of Education (OE) National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) will release the Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) Student Flight Research Opportunity (SFRO) on or about August 21. USIP-2015 solicits proposals from U.S. institutions of higher education to develop an undergraduate-led Project Team that will fly a science and/or technology payload relevant to NASA strategic goals and objectives on a sounding rocket, balloon, aircraft, suborbital reusable launch vehicle (sRLV), or CubeSat launched on an orbital launch vehicle (hereafter referred to collectively as suborbital-class platforms). The cost cap for an investigation awarded by OE is $200K, including the design, development, integration, and testing of the payload; student internships; and research on key innovative technologies. O...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Education Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding