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The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is a coalition of five Virginia colleges and universities, NASA, state educational agencies, Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, and other institutions representing diverse aerospace education and research.

The VSGC acts as an umbrella organization, coordinating and developing aerospace-related and high technology educational and research efforts throughout the Commonwealth and connecting Virginia's effort to a national community of shared aerospace interests.

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News and Announcements

GEOTREK GIS Workshop for Teachers at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

A three-day GEOTREK-12 workshop will be held on August 13-15, 2013. Participants will be introduced to commonly used GSTs: global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS).

VISIT the GEOTREK page and APPLY now!

inSTEP: STEM Program for Preservice Teachers in VA

Virginia Space Grant Consortium seeks preservice teacher applications for the COMPETITIVE preservice program to begin June 2013, pending funding. This two-year program serves to increase preservice students' understanding of STEM and how to teach integrative STEM in the classroom.

Deadline for this opportunity is May 17th!

VISIT the inSTEP page and APPLY now!

Student Research Conference 2013

The 2013 Student Research Conference was hosted by Old Dominion University on April 18.

To view past conference agendas, photos, student abstracts or find more info, visit the conference page HERE

GeoTED Press Release

Virginia Space Grant Consortium, and the Virginia Geospatial Extension Program based in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment has been awarded a grant of $899,870 by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education Program to support community colleges in their effort to prepare geospatial technicians.

The participating community colleges include Virginia Western Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College, and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

DOWNLOAD the press release flyer today!

Project STAT (STEM Team Academy for Teachers) is now open!

Teachers, the application for the 2013 Project STAT is now open! The application deadline is March 31st, 2013. APPLY today!

Virginia Space Coast Scholars

Check out this NEW aerospace opportunity for high school sophomores. The Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) program is a partnership between NASA Wallops Flight Facility and Virginia Space Grant Consortium. This program, offered free of cost, allows students to engage in a dynamic online learning experience which culminates with a Summer Academy at NASA Wallops on the Eastern Shore. At the Summer Academy, students will design a scientific exploration mission, design/build/fly the payload, and obtain and analyze the data. The Summer Academy will be held from August 10-16, 2013.

The application deadline has passed and all applicants have been notified of their received application.

Visit the site the Space Coast website now!

FAA Design Competition for Universities for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

Applications accepted November 1, 2012 through April 19, 2013. Find out more information by visiting the FAA Design Competition website.

VSGC's Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program Announced at Northern Virginia Technology Titan's breakfast

Secretary Laura Fornash and Secretary Jim Duffey announce Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program (CSIIP) at the Northern Virginia Technology Titan's breakfast on September 27.

Visit the Northern Virginia Technology Council for the FULL ARTICLE.

Virginia Space Grant Consortium is funded in part by a NASA training grant.