Research

Research Events for 91¾«Æ·

Spring 2022

National Eclipse Ballooning Project for 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ· - Application Deadline: May 6

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The NASA 91¾«Æ· Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) in partnership with Spaceloon and the is offering an opportunity for students (U.S. Citizens only and 18 years or older) who are enrolled in any — or any of the State of 91¾«Æ·'s community colleges and/or four-year colleges — to participate in a Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning project for two years starting Fall of 2022. This will involve the and the . Selected students will also be offered a scholarship of $2,000 a year for two years.

91¾«Æ· must commit to this project for the entirety of the two years, starting in the Fall of 2022. In this program, team(s) of students will work together to successfully launch a weather balloon from Texas and Arkansas and collect live data from the payload that travels up to 100,000 feet. There is no cost to students for travel. .