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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
Announcing 2012-13 VSGC Scholarship/Fellowship Program! The VSGC annually awards over $325,000 to students pursuing higher education at Virginia Space Grant institutions (College of William and Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech) and Virginia Community Colleges. Four competitive scholarship/fellowship programs are now accepting applications for awards for the 2012-13 academic year. Graduate STEM Research Fellowship - Due February 10, 2012 Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship - Due February 10, 2012 Community College STEM Scholarship - Due March 16, 2012 Teacher Education STEM Scholarship - Due March 16, 2012
FAA Design Competition for Universities The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is continuing to offer a Design Competition for Universities for the 2011-2012 academic year and has added new design categories. The Competition challenges individual students or teams of students (undergraduates and graduates) from U.S. colleges and universities, working under the mentorship of a faculty advisor, to address challenges in four broad areas: Airport Operations and Maintenance, Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions, Environmental Interactions of Airports, and Airport Management and Planning. Students must have a faculty advisor. Cash prizes are given to first, second and third place winners in each category. The first place winners will present their design solutions at the FAA/TSA/ACC Summer Workshop Series in Arlington, Virginia, July 18-19, 2012. They also present at another professional meeting relevant to their design proposal. Competition guidelines and full details are available at: http://faadesigncompetition.odu.edu Contact: VSGC@odu.edu (757) 766-5210 \|\| View this year's Flyer!
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Virginia Space Grant Consortium is funded in part by a NASA training grant.