Who do I contact if I have a question that is not answered here?

Do I have to be a US citizen to apply?
Am I eligible to apply if I currently hold or are planing to hold another federally funded award?
Why is my university not listed as an eligible institution?
Is my university a member of NC Space Grant?
Where do I mail my supporting documentation?
What type of supporting documentation is required?
Which transcripts are required?
What type of transcripts must I submit (official or unofficial)
How many letter of recommendation do I need?

When will the awards be announced?
If I receive the award when will I recieve the check?
Am I eligible to receive this award if I have beeen awarded another federally funded scholarship and/or fellowship?

What is the profile of the average scholarship reciepient?

What is the profile of the average fellowship reciepient?
Am I required to have a half-time appointment at my home institution to receive this fellowship?
What sources of funding qualify as half-time appointments?

Who do I contact if I have a question that is not answered here?
If you have a question that is not addressed here please contact scholarships@ncspacegrant.org or fellowships@ncspacegrant.org.

Do I have to be a US citizen to apply?
Yes. Federal law requires that we only give fellowships and/or scholarships to US citizens.

Am I eligible to apply if I currently hold or are planing to hold another federally funded award?
NC Space Grant awards are funded by the federal government. Yes you are eligible to apply. No you can not receive scholarship and/or fellowship funds from two federally funding programs at the same time. Federal law prohibits a person from receiving fellowship and/or scholarships though multiple federally funded programs. If you receive an award offer from multiple federally funded sources you must choose which one award you will accept. If you receive another federally funded scholarship and/or fellowship and choose not to accept NC Space Grant's offer you will be allowed to keep the NC Space Grant scholarship and/or fellowship designation but not the funding.

Why is my university not listed as an eligible institution?
There are two possible reasons that you university is not listed as an eligible NC Space Grant institution.

1. Your institution is not a member of NC Space Grant. Only students from NC Space Grant member institutions are eligible to participate in this program.
   
2. Your institution is a member of NC Space Grant but not a member in good standing. When a current member of NC Space Grant does not fullfill its membership obligations they lose their privilages of participating in NC Space Grant programs. If the situation is not rectified they are removed from NC Space Grant membership.

Is my university a member of NC Space Grant?
You can check our membership list to see if your university is a member of our organization.

Where do I mail my supporting documentation?
All supporting documentation for your application and your award should be sent to

Express Mail NC Space Grant (Program Name) NCSU - Research Building II 1009 Capability Drive, Suite 210 Raleigh, NC 27695

Postal Mail NC Space Grant (Program Name) NCSU Box 7515 Raleigh, NC 27695

What type of supporting documentation is required?
In support of each application NC Space Grant requires one on-line letter of recommendation and official transcripts from the institutions that the applicant has attended. Transcripts must include course name, credit hours, grades for all work completed or attempted though the Fall semester of the current academic year.

Related questions:
Which transcripts are required?

Which transcripts are required?
NC Space Grant requires that all applicants submit original transcripts so that the applicant can be properly evaluated. Which transcripts that are required differ based upon the applicant's current standing and the program to which they are applying.

• Graduate Student Fellowship Program
  A transcript from the applicants current instituion as well as transcripts from institution that will award or did award the applicant a degree.

• Scholarship Program
  1. University sophomore, junior, senior current standing
     Transcript from the university that the applicant is currently attending and any other that the applicant received 10 or more credits from.

  2. University freshman or high school senior current standing
     Transcript from the applicants high school as well as transcripts from all universities, junior colleges, and community colleges that the applicant has attended.

What type of transcripts must I submit (official or unofficial)?
Please submit official transcripts. They may be either issued directly to NC Space Grant or to the applicant and then delivered to NC Space Grant. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted.

How many letters of recommendation do I need?
One. Only one letter of recommendation is allowed per application. If more than one letter is submitted using our on-line application program the one that was received last will be used to in your application packet.

When will the awards be announced?
Awards will be announced in April. All applicants will be mailed a letter notifying them if they received the award or not. If you do not receive a letter by the end of April please contact scholarships@ncspacegrant.org or fellowships@ncspacegrant.org.

Am I eligible to receive this award if I have beeen awarded another federally funded scholarship and/or fellowship?
NC Space Grant awards are funded by the federal government. You are eligible to receive the award designation but not the funding. Federal law prohibits a person from receiving fellowship and/or scholarships though multiple federally funded programs. If you receive an award offer from multiple federally funded sources you must choose which one award you will accept. If you receive another federally funded scholarship and/or fellowship and choose not to accept NC Space Grant's offer you will be allowed to keep the NC Space Grant scholarship and/or fellowship designation but not the funding.

What is the profile of the average scholarship reciepient?
Typically awards are made to students attending all of NC Space Grant's member institutions with 10-15 awards made each year.

In 2006 NC Space Grant is targeting to double the number of awards granted.

Majors Include but are not limited to: Aerospace Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics.

GPA: 3.61 average - 4.00 high - 3.12 low

What is the profile of the average fellowship reciepient?
Typically NC Space Grant makes 5-10 awards each year.

Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. In the future NC Space Grant would like to expand this list to include other disciplines.

GPA: 3.79 average - 4.00 high - 3.20 low

Am I required to have a half-time appointment at my home institution to receive this fellowship?
Yes. The NC Space Grant fellowship awards are designed to serve as supplemental awards to existing half-time support provided by your home institution.

What sources of funding qualify as half-time appointments?
Any half-time salary appointment provided by your home instution is eligible. These can include but are not limited to: research grants, teaching assistant appointments, departmental appointments, federally funded research grants, and non-federally funded fellowships administered by your institution. The following do not qualify: self funded students, federal student loans, federal student grants, and federally funded fellowships. If you have any questions concerning the elligibility of your half-time support please contact us at fellowships@ncspacegrant.org.