How to Submit a Proposal to Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Email your proposal to info@mdspacegrant.org

Anyone may propose––there is no prescribed format for proposals. Proposals should be no longer than a few pages, and must include a detailed budget with identification of any non-Federal matching funds. Proposals must have a NASA interest, and may be in any area of education, public understanding of NASA objectives, space-based research, and the like, that address NASA’s major education goals:

• Strengthen NASA and the Nation’s future workforce
• Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines
• Engage Americans in NASA’s mission

A proposal’s probability of being accepted is enhanced if:

• Proposal is from a Maryland institution or individual.
• Proposal is for less than about $20,000 (the smaller the better)
• You already have half of what you need from non-Federal funds, so you are making a 100% non-Federal match to what you are requesting. (The match can be in-kind, and can include regular staff salaries.)
• The proposal involves support for STEM students (and/or, aims at attracting/retaining such students). STEM is “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.”
• The proposal has a NASA Center connection, especially Goddard Space Flight Center.
• The proposal involves more than one Maryland institution.
• The proposal has a strong diversity emphasis (involvement of under-represented groups).
• The proposal has a well-founded Evaluation Plan detailed (this is required).

No-no’s:

• No overhead may be charged (MDSGC does not charge overhead to NASA).
• No equipment may be purchased (Federal regulation for training grants).
• Do not request support for regular staff salaries.
• Only US citizens (students/faculty) may receive direct NASA Space Grant support.

Proposals are peer-reviewed by the Program Committee of Maryland Space Grant Consortium. We pride ourselves on quick action and minimal bureaucracy. The proposer may be asked to present their proposal in person at a Program Committee meeting, and/or to report back results at a Program Committee meeting following the conclusion of the project. A final report is required.