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The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988 ; NASA administers the program, and first took that role in 1989 .

The program claims the following objectives {Link without Title} :

Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in Aeronautics , Space and related fields;

Encourage cooperative programs among universities, Aerospace industry, and Federal , State and Local Government s;

Encourage interdisciplinary training, Research and Public Service programs related to aerospace;

Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,

Promote a strong Science , Mathematics , and Technology education base from Elementary through Secondary levels.

Space grant colleges are not to be confused with Land Grant Colleges (a program instituted in 1862 ), Sea Grant Colleges (instituted in 1966 ) or Sun Grant Colleges (instituted in 2003). There are 13 colleges or universities with land, sea and space designations; and two universities ( Cornell University and Oregon State University ) with all four designations.

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

University Of Alabama In Huntsville

University Of Alaska Fairbanks

American University

University Of Arizona

University Of Arkansas At Little Rock

Auburn University

Brown University

California Space Grant Consortium

--- University Of California, San Diego - headquarters

--- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

--- California State University, Long Beach

--- California State University, Los Angeles

--- California State University, Sacramento

--- California State University, San Bernardino

--- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College

--- San Diego State University

--- Santa Clara University

--- Stanford University

--- University Of California, Berkeley

--- University Of California, Davis

--- University Of California, Irvine

--- University Of California, Los Angeles

--- University Of California, Riverside

--- University Of California, Santa Barbara

--- University Of California, Santa Cruz

--- University Of Southern California

University Of Central Florida

College Of Charleston

University Of Colorado At Boulder

Cornell University

University Of Delaware

Georgia Institute Of Technology

University Of Hartford

University Of Hawaii At Manoa

University Of Idaho

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Illinois Institute Of Technology

Iowa State University

Johns Hopkins University

Kansas Space Grant Consortium

--- Kansas State University

--- University Of Kansas

--- Wichita State University

Louisiana State University

Maine Space Grant Consortium

--- University Of Maine

--- University Of New England

--- University Of Southern Maine

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

University Of Michigan

University Of Minnesota

University Of Mississippi

University Of Missouri - Rolla

Montana State University

University Of Nebraska At Omaha

University And Community College System Of Nevada

University Of New Hampshire

New Mexico State University

North Carolina State University

University Of North Dakota

Ohio Aerospace Institute

University Of Oklahoma

Oregon State University

Pennsylvania State University

University Of Puerto Rico

Purdue University

South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

Stevens Institute Of Technology

Texas A&M University

University Of Texas At Austin

University Of Utah

Utah State University

University Of Vermont

University Of Washington

University Of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University Of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Space Grant Consortium

--- College Of William And Mary

--- Hampton University

--- Old Dominion University

--- University Of Virginia

--- Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

West Virginia University

Western Kentucky University

EXTERNAL LINKS

NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program site

California Space Grant Consortium Official Site