NASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an initiative to open new avenues to engineering careers for communities underserved and underrepresented in STEM, through Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Engineers are essential to America s goals to send humans back to the Moon and, eventually, on to Mars. Successful innovation depends on an array of ideas and skillsets to further discoveries in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through this new initiative, called Building MSI-Led Coalitions to Strengthen Broadening Participation in Engineering, NASA and NSF will develop engagement activities benefiting both agencies and create funding opportunities for institutions and organizations to plan and build coalitions with t
NASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering
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