NASA STEM Engagement with Tribal Nations
NASA has programs to increase American Indian and Alaska Native engagement in STEM through authentic and unique NASA experiences and access to scientific data. These programs include:
- Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for American Indian and Alaska Native STEM Engagement (MAIANSE): a program that involves American Indian and Alaska Native students in experiential learning opportunities led by NASA. MAIANSE facilitates American Indian and Alaska Native student internships at NASA and involvement in NASA competitions, workshops, and other NASA experiences, as well as grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities or American Indian-Alaska Native organizations.
- Science Mission Directorate, Science Activation program: a program that seeks to connect NASA science experts and content with students of all ages and scholastic levels. This program hosts a range of efforts to advance the goals of enabling science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, improving U.S. scientific literacy and advancing national education goals.
- First Nations Launch: The NASA First Nations Launch competition, an Artemis Student Challenge, offers Tribal Colleges, and Universities (TCUs), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), and American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) chapter students, the opportunity to demonstrate engineering and design skills through direct application in high-powered rocketry.
NASA Engagement with Tribal Nations
Scientific Collaboration with Tribal Nations
Scientific Collaboration banner photo of a NASA employee conduction research
Economic Development with Tribal Nations
The 2019 Business Opportunities Expo focuses on opportunities for small businesses to work on and support government contracts.
Environmental Consultation with Tribal Nations
Environmental Consultation banner photo of the earth as seen from space
