NASA Robotics Academy-apply by Jan. 16

[RoboMom]

Dave Rosage, Director of the NASA Robotics Academy asked me to post this. Applications are due Jan. 16, 2007. Lots of alumni from FIRST!

http://robotics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
to see link to the brochure.


Jenny -could assist with distribution of these brochures...The deadline for students to apply this year is January 16, 2007. Thank you all for your generous help in keeping our students inspired.

Dave

___________________________
Dave Rosage, PE
Director, NASA Academy,
NASA Robotics Academy
Office of Higher Education
Goddard Space Flight Center
David.J.Rosage@nasa.gov

[Alex Cormier]

Sweet, i will talk to the parents about it.

looks very interesting and i am excited.

[jgannon]

I participated in the Robotics Academy program at Ames this past summer, so feel free to post here or PM me if you have any questions.

[Alex Cormier]

how much will this cost? that's the only thing holding me back so far.

[Mikell Taylor]

Alex,

You get paid. It's a summer internship for recently graduated HS students/college students. Go ahead and apply!

I also did it at Goddard in 2005 -- I can answer questions as well.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Mikell Taylor

Alex,

You get paid. It's a summer internship for recently graduated HS students/college students. Go ahead and apply!

I also did it at Goddard in 2005 -- I can answer questions as well.

so you are saying i wil learn what i love and get paid while being around and being taught by NASA? sweet.

i need to go out for a few hours to try to find a job but when i return i will ask more questions.

[Alex Burman]

How competitive is it to get in? will 50,000 students apply and only 50 get in?

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Alex Burman

How competitive is it to get in? will 50,000 students apply and only 50 get in?

even if it is that way, it is still worth applying to.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Alex Burman

How competitive is it to get in? will 50,000 students apply and only 50 get in?

It's competitive, but not that extreme. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I want to say it was somewhere in the 10-15% range. Definitely worth applying.

[ggoldman]

Is it a program focused for Undergrad studetns? Or graduate students as well?

Also, where is the link for the application?

Thanks

-Gabe Goldman
RoMeLa: Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory - Virginia Tech
www.me.vt.edu/romela

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by ggoldman

Is it a program focused for Undergrad studetns? Or graduate students as well?

The program is for undergrads and grad students. At Ames last summer, most of the team leads were grads, and everyone else was undergrad.

Originally Posted by ggoldman

Also, where is the link for the application?

http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/application/

[lopz056]

how long exactly will this program be going, because i am only a sophomore in high school, and this is my first year on the robotics team, but that is something i would definately look for when i graduate, depending if i dont go to college