Contest: NASA Announces Opportunities for Students-Grades 5-9, Under 15yo

>From: NASA Education
>To: smith@coe.tsuniv.edu
>Subject: NASA Announces Opportunities for Students
>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:15:01 -0400
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>NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Contest for Students
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>The NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition for middle and junior
>high school students is now accepting entries. The competition
>consists of two separate topics, each with a limit of 500 words. The
>first topic challenges students to describe how they benefit in
>their everyday lives from space technologies built by NASA over the
>last 50 years. The second topic requires students to imagine how
>their everyday lives will have changed because of NASA space
>technology in the next 50 years.
>
>Students may submit two separate essays, each responding to a
>separate topic. Participants must be U.S. students in grades 5-9 and
>under the age of 15.
>
>An optional notice of intent is due on Dec. 7, 2007. Final entries
>are due on or before Jan. 7, 2008. For more information, visit:
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>http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/F_Essay_Competition.html
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>NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program Spring 2008 Internship Session
>
>NASA's Undergraduate Student Research Program is currently accepting
>applications for 15-week spring 2008 internships. These internships
>offer students the opportunity to work alongside NASA scientists and
>engineers at NASA's centers, laboratories and test facilities.
>
>Applicants must be U.S. college sophomores, juniors or seniors with
>majors or course work concentration in engineering, mathematics,
>computer science, or physical or life sciences. Applicants must be
>U.S. citizens.
>
>The application deadline for the spring 2008 session is Oct. 22, 2007.
>
>For more information, visit:
>http://education.nasa.gov/usrp