FY 2010 Harriett G. Jenkins Pre Doctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY 2010 Harriett G. Jenkins Pre Doctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP) is a NASA Headquarters cooperative agreement opportunity designed to expand the pipeline of underrepresented and underserved graduate students into NASA-related careers and, more broadly, the U.S. STEM workforce. The core purpose of the project is to reduce financial barriers that can prevent talented students from pursuing masters and doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines, while also connecting those students to NASA research environments and career development support. In practical terms, the funded program is expected to function as a national fellowship and workforce development effort that both supports graduate education and intentionally builds participants professional readiness and applied research capabilities.

The announcement lays out several guiding goals for the project. These include increasing U.S. STEM expertise among ethnic and gender groups that remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce, directly offsetting the cost burden of graduate education for those students, and providing hands-on research experiences at NASA Centers so fellows gain direct exposure to NASA missions, facilities, and technical culture. It also emphasizes professional and career development, signaling that the fellowship is meant to do more than provide funding; it is meant to prepare students for long-term success in research and technical careers. A final major goal is skills development through outreach to the K-16 education community, indicating that fellows or the administering organization should create structured opportunities for participants to build communication, mentoring, and applied leadership skills while strengthening the broader education pipeline.

NASA anticipates making one award under this notice, using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically implies substantial involvement by the agency in the supported effort compared with a standard grant. The expected funding level is approximately $2.4 million per year for three years, aimed at a qualified nonprofit education organization that supports postsecondary education. The funding opportunity is identified as NNA10335625C, categorized as discretionary, and aligned to science and technology and other research and development activities. No cost sharing or matching is required, which can be significant for organizations that might otherwise struggle to bring non-federal funds to the table.

Eligibility is intentionally narrow and focused on organizations with demonstrated national strength in enrollment, retention, and workforce development outcomes tied to U.S. accredited colleges and universities. Only U.S. not-for-profit education organizations that support postsecondary education and are considered leaders in these areas may apply. Individual colleges and universities are explicitly not eligible to apply and also may not participate as proposal partners, which is an important constraint shaping how an applicant structures its relationships with institutions of higher education. Each eligible organization may submit only one proposal per DUNS number; submitting more than one proposal under the same DUNS disqualifies all submissions from evaluation.

Proposals could be submitted electronically through either NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) or Grants.gov, but applicants were instructed not to submit the same proposal in both systems. Full proposals were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 25, 2010. NASA also requested a Notice of Intent to help plan the review process and assemble appropriate reviewer expertise; the NOI was due via NSPIRES by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 21, 2010. Because NSPIRES requires registration before use, the notice highlights early registration as a practical step for prospective applicants.

Key administrative details include the posting and creation date of May 10, 2010, and an archive date of July 25, 2010. The opportunity is listed under a non-specific CFDA labeling in the source data ("00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified"). For access issues related to the full announcement, the notice points to a contact at NASA Ames Research Center (Brenda Collins, Office of Education and Public Outreach), and it notes that general technical questions about the cooperative agreement notice could be directed to the technical point of contact referenced in the full announcement.

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