NASA Education Grant Focuses on Promotion of STEM NASA has
awarded Oklahoma State University a one-year grant to help out
with the agency's effort to promote science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) among high school students and
encourage them to pursue science-related careers. The $2.6
million basic grant is part of a push to implement NASA's
Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating
Research Experience (INSPIRE). The INSPIRE program aims to get
high-school kids interested in science careers and includes
summer programs at NASA facilities, access to special online
resources, and videoconferencing sessions between students and
NASA scientists and engineers. Oklahoma State, for its part,
will use the grant money to provide administrative support for
recruitment, logistics, program evaluation, and online
resources. According to NASA, "The work will be performed at
NASA's 10 facilities throughout the country. NASA's Kennedy
Space Center will manage the program. The basic grant's estimate