VERIFICATION HOLD — current 2026–2027 application open; exact applicant-deadline time zone remains unresolvedAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
West Virginia NASA WVSGC Undergraduate Research Scholarships 2026–2027 — WVU $1,000; Affiliate Amount Varies
FundingAward amount varies by participating affiliate institution. The official current page states WVU's award total is $1,000, paid as a student stipend/scholarship; applicants at other affiliates must confirm the amount with their institutional representative.
DeadlineMonday, September 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The current NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium program page states 11:59 PM, but neither that page nor the current SpaceGrant.net application login/sample application states a controlling time zone. The required Research Advisor Endorsement & Evaluation is due by close of business Wednesday, September 23, 2026. VERIFICATION HOLD.
Last verifiedSeptember 19, 2026
Required next actionVERIFICATION HOLD. Obtain authoritative confirmation of the controlling time zone for the September 21, 2026 11:59 PM applicant deadline before publication or outreach. Once resolved, verify WVSGC affiliate enrollment, full-time undergraduate status, U.S. citizenship, faculty research-advisor endorsement, NASA Mission Directorate alignment, transcripts, resume, and the project-description PDF requirements. The current SpaceGrant.net sample application requires a project description of no more than two single-spaced pages in 12-point Times New Roman with one-inch margins and requires the applicant to certify that the proposal is their own work and was not generated or enhanced using generative AI. Do not draft, rewrite, enhance, or generate the applicant research-project description. Research Advisor Endorsement & Evaluation is due by close of business Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
Broad Eligibility
Full-time undergraduate U.S. citizens attending a NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium affiliate institution and pursuing research in a NASA-defined space-related field. A faculty member from the student's department must endorse the project and serve as research advisor.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100. Strong West Virginia higher-education STEM/research relevance. N9+ Fit 0/100 and Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit 0/100 because this is a student scholarship/research-award pathway, not a direct equipment procurement or clinical-services grant. QC Healthcare Fit 10/100 conditional only where a student's NASA-aligned research is in biological or health-related sciences; the program itself is not a healthcare-delivery funding mechanism.
Opportunity Summary
The NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for Undergraduate Research Scholarships at WVSGC affiliate schools for the 2026–2027 cycle. Awards are made competitively through participating affiliate institutions to full-time undergraduate U.S. citizens pursuing research in a NASA-defined space-related field.
Eligibility and Application
Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students and U.S. citizens, attend a WVSGC affiliate institution, and secure a faculty research advisor who endorses the project. The project description is limited to two single-spaced pages in 12-point Times New Roman with one-inch margins and must identify alignment with a NASA Mission Directorate. The sample application also requires educational history and unofficial transcripts, advisor endorsement, resume, prior WVSGC funding history, certifications, and a PDF research-project upload.
Applicant-authorship restriction: The current sample application requires the applicant to certify that the proposal is their own work and was not generated or enhanced using any generative AI tools. Atlas must not draft, rewrite, enhance, or generate the applicant’s research-project narrative for submission under this program.
Verification Hold
The official WVSGC page states an application deadline of Monday, September 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM, but neither the official program page nor the current SpaceGrant.net application page states a controlling time zone. Atlas publication and outreach remain on hold until the exact time zone is authoritatively verified.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.wvspacegrant.orgAtlas last verified this record September 19, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
