2026 Summer Internships
The application for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships is now open.
The application for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships is now open.
NJSGC Annual Affiliate Meeting and Undergraduate Internship poster session will be held on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Rutgers University, Busch Campus. The affiliate meeting will be held 9 am - noon at Hill Center, room 009, and will contain a session on workforce development. The Undergraduate Internship Poster Session will be at the Richard Weeks Hall atrium. For travel directions and additional information, please contact njsgc@soe.rutgers.edu
NJSGC 2026-2027 Graduate fellowship applications will be announced in May, 2026
The New Jersey Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) and Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) Partner in Workforce Development Initiative.
This collaboration will provide internship placements for three students with local aviation contractors in New Jersey.
AIM, based in Hasbrouck Heights, offers programs and courses for both Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification and Professional Aviation Maintenance Certification.
NJSGC Graduate Fellow Kristina Cheng has completed her Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies!. Additionally, Kristina was chosen as the student speaker at the School of Graduate Studies Master's Convocation.
To highlight Kristina's notable accomplishments during her graduate studies:
On Friday, April 25, 2025, NJSGC had its annual affiliate meeting and student poster session. Both activities were held at the Rutgers Camden Campus Center. 15 affiliates attended the morning meeting where the annual report of the consortium was discussed, as well as the funding situation. After lunch, 50 academic year interns presented their research at the Multipurpose Room. Congratulations to our interns and a heartfelt thank you to the NJSGC affiliate representative from Rutgers Camden, Prof. Sean O'Malley, for hosting the event and making all arrangements.
TCNJ's NASA Human Lander Challenge Team Selected to Present at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) NASA Human Lander Challenge Team has been selected to present their mechanical engineering senior project at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Iris You Awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Iris You, an undergraduate student supported by the New Jersey Space Grant Consortium, has been awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship—one of the nation’s most competitive awards for undergraduate students pursuing careers in science, mathematics, and engineering. This scholarship will enable her to engage in high-level research and continue her academic journey toward a doctorate focused on atomic structures and their relation to material behavior.