South Dakota Space Grant Consortium Awards STEM Grant to Augustana University
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Augustana University has been awarded nearly $45,000 per year through 2028 to encourage youth education in STEM-related fields in South Dakota.
The grants are a part of NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program and funding is provided by the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC).
The consortium connects colleges and universities to collaborate in the science, technology, engineering and math fields and explore innovative research and educational initiatives.
“It plays a pretty important part in providing our students with these kinds of experiences,” said Dr. Drew Alton, professor of physics at Augustana.
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Original Post Date: Dec. 22, 2024