OSP Weekly 04/24/2023
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NASA MPLAN
A new way for MSIs to collaborate with NASA - MPLAN Awards are intended to provide resources to MSIs to further develop ideas, facilitate research development, and engage stakeholders.

Join the MUREP team and representatives from each NASA Mission Directorate for a live Q&A panel discussion about the MPLAN Award. Viewers will have an opportunity to ask live questions to the panel.
Phase 1
Proposals due May 30, 2023

MSIs submit proposals based on various topics provided by NASA MUREP and the Mission Directorates.
Phase 2
July - December 2023

Awarded MSIs are invited to meet with NASA researchers and MUREP representatives. The meetings will focus on fostering collaboration, enhancing technical skills, and providing insights into future NASA opportunities.
Award
Multiple awards of up to $50,000 for MSIs to collaborate with NASA.
View the submission portal to read the complete submission guidelines, eligibility requirements, rules, and helpful resources.
NASA Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshops
Planetary scientists, astrobiologists, and informal educators are invited to apply to attend a Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement professional development workshop. During the workshop, scientists and educators are paired together and supported in bi-directional conversations around diversity and inclusion in engaging Black and Latinx audiences in planetary science (workshop objectives and outcomes here). Participants also co-create and lead hands-on activities during a public engagement event following the workshop held in collaboration with a local youth-serving organization. These events allow workshop participants the opportunity to practice engagement strategies discussed in the workshop. Dates, times and locations vary, find your closest workshops here.
NASA STAR Program
Spaceflight Technology, Applications and Research (STAR) is a virtual NASA program for space biosciences training. The annual course targets principal investigators (PIs), senior research scientists, and postdoctoral scholars and aims to facilitate their entry to space biology and preparation for conducting spaceflight experiments using NASA and commercial platforms. Visit the website for FAQs and course curriculum.

The deadline to apply is June 2, 2023. The course will be held between September 2023 – February 2024. The course is free of charge. Apply here.
Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880