The National Astronomy Consortium (NAC)
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Interested in applying to the 2025 NAC program?
Please visit the new NAC website: https://public.nrao.edu/odi/nac/
About the NAC
The National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) is a program led by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated Universities Inc., (AUI) in partnership with the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), and a number of minority and majority universities to increase the numbers of students from underrepresented minoritized groups and those otherwise overlooked by the traditional academic pipeline into STEM or STEM-related careers.
Primary Goal: to increase the number of students, who otherwise would have been overlooked by the traditional academic pipeline, in STEM and STEM careers by placing them in a cooperative, diverse team over the summer and beyond.
| The National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) is an innovative, competitive program designed to provide research opportunities, and long-term mentoring support, to underrepresented students in STEM fields. The NAC program expands upon the traditional summer research experience by creating an expectation of long-term mentoring, along with engagement in a strong, national-level peer and mentor network. NAC students are selected for grit* and are partnered with world-class scientists, engineers, technicians, and other professionals, for research activities that extend beyond the summer into the academic year. Peer mentoring and support is an important component of the NAC, and is fostered through placement in thoughtfully-developed cohorts at leading observatories and universities. |  |
Highlights of the NAC program include:
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To contact the NAC please send an email to odi@nrao.edu.
** Students with ‘grit’ exhibit passion for a particular long-term goal, along with powerful motivation for achieving their objectives.
