Welcome to the Ames Community College Education and Development Program (ACCEDP) website.
The ACCEDP initiative supports the NASA Education Framework by addressing the shortage of college students engaged in and pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and NASA Mission Support (STEM-M). To this end ACCEDP has begun building partnerships with all Bay Area community colleges to recruit talented students to participate in internships with NASA researchers. By offering students the opportunity to work with NASA scientists and engineers, ACCEDP expands career horizons for those students and allows them to acquire technical knowledge and critical skills.
ACCEDP supports NASA by providing the agency access to a method for tapping pools of technical and administrative talent to meet workforce needs and enhance the workforce development pipeline. The ACCEDP is currently recruiting students and accepting project submissions for the Fall 2012 session.
- Deadline for Community College students to submit completed applications: August 10, 2012 at 3 p.m.
- Deadline for NASA Sponsors to submit projects to ACCEDP Connect: August 10, 2012
- Interviews and student selection processes: August 10–September 5
- Fall start date: September 10, 2012
- Internship session: September 10–September 9, 2013
Contact us with any questions at: eapinquiries@epo.usra.edu or burrell@epo.usra.edu