SARA Student and Teacher Project Grants
The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers provides funds in support of student projects. The funds will be divided up into several small grants of no more than $200 each or more, with the approval of the grant committee, to ensure that the money reaches the largest number of students. Preference will be given to students 5th grade through college and to new and innovative ideas. UPDATE: Teachers are now eligible to apply for grants to bring radio astronomy to the classroom. Fill out the appropriate form and return to the address shown. Students- download and fill out this form: Word doc format PDF format Teachers- download and fill out this form: Word doc format PDF format
Email the completed form to grants at radio-astronomy.org
Students and Teachers Here are some websites where you will find interesting projects.
- NASA Radio Jove Project. Radio JOVE students and amateur scientists from all over the world observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter, the Sun, and our galaxy.
- Inspire Project. The INSPIRE program uses build-it-yourself kits to measure and record VLF emissions such as tweeks, whistlers, sferics, and chorus along with man-made emissions.
- Stanford University SID Project. The Stanford Sudden Ionospheric Detection (SID) monitor detects solar flares.
- Sky Scan Science Awareness Meteor Detection. Use a simple radio to detect meteors striking the ionosphere.
- Itty-Bitty Telescope. Build a portable radio telescope with these instructions. .