{"id":94256,"date":"2022-06-10T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-480609"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:38:41","slug":"nasa-student-business-competition-gets-boost-by-white-house-initiative","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-student-business-competition-gets-boost-by-white-house-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Student Business Competition Gets Boost by White House Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Patrick Babb, a student from Fayetteville State University, participating in NASA MITTIC\u2019s \u201cSpace Tank,\u201d showcasing their spinoff technology concept.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg 5309w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jsc2019e014444.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Patrick Babb, a student from Fayetteville State University, participating in NASA MITTIC\u2019s \u201cSpace Tank,\u201d showcasing their spinoff technology concept. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Minority University Education and Research Program (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (<a href=\"https:\/\/microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov\/nasamittic\" rel=\"noopener\">MITTIC<\/a>), a Shark Tank-style competition for students at minority-serving institutions, is officially included in the 2022 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/whhbcu\/whihbcu-competitiveness-scholars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholar Recognition Program<\/a>. The program is part of a White House initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MITTIC is a customized, condensed version of NASA\u2019s MUREP idea competition, which began with a 2021 scholar cohort. The competition, referred to as Mini MITTIC, challenges teams of HBCU scholars to develop selected NASA ideas for potential uses in the commercial space industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMini MITTIC offers an amazing opportunity for students to gain real-life work experiences,\u201d said Misti Moore, MUREP lead and MITTIC activity manager at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. \u201cBy formalizing this NASA offering for HBCU scholars, we are able to help individuals from underrepresented communities explore their entrepreneurial interests using NASA\u2019s technology portfolio while working toward a common goal of discovering commercialization opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA has participated in the White House initiative on <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/whhbcu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity<\/a> since inception of student programming in 2014. However, Mini MITTIC establishes a formal program that includes NASA in the offerings provided to scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By incorporating Mini MITTIC into the HBCU Scholar Recognition Program, NASA can better reach and encourage students at minority-serving institutions to participate in NASA missions, as well as research and development activities, while also diversifying the American STEM workforce pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s MITTIC team and subject matter experts will work over the summer to introduce 86 scholars representing 56 HBCUs to NASA\u2019s entrepreneurial opportunities so they can develop business proposals. The university teams will pitch their final product in a forum to the MITTIC team. The top three teams will be selected to present their ideas in September during the National HBCU Week Conference in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MUREP is administered through NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement. MUREP investments enhance the research, academic, and technology capabilities of minority-serving institutions through multiyear cooperative agreements. In addition, awards provide NASA-specific knowledge and skills to learners who have historically been underrepresented and underserved in science, technology, engineering, and math. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Technology Transfer Program, managed by the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/home\/index.html\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/home\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/a> (STMD), ensures that the innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about MUREP and NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/murep\/home\/index.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1288<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov\">katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nSandra Jones<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Minority University Education and Research Program (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC), a Shark Tank-style competition for students at minority-serving institutions, is officially included in the 2022 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Scholar Recognition Program. 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