Minority University Research & Education Project (MUREP) Innovation Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) is a spinoff challenge established to develop new ideas for commercialization by seeking concept papers from multi-disciplinary student teams enrolled at a Minority Serving Institution (MSI).
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MITTIC OVERVIEW
- 1. Teams choose one NASA Intellectual Property (IP) from the provided list and submit concept papers using MITTIC challenge guidelines. Teams are encouraged to partner with a NASA Small Business Company (SBC) registered
here: https://www.sbir.gov/registration.
- 2. Up to ten qualifying teams selected to participate in an online collaboration tool and are funded to travel to NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) for an onsite immersion experience in January of 2019.
During the experience, all participants are REQUIRED to submit:
- technical concept paper
- explain their technical concept and business plan during a poster session
- present an oral "lightning pitch" presentation to a panel of judges
- The technical paper, poster session, and oral presentation will be reviewed and evaluated using a common rubric.
- 3. One qualifying team receives travel funding for up to eight team members and one Principal Investigator (PI) to visit, tour, and present at NASA AMES Research Center (ARC) and various companies
in Silicon Valley. This experience exposes team members to research facilities and laboratories, start-up companies, and the opportunity to discuss further development.
- 4. Up to 8 MITTIC participants receive a paid NASA Internship funded by Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) through the SBIR/STTR and Technology Transfer (TT) programs at any NASA Center. All MITTIC
participants can apply.
NASA MUREP Internships Eligibility Requirements:
- GPA - 2.90 at the time of application - There are no exceptions. Rounding of the GPA is not permissible.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
- Accepted to or enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or university. Must be a Minority Serving Institution (MSI).
- 16 years of age or older.
- Letter of recommendation to be submitted on your application to intern.nasa.gov.
Technology Opportunity Sheet (TOPS) : PDF
- 1. Teams choose one NASA Intellectual Property (IP) from the provided list and submit concept papers using MITTIC challenge guidelines. Teams are encouraged to partner with a NASA Small Business Company (SBC) registered here: https://www.sbir.gov/registration.
- 2. Up to ten qualifying teams selected to participate in an online collaboration tool and are funded to travel to NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) for an onsite immersion experience in January of 2019. During the experience, all participants are REQUIRED to submit:
- technical concept paper
- explain their technical concept and business plan during a poster session
- present an oral "lightning pitch" presentation to a panel of judges
- The technical paper, poster session, and oral presentation will be reviewed and evaluated using a common rubric.
- 3. One qualifying team receives travel funding for up to eight team members and one Principal Investigator (PI) to visit, tour, and present at NASA AMES Research Center (ARC) and various companies in Silicon Valley. This experience exposes team members to research facilities and laboratories, start-up companies, and the opportunity to discuss further development.
- 4. Up to 8 MITTIC participants receive a paid NASA Internship funded by Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) through the SBIR/STTR and Technology Transfer (TT) programs at any NASA Center. All MITTIC
participants can apply.
NASA MUREP Internships Eligibility Requirements:
- GPA - 2.90 at the time of application - There are no exceptions. Rounding of the GPA is not permissible.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
- Accepted to or enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or university. Must be a Minority Serving Institution (MSI).
- 16 years of age or older.
- Letter of recommendation to be submitted on your application to intern.nasa.gov.
