Programs Selected in Current Funding Round
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Astronomers Without Borders: ($1,000, Jan. 2013) This international organization fosters understanding and goodwill across national and cultural boundaries by creating relationships to the universal appeal of astronomy. Current projects include the Sky Cube satellite, The World at Night, Global Astronomy Month and Telescopes to Tanzania. From person to person, they are sharing one sky to the one people of the planet Earth. |
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Galileo Teacher Training Program: ($1,000, Jan. 2013) founded during the International Year of Astronomy, the Galileo Teacher Training Program is working to establish a network of Galileo Ambassadors who are training a global population of astronomy teachers period from coast-to-coast, and continent to continent, the GTTP is using astronomy to raise scientific awareness, and to create a future where people are more connected to the sky and more literate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. |
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Purdue Multiethnic Training Program: ($1,000, Jan. 2013) The Multiethnic Introduction To Engineering (MITE) Academic Boot Camp at Purdue University gives 11th grade participants experience as an engineering student. In one of the premier camp projects, MITE participants perform standard aerospace testing to select materials for rocket design and construction. Students use mathematical models to predict the flight time and path of their rockets and compare the predicted results to reality with rocket launch. |
Prior Recipients
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The Allen Telescope Array at SETI: ($2,448; Oct. 2012) Even before Uwingu launched our first commercial project, we raised almost $2500 for the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array which searches for signs of intelligent civilizations in the universe. With the launch of our first commercial product—Extrasolar Planet Naming, we hope to raise millions of dollars for space exploration, space research, and space education. |