THIS PROPOSAL ENTITLED "NASA OPPORTUNITIES AT NMSU " REQUESTS FUNDING FOR NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (NMSU) TO PARTNER WITH NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER'S WHITE SANDS COMPLEX (WSC) TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WILL USE EXISTING NMSU INFRASTRUCTURE TO 1) PAIR NMSU STUDENTS WITH INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES AT WSC WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK ON REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES 2) DEVELOP SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT RELATED TO CUBESAT AND SUBORBITAL PLATFORMS AND 3) FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS WITH STEM OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. "NASA OPPORTUNITIES AT NMSU" DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ELEMENTS OF THE NASA 2018 STRATEGIC PLAN. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.3: INSPIRE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN AERONAUTICS SPACE AND SCIENCE. THIS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE INCLUDES PROACTIVE EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY THE STEM PIPELINE TO NASA INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4.4: MANAGE HUMAN CAPITAL. THIS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE COMPRISES TARGETED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE AGENCY S INTERNSHIP FELLOWSHIP AND EARLY CAREER HIRING PROGRAMS.