Congratulations to our inaugural class of Sagan Exoplanet Fellows!

Sagan Program

Carl Sagan

The Sagan Program is administered for the Exoplanet Exploration Program by NExScI, and it includes both the Sagan Fellowship Program and the Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop.

The Sagan Fellowship Program will support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the science goals of the NASA Exoplanet Exploration area. The primary goal of missions within this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars. Fellowship recipients receive financial support to conduct research at a host institution in the US for a period of up to three years (subject to annual review and availability of funds from NASA). Find application and other information here.

The Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop series are annual topical workshops that provide opportunities for students, postdocs, and staff alike to learn about the engineering and scientific application of exoplanet-related techniques used in the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

News Items

Hear an interview produced by the Planetary Society with Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan's collaborator and widow, and Bill Nye (the Science Guy) on the honor of naming the Exoplanet Fellowship program after Carl Sagan.

Read the press release from NASA Headquarters announcing the Sagan Fellowship Program.