In 1980, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the Graduate Student Researchers Program in order to cultivate additional research ties to the academic community and to support promising students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering. Section I of this handbook summarizes the program and lists the research areas in headquarters and eight NASA field centers. Section II describes administrative procedures and provides instructions for proposal preparation. The last section presents specific areas of research activities at each of the NASA facilities. (YP)