Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Scholarship is a $10,000 award to ensure that the United States would maintain its leadership in science and technology by supporting some of the very best science, technology, engineering and math college students. To qualify, nominees must be a citizen of the United States, either native born or naturalized, and must be a sophomore applying for their junior year, or a junior applying to receive a scholarship for their senior year; must be enrolled in one of the participating universities in the scholarship program; nominated students must be enrolled for both semesters as a full-time student for the ASF-supported academic year; applicants must be seeking a STEM degree with intentions to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degrees; students intending to pursue a practice in professional medicine are not eligible for the scholarship; however, those intending to perform biomedical research are eligible; faculty member must nominate students for the scholarship.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: Computer Science
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: March 31. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.