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Aeronautics Scholarship Program from NASA
Is a degree in the Aeronautical or Aerospace fields in your college plans? How about an engineering degree, be it chemical, civil, computer, mechanical, industrial, etc? If you are looking for a degree involving space and can show how you think your current program fits with the field of Aeronautics, then you may have a chance at getting this scholarship from NASA through their scholarship program.
For undergraduate students, $15,000 will be awarded each school year to cover educational costs and related expenses. There is also an additional $10,000 for summer internship at NASA and two years of support.
For graduate students, a $35,000 stipend will be awarded, $11,000 to be awarded each year for educational and related expenses, plus also $10,000 for summer internship at NASA and two years of support with an option for three.
NASA is looking for scholarship applicants who are US citizens who want to pursue a degree in aeronautics. As part of the scholarship application, you must submit an essay describing what you consider to be the greatest technical challenges in aeronautics for the next 20-25 years, and why. You can pick more than one, but must explain each.
It is expected that NASA will award 20 undergraduate scholarships and five graduate scholarships.
The online scholarship application deadline is January 17, 2011, before 5:00 p.m. For more information about this NASA scholarship, go to http://nasa.asee.org/.
