[Student_programs] New NASA Scholarship - Applications Due August 19th

[Mark Fischer]

Announcements

NASA MUST APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE! - Approximately 100 
undergraduate students in engineering, science and technology fields 
will be awarded scholarships covering half of tuition up to $10,000.

The deadline is August 19, 2006! To apply
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionid.1,pageid.139/default.asp

MUST Scholarship Program

Scholarship Recipients of the MUST Program will receive the following:
  * One-year partial tuition scholarship of up to one-half the tuition
    and fees, not to exceed $10,000 per academic year
  * Support from MUST PASS (Professional and Academic Support System)
  * Direct access to multiple mentors who will provide academic tutoring,
    guidance, personal and professional support, and advice regarding
    professional organizations, graduate school, other scholarships,
    and careers.  The mentor team will include: 1) an assigned  faculty
    mentor, 2) a graduate mentor, and 3) a peer mentor.
  * One point of contact -- the MUST PASS Facilitator -- to obtain
    additional academic support and secure institutional tutoring services
    in  academic subjects when needed
  * Be part of a large national network of minority undergraduate and
    graduate students in STEM through established networks of HCF, UNCFSP,
    and SHPE AHETEMS
  * Learn from NASA role models through the MUST Speaker Series that
    will bring NASA scientists and other STEM role model to SHPE student
    chapter meetings on campus to speak about their respective careers and
    serve as role models to maintain the student's interest and enthusiasm
    for their STEM field of study.
  * Guidance and $5,000 to participate in a summer research
    experience  at a NASA facility or other appropriate facility
  * Connections to other scholarship and internship sources through
    the  established networks of SHPE, HCF and UNCFSP as well as other
    STEM-focused organizations.

Eligibility Requirements:
  * Must be a U.S. citizen
  * Must be studying at an accredited college or university in the U.S.
    or Puerto Rico for the 2006-2007 academic year
  * Be a rising freshman, sophomore, junior or transfer student
    attending or enrolling in an accredited U.S. higher education
    institution  as a full-time student
  * Must have earned and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of
    no  less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  * Must be pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or
    mathematics

Questions about this program should be directed to the program 
Message Center at 
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.4,pageID.11/default.asp




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Mark Fischer
Associate Director
NC Space Grant
NCSU Research Building II
1009 Capability Drive, Suite 210
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-5933
919-515-5934 (Fax)
http://www.ncspacegrant.org/