ISU Scholarships

American Astronautical Society Scholarship to the International Space University (ISU)
2013 Space Studies Program (SSP) or the 2012-2013 Masters Programs

The American Astronautical Society (AAS) is pleased to offer the $10,000 Lady Mamie Ngan Memorial Scholarship for students to attend the International Space University's 2013 Space Studies Program in São José dos Campos, Brazil or the 2013-2014 Masters of Science (Space Studies or Space Management) programs conducted at the ISU Central Campus in Strasbourg, France.

 

Scholarship application: MS Word document - PDF

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  • Applicants must have completed an academic qualification at the level of the Bachelor's degree awarded by an accredited university.
  • Applicants must fill out the application form and prepare a one-page essay as indicated on the form.
  • In the selection process, preference will be given to AAS members, and also to members of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS-USA).

The successful candidate will be required to:

  • Prepare, on request, an article on the "ISU experience" for publication in the AAS Space Times magazine
  • Serve as an AAS/ISU spokesperson at times and venues to be mutually agreed.

Scholarship Award Administration

The deadline for the AAS Business Office to receive the completed application form and essay is January 25, 2013.

Note: This is not an application for ISU admission. A separate application must be made for admission to ISU at www.isunet.edu. In order to be considered for the Lady Mamie Ngan Memorial Scholarship, this separate application to ISU must meet the University’s posted deadlines.

Applications (with "ISU Scholarship - 2013" as the subject line) should be submitted via e-mail to: aas@astronautical.org.

Alternatively, applications can be mailed to:

American Astronautical Society
6352 Rolling Mill Place, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22152-2370

Selection of Award Recipient

The decision of the Scholarship Award Committee is considered to be final, and all candidates will be advised of the outcome in February 2013.

Disbursement of the Scholarship Award

Disbursement of the scholarship award will be made by AAS directly to the International Space University.

Previous Scholarship Recipients:

  • 2012: Julie Mason, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 2011: Jacob Gamsky, University of Kentucky
  • 2010: Heather Bradshaw, University of Maryland
  • 2009: Sara Langston, Leiden University
  • 2008: Garrett Smith, Boston University
  • 2007: Ian Christensen, George Washington University
  • 2006: Kirk Kittell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2005: Jeffrey Kwong, Utah State University
  • 2004: David Broniatowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology