Mon, May 10, 2010
25 Will Intern With NASA Researchers
NASA has selected 25 graduate and undergraduate students to
receive the agency's Aeronautics Scholarship for the 2010-11 school
year. The recipients will intern with NASA researchers and work on
projects to efficiently manage air traffic, improve safety, and
reduce noise and emissions.
The recipients were selected from hundreds of applications. The
scholarship program, which is in its third year, was designed to
aid students enrolled in aeronautics, aviation or related study
fields.
"Our scholarship recipients will bring new insights and fresh
approaches to fundamental and systems' research aimed at meeting
some of the most daunting challenges in aeronautics, such as
mitigating the environmental impacts of air transportation or
opening the skies to robotic aircraft," said Jaiwon Shin, associate
administrator for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
in Washington.
The NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program annually awards 20
two-year undergraduate scholarships, plus summer internships, and
five two- or three-year graduate scholarships, plus summer
internships. Undergraduate winners receive $15,000 annually to
cover tuition costs for two years and a $10,000 stipend during
their NASA internship. Graduate winners receive approximately
$35,000 annually for up to three years and $10,000 stipends for as
many as two summer internships. To maintain their scholarships,
recipients must meet the academic standards of their schools.
"These scholarships have a double benefit," Shin said. "They
help students link their interests with possible future careers,
and they help NASA identify and develop the skills needed to
fulfill the agency's aeronautics mission. We are fostering the next
generation aerospace workforce in a tangible way."
Online applications for the fall 2011 scholarship year will be
accepted beginning in September. Applicants must be citizens of the
United States or its territories.
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