Sponsor: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
12700 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 200
Reston, VA 20191-5807
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and have completed at least one semester or quarter of college work with a minimum 3.3 GPA. Applicants must plan to enter a career in science or engineering related to the technical activities of the AIAA. Applicants must be AIAA student members in good standing to apply. Selection is based on scholarship, career goals, recommendations and extracurricular activities.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.aiaa.org
Sponsor: American Nuclear Society
555 North Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, IL 60526
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students at an accredited graduate school in a program leading to an advanced degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or a nuclear-related field. There are also individual graduate scholarships. Applicants should submit applications, transcripts, recommendation letter and three reference forms.
Amount: $3,000-$5,000
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.ans.org
Sponsor: American Nuclear Society
555 North Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, IL 60526
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least sophomores or students who have completed two or more years and will be entering as juniors or seniors in an accredited university and must be enrolled in a program leading to a degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or a nuclear-related field. Applicants should submit applications, transcripts, recommendation letter and three reference forms. There are individual undergraduate scholarships for students who have completed two or more years in a course of study leading to a degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or a nuclear-related field.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.ans.org
Sponsor: Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
6225 Brandon Avenue, Suite 315
Springfield, VA 22150
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time college sophomores or juniors, U.S. citizens or resident aliens, have a minimum "B" GPA and be in the upper fourth of their class. Award must be used during the junior or senior year of college. Selection is based on potential and intent to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.
Amount: Up to $7,500
Deadline: January (last Friday)
How to apply: Institutions nominate college sophomores or juniors. Applicants may not apply directly to the foundation.
Website: http://goldwater.scholarsapply.org
Sponsor: Nebraska Academy of Sciences Inc.
P.O. Box 22988
Lincoln, NE 68542-2988
Eligibility: Applicants must be sophomores or juniors who attend a four-year, accredited college or university in Nebraska and major in a natural science including chemistry, physics, biology or geology. Students must plan to enter a career in a science-related industry, science teaching or scientific research.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. A letter of nomination, transcript and letter describing the applicant's career plans are available.
Website: https://nebraskaacademyofsciences.wildapricot.org/High-School-Scholarships
Sponsor: Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation
7439 Woodland Drive
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Eligibility: Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be undergraduates seeking a degree in education or science with the intention of pursuing a career in teaching or the sciences.
Amount: $400
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.tke.org/foundation/scholarships
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15769
Springfield, MA 01115
Eligibility: Applicants must attend a U.S. college or university part-time or full-time. Application forms, transcripts and Student Aid Reports are required. Selection is based on financial need and academic merit. Applicants must live in Hampden, Hampshire, or Franklin counties.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28
How to apply: Applications are available online and by phone.
Website: http://communityfoundation.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: American Nuclear Society
555 North Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, IL 60526
Eligibility: Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in a U.S. college or university who are also planning a career in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or another nuclear-related field. High school seniors may apply. Students must have greater than average financial need. Applicants must submit applications, transcripts, sponsor forms and three reference forms.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.ans.org
Sponsor: Blakemore Foundation
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4200
Seattle, WA 98104
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States at or near an advanced level in one of the languages listed above, having completed (at minimum) the equivalent of third-year college-level language classes. Students must have received (at minimum) a bachelor's degree.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 30
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org
Sponsor: Microscopy Society of America
Undergraduate Research Scholarships
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 350
Reston, VA 20191
Eligibility: Applicants must conduct research in microscopy at their school and complete their research before graduation. Applicants must also be full-time undergraduate students and achieve junior or senior standing by the time the research work is started.
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: December 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.microscopy.org/awards/index.cfm
