USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Distinguished Undergraduate Awards provide college scholarship awards to students who have shown a career interest in science or engineering with an emphasis on space research or space science education and aeronautics-related sciences. USRA presents up to four scholarship awards to undergraduate students each fall. Applications are due on August 10, 2022. Click here to learn more and apply.

Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award

The Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for undergraduate or graduate students, of any nationality, working in any country, in the disciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, astronomy, or biology. The award, which will include $3000, is to be applied to the study of impact craters, either on Earth or on the other solid bodies in the solar system. Areas of study may include but are not limited to impact cratering processes; the bodies (asteroidal or cometary) that make the impacts; or the geological, chemical, or biological results of impact cratering. Applications are due on August 26, 2022. Click here to learn more and apply.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support and a cost of education allowance to the institution. The fellowship is competitive, and those planning to apply should devote a sincere effort to their application. The 2023 GRFP application will open in late July 2022. Informational webinars for applicants will be held on August 31 and September 21; these webinars will provide an overview of the GRFP and the application process. Click here to learn more and apply.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions Undergraduate Scholarship

The NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to study a wide range of science, engineering, mathematical, computer, technology, and social science disciplines related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) mission and objectives. During the internships portion of the award, the scholar is provided opportunities for hands-on research at participating NOAA facilities. Scholars receive financial assistance for two academic years, a bi-weekly stipend, and a housing allowance during summer internships. Applications for the 2023 program open on September 1, 2022. Click here to learn more and apply.

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program

The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate students to conduct part of their thesis research at a host Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory/facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist during a 3- to 12-month award period. The opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ research project by providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories/facilities. Applications will open in August 2022. Click here to learn more and apply.