New National Scholarship Opportunity Available to USU STEM Students
News Release — February 24, 2022 — Thanks to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, each year one Utah State University student involved in STEM will receive a scholarship of up to $15,000 and an opportunity to attend the foundation’s annual Innovators Week and Gala.
![Former astronaut Charlie Precourt speaks to Utah State University students at an event launching the university’s involvement with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. This scholarship program will provide a scholarship of up to $15,000 to one Utah State STEM student each year.](/images/news/stories/2022/charlie-precourt-speaking-web.jpg)
Former astronaut Charlie Precourt speaks to Utah State University students at an event launching the university’s involvement with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. This scholarship program will provide a scholarship of up to $15,000 to one Utah State STEM student each year.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to aiding the United States in retaining its world leadership in technology and innovation. The program was founded by the original Mercury 7 Astronauts with a mission to support university students in STEM fields.
During Innovators Week, students will meet other Astronaut Scholars; participate in tours, professional development, and a technical conference; and be awarded their scholarship by an astronaut at a formal gala.
USU is the first university in Utah to be a part of this scholarship program and the 45th university overall to receive this honor.
A scholarship launch event was held at USU earlier this year and featured an interactive space lecture by Mary Cleave and Charlie Precourt, both former astronauts. Cleave is a USU alum and Precourt is a retired executive from Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems in Promontory.
Cleave and the Northrop Grumman Corporation are both contributing to the scholarship fund.
Visit https://www.usu.edu/scholarships/application to apply for this scholarship.
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Writer: Matilyn Mortensen, matilyn.mortensen@usu.edu, 435-797-7512
Contact: Dixon Nielson, dixon.nielson@usu.edu