Space Studies Department Application

The Space Studies Department’s Scholarships are awarded to current students in its Master’s or Ph.D. program. To be considered for a scholarship, graduate students must complete and submit the department’s application by the Scholarship Central deadline and must meet the following criteria:

  1. Be a UND graduate student, either on campus or online;
  2. Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher;
  3. Completed at least 12 credits in the program by the end of the spring semester;
  4. Demonstrated contributions to service, promotion, and leadership to the Space Studies Department and/or the space community; and
  5. Enrolled in at least one UND Space studies course in the upcoming fall semester for the scholarship awarded.

Award
$5,000.00
Scopes
Department of Space Studies
Deadline
Supplemental Questions
  1. To receive a Space Studies scholarship, you must be enrolled in a Space Studies course in the upcoming Fall semester. Will you be enrolled in a Space Studies course?
  2. The Nieuwsma Scholarship requires aerospace engineering experience (or an aerospace engineering degree). Is your undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering or do you have aerospace engineering experience?
  3. Have you previously received any of the following Space Studies awards?
  4. Are you a resident of any of the following states?
  5. Upload your unofficial transcript from Campus Connection if you did not upload it on the General Application.
  6. Please upload your current resume if you did not upload it onto the General Application.
  7. In 300 words or less, please describe how you have demonstrated service to the Space Studies department and/or the space community. Participation in faculty research may be included.
  8. In 300 words or less, please describe how you have demonstrated leadership in the Space Studies department or the space community.
  9. In 300 words or less, please describe how you envision positively influencing the future development of space.
  10. In 300 words or less, please identify your space-related goals.
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