Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Pennsylvania Statewide Undergraduate Scholarship:
- The application period runs from November 15th to March 1st of the academic year prior to the awarded academic year.(ex. Nov 2022-March 2023 for the 2023-2024 academic year)
- A limited number of one-year scholarships in the amount of $4,000 for the academic year will be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students across the state of Pennsylvania.
- The student must be a rising star in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and will be attending their junior or senior year of college at an accredited PA university/college for the upcoming academic year.
- Students supporting NASA’s mission directorates, those who belong to under represented groups in STEM (women and minorities), and/or those who have faced social/economic hardship are highly encouraged to apply.
The application process for the 2024-2025 academic year is now CLOSED. Awards will be announced in May
Click here to view a sample application.
Phylicia Bey, a 2019-2020 Scholar from Lincoln University, presents her research.
In one of several efforts to promote higher education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) disciplines, the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) offers financial support to undergraduate students through an annual state-wide scholarship program. Women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
A limited number of one-year scholarships in the amount of $4,000 for academic year 2023-2024 will be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students across the state of Pennsylvania who meet the requirements below.
Who should apply?
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
- Applicant must be enrolled full-time at an accredited Pennsylvania college or university.
- Applicant must be a rising junior or senior in Fall 2024.
- Applicant must be enrolled in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics program and likely to pursue a career in an area of interest to NASA.
- Applicant must complete an online application here: https://spacegrant.net/apps/pas1 (All supporting materials – letters of recommendation, resume, transcripts, etc. – must be included in order for an application to be considered complete.)
The application process began Nov. 15, 2023, with applications due on or before March 1, 2024. Awards will be announced by email on or before June 1, 2024.
Use the link at the top of the page to apply!
Emma Moreland, 2019-2020 Scholar from Juniata College, stands near her poster, which is advertising an astronomy outreach event at her local observatory for college students and the community.
PSGC scholarships are funded through the Congressionally-supported National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). All scholarship awards are contingent on available funding. A primary objective of NASA’s Space Grant Program is to attract, recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology.
The PSGC administration office is located on Penn State’s University Park campus in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, Suite 218. For more information, visit us at https://www.pa.spacegrant.org. Contact us at spacegrant@psu.edu or by phone 814-863-7688.
Current and Past Scholarship Recipients
2023-2024 Academic Year
Penn State Students:
- Bellah Barriga, biochemistry and molecular biology major
- Nathaniel Carey, biotechnology major
- Anna Tartaglia, physics and astronomy and astrophysics double major
None-Penn State Students:
- Marc Bonnet, engineering science major at Lincoln University
- Kristen Fulford, biology major in the cell and molecular concentration at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Lydia Guertin, astronomy and physics double major at Haverford College
- Samiya Henry, physics and binary engineering dual degree major at Duquesne University
- Rory Oden, civil engineering and engineering and public policy double major at Carnegie Mellon University
- Kadisha Vallejo, geology major at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
2022-2023 Academic Year
- Sanskar Agrawal – Villanova University
- Lauren Griffith – Mansfield University
- Maurice Lopez-Soliz – Harrisburg University
- Alyssa Miller – Gettysburg College
- Daniela Morales – Gannon University
- Thao Nguyen – Temple University
- Molly Nies – East Stroudsburg University
- Timothy Schmidt – Temple University
- Maria Tagliaferri – Villanova University
- Jenna Tempkin – Lafayette College
- Micah Yoder – Mansfield University
2020-2021 Academic Year
- Brittney Atkins – Mansfield University
- Kyle Batra – Penn State University (University Park)
- Caitlin Beauduy – Mansfield University of PA
- Pablo Franco Almonte – Penn State University (Berks)
- Gabriela Himmele – Millersville University of PA
- Jewelianna Moore – University of Pennsylvania
- Nathaniel Osikowicz – Penn State University (University Park)
- Avery Rosh-Gorsky – Bucknell University
2019-2020 Academic Year
- Kyle Abrahims – York College of PA
- Phylicia Bey – Lincoln University
- David Breault – Edinboro University of PA
- Pablo Franco – Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Matthew Gross – Penn State University Park
- Casey Gudall – Penn State Hazelton
- Madelyn Hoying – Duquesne University
- Victoria Kotwica – Penn State University Park
- Steven Krupa – Penn State University Park
- Srinivas Mandyam – University of Pennsylvania
- Erika Minnich – Kutztown University of PA
- Emma Mooreland – Juniata College
- Avery Rosh-Gorsky – Bucknell University
- Adithya Sriram – University of Pennsylvania
- Andrew Tamis – Penn State University Park
- Catherine Troutman – Mansfield University of PA
- Kaylen Woods – Penn State University Park
2018-2019 Academic Year
- Dyami Andrews – Swarthmore College
- Michelle Ash – Miseracordia University
- Melea Barahona – Alvernia University
- Leah Boyer – Lebanon Valley College
- Melissa Burnett – Allegheny College
- Reagin Carpenter – Kutztown University
- Terell Dale – Swarthmore College
- Alexis Davison – Penn State
- Nicole Dean – Penn State
- Brooke DiGia – University of Pennsylvania
- Sean Giles – Robert Morris University
- Thomas Haas – Shippensburg University
- Nufar Herzberg – Penn State
- Madelyn Hoying – Duquesne University
- Jocelynn Kelly – Penn State
- Abigail Lee – University of Pennsylvania
- Jacob McCann – Kutztown University
- Chely Miller – Penn State
- Isabella Moraschi – Rosemont College
- Andrew Murtha – Penn State
- Emily Peters – Penn State
- Grace Ringlein – University of Pennsylvania
- Matthew Sawyer – Bucks County Community College
- Adrianna Vaskas – Mansfield University
- Alexander Zhou – University of Pennsylvania
2017-2018 Academic Year
- Nicholas Chaump – Electrical Engineering and Mathematics – University of Scranton
- Emelia Conte – Chemical Engineering – Penn State University
- Emily Dailey – Mechanical Engineering – Villanova University
- Bryan DeMarcy – Astronomy and Physics – Penn State University
- James Falcone – Aerospace Engineering – Penn State University
- Mark Frederick – Mechanical Engineering – Penn State University
- Amanda Fritz – Meteorology – Millersville University
- Gillian Good – Chemistry – Millersville University
- Timothy Keebler – Meteorology – Millersville University
- Sarah Kendl – Applied Mathematics – East Stroudsburg University
- Andrea Merida – Mechanical Engineering – Penn State University
- Susanna Ogozaly – Chemistry and Mathematics – Cedar Crest College
- Kara Rosenthal – Civil and Environmental Engineering – Lafayette College
- William Saunders – Physics and Astronomy – University of Pennsylvania
- Rachel Schellberg – Aerospace Engineering – Penn State University
- Alexander Smith – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Penn State University
- Greta Studier – Engineering – Swarthmore College
2016-2017 Academic Year
- Arielle Berman – Mechanical Engineering – Penn State University
- Ryan Chaky – Electrical Engineering – Bucknell University
- Alexander Chan – Biomedical Engineering – Penn State University
- Jason Cornelius – Aerospace Engineering – Penn State University
- John Ferrara – Electrical Engineering & Mathematics – Bucknell University
- Bradley Foreman – Physics – Shippensburg University
- Aaron Kandel – Mechanical Engineering – Penn State University
- Natalie Morrissey – Chemical Engineering – Penn State University
- Bethany Tirrell – Physics & Astronomy – Kutztown University
2015-2016 Academic Year
- Emily Crabb – Physics, Computer Engineering – University of Pittsburgh
- Lindsey Evans – Aerospace Engineering – Penn State University
- Caitlin Gibbons – Mechanical Engineering – Penn State University
2014-2015 Academic Year
- Stanley Chan – Chemical Engineering – Penn State University
- Courtney Jackson – Geography – Penn State University
2013-2014 Academic Year
- Pronoy Biswas – Electrical and Computer Engineering – Carnegie Mellon University
- Alexandre Gauthier – Physics – University of Pittsburgh
- Nicole Melso – Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics – Penn State University
2012-2013 Academic Year
- Shareena Cannonier – Chemistry, Lincoln University
- Ying Feng – Astronomy & Astrophysics – Penn State University
- Beth Anne Katz – Electrical & Computer Engineering – Carnegie Mellon University
- Samuel Rodriques – Math, Physics – Haverford College
2011-2012 Academic Year
- Josh Aikins – Meterology – Penn State University
- David Zdancewicz – Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering – Penn State University
2010-2011 Academic Year
- Daniel Lubey – Aerospace Engineering – Penn State University
- Amanda Mills – Electrical Engineering – Penn State University
