Major Fellowships

Astronaut Scholarship

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was created to ensure that the United States would maintain its leadership in science and technology by supporting some of the very best science, technology, engineering and math college students. The ASF awards 60 scholarships valued up to $15,000 to each selected scholar. An applicant for the Astronaut Scholarship must be a citizen of the United States, either native born or naturalized, and must be at least a sophomore applying for their junior, or a junior applying to receive a scholarship for their senior year. Applicants must be seeking a STEM degree with intentions to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degrees. Students intending to pursue a practice in professional medicine are not eligible for the scholarship. However, those intending to perform biomedical research are eligible. University nomination is required. Clemson may nominate only two students and selects our nominees concurrently with the Goldwater Scholarship application process. Interested students should contact the Office of Major Fellowships at the beginning of the fall semester.

Fellowship Advisor

Robyn Curtis, Director, Office of Major Fellowships

Website

Visit The Astronaut Scholarship Website

Begin Seeking Clemson Nomination

By Early October

Application Open Date

November

Application Close Date

Late March

Clemson Deadline

Early January

Academic Areas

Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences / Sciences /

Areas of Interest

Research / STEM /

When To Apply

Sophomore / Junior