Scholarships and Fellowships

Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunities

Boeing Scholarship

An undergraduate scholarship for a student majoring in aerospace engineering and mechanics at the University of Minnesota and who is a citizen of the US. It is awarded to a full-time AEM student entering his or her junior year who is classified as an upper-division student. Receipt of the award is based on scholastic merit and high potential. The recipient must be authorized to work on a full-time basis in the United States and have an expressed interest in employment with the Boeing Company.
Award Amount: Ranges $1,000-$2,000
Application Process: None - selection made by AEM Awards Committee Fall Semester
Number of Awards Per Year: 1 to 3

Rose Minkin Aerospace Engineering Scholarship

An undergraduate scholarship for a student majoring in aerospace engineering and mechanics at the University of Minnesota. It is awarded to a sophomore student (62 credits completed satisfactorily) who holds the highest GPA after four consecutive semesters. The student may have already advanced to his or her junior year when the award is given. Completion of an application is not required. The Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Awards Committee reviews each eligible undergraduate's GPA and makes their selection annually.
Award Amount: Ranges $800-$1,000
Application Process: None - selection made by AEM Awards Committee Fall Semester
Number of Awards Per Year: 2 to 3

Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Fellowships/Scholarships

Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships/Fellowships for students majoring in some field of aerospace science or engineering. The Minnesota Space Grant Consortium is funded by NASA. Fellowships and scholarships are limited to US citizens who are students at one of the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Affiliated Institutions of Higher Education. Students must have an exhibited interested in some field of aerospace science or engineering. Students should apply to the appropriate individual at their Minnesota Space Grant Consortium School or to the Consortium Wide Scholarship Program Competition which is held each spring.
See: Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Fellowships/Scholarship for more information and how to apply.

AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awards these scholarships to outstanding students pursuing science and engineering degrees related to the field of aerospace. Eligibility, award amounts, selection criteria, and application information is available at their Web site at:http://www.aiaa.org/index.cfm. Click on Students & Educators and then follow left menu link to scholarships.

Other Undergraduate Merit -Based Scholarships

Criteria: Students must be full-time, admitted students to BAEM program at the University of Minnesota.

The Chester Gaskell Aeronautical -- Engineering Scholarship
The AEM Program Intiatives Scholarship
Robert and Marjorie Jewett Scholarship
Richard & Shirley DeLeo Scholarship
The Eric W. Harslem Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering
John and Robert McCollom Memorial Scholarship
Lawrence E. Goodman Scholarship in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Award Amount: Ranges $1,000-$2,000
Application Process: None - selection made by AEM Awards Committee Fall Semester
Number of Awards Per Year: 1 to 3 Per Scholarship

Aerospace States Association Scholarships

Graduate Student Fellowship Opportunities

Graduate students can find fellowship information through the Graduate School. See also the AEM Graduate Financial Aid, Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Fellowships/Scholarhips listed above, and the Office of Scholarhips & Finanical Aid noted above.

Additional Information

Information on scholarships in other areas or programs at the University of Minnesota can be found on the University One Stop Financial Aid web page.