Virginia Space Grant Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (NASA and the Commonwealth of Virginia)
Up to $8,500 for STEM juniors and seniors at VSGC member universities doing faculty-mentored, NASA-relevant research.
- How much
- Up to $8,500 per year
- Who qualifies
- Full-time junior or senior (at least junior status by summer if applying for summer) at a VSGC member university; faculty-mentored research with NASA/aerospace relevance.
- For undergrads
- For STEM students
- When to apply
- Open now · due February 3, 2027 Annual; due early February (February 3, 2027 for the current cycle).
- How to apply
- Apply online through the VSGC portal (spacegrant.net) with a 2-3 page research proposal, goals statement, plan of study, resume, two recommendation letters (one from your faculty mentor/advisor) and an unofficial transcript
- What you'll need
- essay + recommendation + transcript
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (vsgc.odu.edu) and page 2
The details
One-year, non-renewable award for full-time juniors and seniors in STEM at Virginia Tech, UVA, ODU, William & Mary or Hampton University with a faculty-mentored research project aligned with NASA's mission directorates and a 3.0 GPA. Components: $3,000 academic-year stipend and/or $3,500 summer stipend, plus $1,000 research allocations for the academic year and/or summer; maximum $8,500 a year. Awardees present at the VSGC Student Research Conference and submit a paper.
More money from Virginia
- Virginia Space Grant Graduate STEM Research Fellowship$6,000 per year
- Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG)Up to $5,250 per year for undergraduates (2026-27 maximum); $5,000 for eligible graduate health-professions students; higher at Hampton and Virginia Union
- Two-Year College Transfer Grant (CTG)Up to $1,000 per year base; plus up to $1,000 STEM-N bonus; plus $1,000 incentive at NSU, ODU, Radford, UVA Wise, VCU and VSU
- Granville P. Meade Scholarship$2,000 per year for four years (most recent cycle)
- Virginia Space Grant Community College STEM Scholarship$2,000 (one-time)
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