Since 2001, this scholarship has been offered by the National Space Society, SEDS and the Space Generation Foundation to benefit exceptional members of the space community.  It is our hope that recipients will develop the leadership skills, personal network, and knowledge base needed to contribute to the future of space exploration, development, and advocacy.

The International Space University (ISU) is the global university that brings together students for interdisciplinary study of space. All scholarship applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree by the time of matriculation to ISU. Applicants must also have completed the separate application to ISU before their scholarship application will be considered. The scholarship is worth up to $10,000.

Previous scholarship winners include:

• 2008: Jaganath Sankaran and Mariel John
• 2007: Karina Drees and Amanda Stiles
• 2006: Marc Cornwall, Nabila Ibrahim Abd-El Hamed, and Kirk Kittell
• 2005: Robert Guiness