Two KU students earn Astronaut Scholarships ku.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ku.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LAWRENCE Four outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program.
The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation in 1984 as a means to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep the U.S. on the leading edge of technology. Astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs have joined the foundation, which has awarded $4 million in scholarships to more than 400 of the nation’s top scholars.
With the support of the ASF and the Office of the Provost, up to two KU undergraduate students will be selected to receive a $15,000 scholarship during their junior or senior year. Nominations were sought from faculty members in all STEM disciplines science, technology, engineering and mathematics for students with exceptional academic records and considerable research experience. A committee coordinated by the Office of Fellowships and ch
Three KU juniors win Goldwater Scholarships ku.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ku.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mon, 03/15/2021
LAWRENCE Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics.
The students’ applications are coordinated by the Office of Fellowships in Undergraduate Studies.
KU’s nominees:
Emma Cosner, a junior majoring in chemistry and minoring in physics
Mary Sevart, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering
Jonah Stiel, a junior majoring in chemistry.
Sixty-eight KU students have received Goldwater scholarships since they first were awarded in 1989. Congress established the program in 1986 in tribute to the retired U.S. senator from Arizona and to ensure a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers.