SCHOLARSHIPS

Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Seven Aerospace Engineering Department graduate students were appointed as Graduate Teaching Assistants using Space Grant and Department funds. These funds were further leveraged in that KU waives tuition for Graduate Teaching Assistants.

NASA Space Academy
Audrey (Fischer) Puderbaugh was one of 23 students selected in a national competition to participate in the ten-week NASA Goddard Summer Academy. Audrey's summer was partially sponsored by the Kansas Space Grant Consortium. During the summer about half of Audrey's time during the day was spent working with a Goddard scientist on an electronics miniaturization research project using Die Cap Technology for High Density Packaging. The second half of her day was spent in a series of field trips and special events designed to help the students learn more about the infrastructure of NASA and the aerospace industry. During these events, Audrey interacted with aerospace leaders, including the NASA Administrator, Dan Goldin; the Goddard Center Director, Joseph Rothenberg; the Langley Center Director, Jerry Creedon; the Chairman & CEO of the X-Prize Foundation, Dr. Peter Diamandis, plus a few astronauts. Finally, after hours were spent working on group projects. What a great way to spend the summer!!

Minority Scholarships
 

The University of Kansas School of Engineering Office of Diversity Programs awards scholarships to entering engineering students who are of African American, Hispanic American, and Native American descent.

The Criteria for Awarding to Incoming Minority Students are as follows:
        1. Must be a citizen of the United States
        2. Must be a member of one of the following ethnic minority groups: African American, Hispanic, Native American decent.

        3. Must be in the top 10% of graduating class
        4. Must display leadership and community service activities

The Criteria for Continuing Students:
        1. Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 gpa
        2. Must participate in one of the following minority engineering organizations:
                a. American Indian Science and Engineering Society
                b. National Society of Black Engineers

                c. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
 

The offer is contingent upon the student's acceptance into The University of Kansas School of Engineering.

Aerospace Engineering Freshmen
Scholarships were awarded to seven Aerospace Engineering freshmen to support their participation on a field trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center organized by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.