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Three Scholarship Awards have been established to honor individuals who have made contributions to science and the US Space Program. A fourth Scholarship Award has been established to broadly support undergraduate science and engineering education. Students will be matched to the scholarship award most appropriate for their area of study.  \nAwards  \nUp to four undergraduate scholarship awards are available in amounts up to $1000 annually. Awards are for one year only, but recipients may re-apply for a second year. All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the recipients.  \nEligibility  \n1. Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students attending a 4-year accredited college or university.  \n2. Applicants must be majoring in a field of science or engineering, including life sciences or science education.  \n3. Applicants must have completed at least two (2) years of college credits by the time the award is received.  \n4. Applicants must be US citizens.  \nThe USRA Scholarship Awards are awarded without regard to race, sex, religion, age, national origin or sexual orientation. USRA will not award scholarships to applicants who are not qualified and reserves the right not to award a scholarship in a given year.  \nSelection Criteria  \n1. Demonstrated or expressed interest in space research and/or space science education.  \n2. Student essay  \n3. Letters of recommendation  \n4. Academic standing (minimum required cumulative GPA of 3.50) .  \nApplication Requirements  \nTo be considered for a USRA Scholarship Award, applicants must complete an application and return it to USRA by August 1st. The application must include:  \n1. A completed application form. Only completed application forms will be considered.  \n2. Two letters of recommendation with at least one from a teacher or school official at the college level.  \n3. An official college transcript for the last two years including GPA.  \n4. A one page (\u003C 500 words) statement stating the applicant's qualifications and educational and career goals.  \nAll four of the above items must be submitted before the application will be considered.  \nSubmission of Application Form  \nThe application form starting on page 3 is a fillable pdf file. Fill it out completely electronically, then “Save a  \nCopy”. Note that the application requires a signature. You may provide an electronic signature, or print out the completed application, sign it and either scan it as a pdf or mail in the printed application.  \nFor the statement of qualifications and education and career goals, you may use the page included in this application form, or attach a separate page.  \nCompleted application forms should be sent as a pdf fi[le to](le to scholarship@usra.edu. Please)[ ](le to scholarship@usra.edu. Please)[scholarship@usra.edu](le to scholarship@usra.edu. Please)[. Please](le to scholarship@usra.edu. Please) include applicant’s last name as part of the file name.  \nAlternatively, completed printed applications may be mailed to:  \nThe USRA Scholarship Program  \nUniversities Space Research Association  \n10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500  \nColumbia, MD 21044-3432  \nSubmission of College Transcript  \nYour college registrar can mail an official transcript to:  \nThe USRA Scholarship Program  \nUniversities Space Research Association  \n10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500  \nColumbia, MD 21044-3432  \nIf you are mailing other materials to that address, you may include the transcript in your package.  \nSubmission of Letters of Recommendation  \nLetters of recommendation should be sent as pdf files (with the name of the applicant as part of the filename) directly from the author [to](to scholarship@usra.edu. Alternatively)[ ](to scholarship@usra.edu. 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