Please use this form to signal your intent to nominate a student for the Astronaut Scholarship. This step is optional, but will help with the selection committee's planning. To submit your formal letter of nomination, use this form.

An applicant for the Astronaut Scholarship must be a citizen of the United States, either native born or naturalized, and must be at least a sophomore applying for their junior year, or a junior applying to receive a scholarship for their senior year.

Additionally, nominated students must be enrolled for both semesters as a full-time student for the ASF-supported academic year. Applicants must be seeking a STEM degree with intentions to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degrees. Students intending to pursue a practice in professional medicine are not eligible for the scholarship. However, those intending to perform biomedical research are eligible.