Scholarship Program For undergraduate STEM students
Future Space Professionals Scholarship Program
The Space Force Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created to provide an intellectual space for discussion and debate relevant to the US Space Force and to give a voice to space professionals to contribute their ideas, opinions, and research on the pursuit of spacepower.
The Future Space Professionals Scholarship Fund seeks to provide tuition funding to college undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students in their junior or senior year.
The purpose of the Future Space Professionals Scholarship is to encourage students with diverse backgrounds, skills, and experiences to pursue STEM education as a foundation for future service as a space professional in industry, government, or the US Space Force. The SFA values the strengths inherent in the community of space professionals when the community includes a spectrum of diversity founded on the common foundation of a STEM education
Three winners, announced in September 2025, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship:
Justin William
Justin is a physics major and electrical engineering minor who combines teaching, invention, and cybersecurity research. With a passion for science and space exploration, he has founded two startups, holds a patent pending in aerospace applications, and aspires to conduct research as an astronaut.
Madeleine Yee
Madeleine is a fourth-year Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering student at Purdue University specializing in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. She also pursues a minor in Business Economics and is a member of the John Martinson Honors College.
Aaryan Nagarkatti
Aaryan is an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and avid model rocketeer. He has led teams in national competitions, aspires to advance the space industry, and brings a passion for science, exploration, and innovation.
2026 scholarship applications will become available in late winter 2026.
