Welcome to the Launching Scholars scholarship portal!
Our flagship scholarship provides fifteen (15) girls with the opportunity to attend one of the best places to get hands-on experience in STEM fields, Space Camp, in Huntsville, AL. The annual scholarship is open to girls across the United States and Puerto Rico who are currently enrolled in middle or high school interested in STEM.
Scholarship Submissions Deadline: Saturday, April 18, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
Camp Dates: Sunday, July 13, 2025 - Friday, July 18, 2025
Our flagship scholarship Includes:
Full free admission to one of the following Space Camp programs in Huntsville, Alabama, from July 13, 2025 - July 18, 2025:
US Space Academy (12-14): Space Academy® trainees experience firsthand the future of space travel and train to solve technically challenging anomalies in order to complete their space mission. Trainees practice clear communication through aquatic team-building activities and leadership training at Space Camp Challenge Course and put engineering skills to the test as they construct an ablative shield during the Thermal Design Challenge.
Advanced Space Academy (15-18): Advanced Space Academy® explores college and career preparation through an immersive experience in science, engineering, technology, and math. Trainees experience a variety of astronaut training exercises, engineering challenges, and team-building activities, all culminating in an extended-duration simulated space mission.
Aviation Mach II (12-14): Aviation Challenge® Mach II is a fast-paced, military-inspired program where young leaders are tested in their knowledge of aerodynamics and teamwork.
Aviation Mach III (15-18): Aviation Challenge® Mach III missions challenge trainees with freedom of control, requiring them to think about maneuvers in all three rotational-axes of flight as they take on the most advanced flight simulations, engineering principles, and leadership responsibilities.
Advanced Cyber Academy (15-18): U.S. Advanced Cyber Academy is the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s newest STEM program and allows trainees to delve into the world of cyber technologies through blended hands-on experiences and challenges developed in cooperation with the FBI. In Advanced Cyber Academy, high school-aged trainees learn the ethics and responsibilities of personal data security for safeguarding professional networks and the challenge of an expanding internet of things. This program balances individual instruction with team building. *Camp is only open to U.S. citizens. When conditions allow, a tour of the US Military base may be scheduled.
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Transportation
Airfare within the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico is included for scholarship recipients traveling from outside Alabama and surrounding areas.