Astronaut Scholarship Foundation ceremony

Join us in the JILA Auditorium October 28th at 1:30pm as astronaut Joe Tanner presents an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award to our very own 2021 Astronaut Scholar, Spencer Hurt. Congratulations, Spencer!

Official NASA photo of former astronaut Joe Tanner

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides annually more than 50 scholarships to the brightest and most talented college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Every year, a new class of students are awarded the prestigious merit-based Astronaut Scholarship. With this, ASF and an astronaut will visit various universities across the nation, presenting scholarship awards and providing educational seminars on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and its impact on our world. These seminars are open to the public.