The scholarship program is managed by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation. Full Scholarships cover tuition, room & board for any weeklong, age-appropriate camp and are good for one year. Transportation and incidentals are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. All applicants must be 9-18 years old. To attend camp, nine-year-olds must currently be attending or have completed 4th grade.

Applicants may apply in one of four categories - Financial Need/Disadvantaged, Special Needs, Academic Achievement, or General. Each applicant must answer an essay question, design a mission patch, describe a science project using the scientific method, and provide three letters of recommendation. A selection committee reviews applications, and scholarships are awarded based on available funding.

CATEGORY GUIDELINES:

• Financial Need/Disadvantaged - applicants in this category must either
  be in a low income family or receiving government assistance.

• Special Needs - applicants in this category must have a learning
  challenge and/or physical challenge.

• Academic Achievement - applicants in this category must be participating
  in a gifted program and/or have excelled academically.

• General - applicants must not qualify for any of the other categories
  and demonstrate, through a written essay, a desire for knowledge and
  hold a yearning to learn through the experiences of Space Camp programs.

The 2012 scholarship application deadline was December 19, 2011. We will be accepting applications for 2013 soon!

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