Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington                                     
202-358-2087
beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov


RELEASE: 11-140

NASA ANNOUNCES 2011 AERONAUTICS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS



WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 25 graduate and undergraduate students
from across the country to receive aeronautics scholarships for the
next school year.

NASA selected the students from hundreds of applicants. The
Aeronautics Scholarships Program, which is in its fourth year, aids
students enrolled in fields related to aeronautics and aviation
studies.

"We are proud to welcome these scholars to the NASA family as members
of a nationwide team of researchers who are pursuing an ambitious set
of aeronautics technology development goals," said Jaiwon Shin,
associate administrator for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission
Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington. "We are
excited about this opportunity to act as mentors, and we fully expect
the students will teach us a few things too. We especially look
forward to the fresh ideas they will contribute to our pursuit of
solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing the air
transportation system today."

Selected students will have the opportunity to intern with NASA
researchers and directly work on projects such as managing air
traffic more efficiently; reducing noise, fuel consumption and
emissions; and improving safety.

Twenty undergraduate scholarship winners will receive $15,000 per year
to cover tuition costs for two years and a $10,000 stipend during a
summer internship with NASA. Five graduate scholarship winners will
receive approximately $35,000 per year for up to three years and
$10,000 stipends for two summer internships. To maintain the
scholarship awards, all recipients must continue to meet the academic
standards of the universities they attend.

This year's recipients are enrolled at universities in Colorado,
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas. To see the 2011
scholarship recipients' names and their schools on an interactive
U.S. map, visit:



http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/aeronautics_scholarships/index.html


The program annually awards 20 two-year undergraduate scholarships
plus summer internships, and five two- or three-year graduate
scholarships plus summer internships.

In September, students can apply online for 2012 aeronautics
scholarships. Applicants must be citizens of the United States or its
territories. The application requirements include information about
the students' proposed areas of study.

For more information about aeronautics research at NASA, visit:



http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov


For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov