Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

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• MISSIONTo aid the United States in retaining its world leadership in science and technology by providing college scholarships for the very best and brightest students pursuing science, technology, engineering or math degrees. In addition, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) strongly promotes the importance of science and technology to the general public by facilitating unique programs and special events.HISTORYMore than 30 years ago, the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton came together with the goal to use their joint credibility to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep America on the leading edge of technology. That idea led to the formation of the Mercury 7 Foundation, which later became the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).Together with Betty Grissom (widow of the seventh, Virgil Gus Grissom), William Douglas, M.D. (the Project Mercury flight surgeon), and Henri Landwirth (Orlando businessman and friend of the astronauts) the Mercury 7 astronauts provided scholarships for students that excelled in the area of science.Today, astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs have joined in the mission. Through the garnered support of astronauts, industry leaders, educational institutions and patrons, ASF awards merit-based scholarships to the best and brightest university students who excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The prestigious Astronaut Scholarship is known nationwide for being among the largest monetary scholarships awarded to undergraduate STEM students. Since its inception, ASF has awarded over $4 million in scholarships to more than 400 of the nations top scholars.
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  Headquarters:651 Danville Drive Suite 101, Orlando, Florida, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 321-449-4876

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  Website: https://www.astronautscholarship.org

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  Employees:21

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  Revenue:$10 - 50M

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  Legal Name:Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

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• |  NAICS Code: 541611  |

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