AISES SPEEA Scholarship

Scholarship Amount

• $5,000 per academic year for associates, undergraduate, and graduate students.
• Students with dependent children will also receive preference and may be eligible for additional financial support for childcare via SPEEA-ACE program of up to $5,000.

Student Status and Eligible Degrees

• Pursing a degree in engineering or other high-demand degree that supports professional and technical careers in the aerospace industry.
• Must be a full-time student enrolled in Washington State’s public higher education systems at the associates, bachelors, masters, or doctorate degree level.
• Veterans and active-duty military spouses’ students will be offered preference.

Grade Point Average

• Must have a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher cumulative GPA.

Tribal Citizenship

• Applicants must be: an enrolled citizen or a descendant of an enrolled citizen of a federal or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; or Native Hawaiian or descendant from a Native Hawaiian; or Pacific Islander or descendant from Pacific Islander; or Indigenous person of Canada. Enrollment documents and/or a copy of birth certificate(s) showing descendancy from an enrolled citizen, Indigenous group of Canada, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander are acceptable. Applicant may also, instead, provide a copy of their Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Certificate of Degree of Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) card. Please note, AISES may not always have scholarships available for non-citizens of the United States.

AISES Membership

• All scholarships require applicants be current AISES members at the time of application. All applicants will be required to enter a valid AISES membership number. To get a membership number join AISES or retrieve your membership number through AISES Membership Portal.
• AISES membership is now FREE for all pre-college and college students! Sign up to become a member here.

Application Deadline

• AISES SPEEA Scholarship application deadline is September 28, 2021 at 10:59 PM (PDT); 11:59 PM (MDT); 12:59 AM (CDT); 1:59 AM (EDT).