{"id":222,"date":"2022-12-07T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/mainisite-redesign\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2023-12-21T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:49:07","slug":"vsgc-community-college-stem-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/redesign\/vsgc-community-college-stem-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"VSGC Community College STEM Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d50d23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d50d23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0900a\" data-id=\"3a0900a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c3b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2c3b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community College STEM Scholarships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49f62b9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49f62b9\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7103864 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7103864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel 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src=\"https:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/ALL.02_04_59_22.Still494-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"ALL.02_04_59_22.Still494\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/ALL.01_04_09_00.Still235-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"ALL.01_04_09_00.Still235\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1840370\" data-id=\"1840370\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f783427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f783427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Community College STEM Scholarship provides a one-year, non-renewable award of $2,000 for students enrolled full time during the award period at one of Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges. Students must be majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field and be interested in pursuing a career that supports NASA\u2019s mission including careers in the aerospace sector. Allied Health Sciences majors are not eligible for this program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c5c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50c5c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/Community-College_113023.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Information Flyer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cb553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61cb553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SF-Flowchart-e1637678922611.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How to Apply<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de25508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de25508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/spacegrant.net\/apps\/vas2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Online Application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678e996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678e996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-9c0ff24 ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Applications: Due March 8<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24666a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24666a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-703d2b2 ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"color: #0046ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0046ff;\" href=\"mailto:vsgc@odu.edu\">Contact: vsgc@odu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c431afb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c431afb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b20313a\" data-id=\"b20313a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb3a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"eeb3a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\"><p>Students must apply during their second semester of freshman year of community college enrollment for an award that will begin in the sophomore year. This is a competitive scholarship program based on academic merit funded by NASA and the Commonwealth of Virginia recognizing high academic achievement and promise. The number of awards is contingent upon available funding.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Goals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2502\"><p><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Encourage students engaged in associate degree programs who are preparing for careers in technology fields essential to America\u2019s industrial and technological competitiveness, particularly those with aerospace and STEM relevance<br \/><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Increase participation of underrepresented minorities, females, and students with disabilities in aeronautics, space, and STEM fields<br \/><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Implement the goals of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and NASA<\/p><p>More information about NASA&#8217;s five mission directorates can be found in the links below:<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeroresearch\">Aeronautics Research<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/exploration-systems-development\">Exploration Systems Development<\/a><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/\"><strong>Science<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/space-operations-mission-directorate\"><strong>Space Operations<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/home\/index.html\"><strong>Space <\/strong><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2503\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2503\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Eligibility<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2503\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2503\"><p>\u2022 Must be a U.S. citizen<br \/>\u2022 Currently enrolled in a Virginia community college and have completed at least one semester of coursework (minimum of 9 credit hours) at the time of application<br \/>\u2022 Be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more) during the award period<br \/>\u2022 Majoring in a STEM program of study<br \/>\u2022 Grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2504\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2504\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Application Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2504\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2504\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Statement of your academic and career goals<\/strong> \u2013 a brief written statement by the applicant relating to how their degree will help them prepare for a technical career in a STEM field that will support one of NASA\u2019s mission directorates. Indicate your plans for future academic preparation including pursuing an undergraduate four-year degree or beyond.<\/p><p><strong>Plan of Study<\/strong> \u2013 an outline of your intended coursework for the sophomore year of your STEM associate degree program (including credit hours and name of course per semester).<\/p><p><strong>Resume<\/strong> \u2013 a short summary of your education, work, or military experience and any significant accomplishments (e.g. honors or awards) or any other relevant information.<\/p><p><strong>Letters of Recommendation<\/strong> \u2013 the names and contact information for two references of which one must be the applicant\u2019s current faculty advisor. Letters of recommendation should assess the applicant\u2019s technical and \/or academic potential as well as his\/her progress and academic achievements. The online application system will contact both references via email to request a letter of recommendation on behalf of the applicant.\u00a0 We suggest that you inform both of your references that they will receive an email from the VSGC in reference to your application.\u00a0 Your references will be provided with a link to submit their recommendations.<\/p><p>VSGC must receive both recommendations for your application to be complete.<\/p><p><strong>Transcript\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>an unofficial transcript is required and can be submitted as a PDF in the online application. If the applicant is selected to receive an award then an official transcript will be required at acceptance. If the applicant does not have a PDF conversion tool, links to free online PDF converters are provided in the application.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2505\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2505\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Awardee Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2505\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2505\"><p>\u2022 Awardees must provide a head-shot photo electronically<br \/>\u2022 Awardees must provide biographical information upon selection<br \/>\u2022 Awardees must inform the VSGC of changes in contact information<br \/>\u2022 Must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 hours) during the award period<br \/>\u2022 Awardees must respond to academic and employment follow-up surveys<br \/>\u2022 Awardees may be asked to discuss their studies in public forums<br \/>\u2022 Attend a webinar about future opportunities.<br \/>\u2022 At the completion of the award period, the scholarship recipient must submit a brief, written report on their experience as a Virginia Space Grant Community College STEM scholar. The report should address:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Academic progress, including degree granted (if applicable)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 The impact the award has made on plans to pursue future technical training or a baccalaureate or higher degree<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Significant results\u00a0 (e.g. a list of presentations made, awards, or honors), attendance at the Student Research Conference<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Employment or future educational plans.<\/p><p><strong>Disposition of Unused Funds:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Release of $1,500 after VSGC has received the acceptance form and all supporting documents.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Release of $500 after attending the Student Research Conference.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If the scholarship recipient terminates his\/her academic program during the award period, the community college is required to return a prorated share of the scholarship award to the VSGC. 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