Available Scholarships

Scholarships open on December 17, 2025, and close on March 31, 2026. Scholarship amounts vary year by year. The amounts listed below are only estimates. For Scholarship Universe questions, please contact Miranda Pate at miranda.pate@usu.edu. For SDL scholarship-specific questions, please contact SDL at foundations@sdl.usu.edu. 

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Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) Scholarships

The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is a nonprofit University Affiliated Research Center owned by Utah State University. For over six decades, SDL has provided world-class sensor systems, satellites, and supporting technologies to address the nation’s biggest challenges.

SDL values education and enhances the development of future scientists and engineers through its scholarship opportunities. All recipients are selected by the Scholarship Committee, which includes representatives from the Office of Research, SDL, and various USU colleges.

Space Dynamics Lab (SDL) Student Scholarship

The SDL Student Scholarship is a $1,000, one-year scholarship that is awarded to two (within that field) students who are studying engineering or computer science. Recipients will be awarded in June for the following academic year.

Applicants shall be a full-time rising undergraduate freshman or sophomore USU student (12 or more credit hours per semester) with a 3.0 GPA or higher who is majoring or minoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, or who is ready to apply to the professional program.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen (required for potential internship and/or student employment at SDL), demonstrate strong academic achievement, show excellence in the quality of their work assignments and performance, have a financial need, write a brief statement explaining how they are in their field, and provide two letters of recommendation. 

The letters of recommendation process are as follows:

  • In the application form, candidates will enter the name and email address of a faculty member, post-doctoral researcher, graduate student, or supervisor/manager who will provide a letter of recommendation.
  • Students should confirm that their recommender is willing and able to submit a letter by the application deadline.
  • After the student submits their application, the recommender will automatically receive an email with instructions for uploading the letter.
  • The letter should include the following:
    • Examples of the student’s performance
    • Evidence of the student’s potential
    • Any factors that distinguish the candidate from their peers

Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) Science and Engineering Scholarship
The SDL Science and Engineering Scholarship is a $2,000, one-year scholarship. Applicants must be full-time Utah State University sophomore or junior students pursuing a career in the aerospace industry and majoring in programs within the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics, as well as students majoring in programs within the College of Engineering who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference shall be given to applicants who have a financial need, demonstrate interest in the space industry, or are currently employed at SDL.

The Lieutenant General James C. King, U.S. Army, Retired and Jeneane Campbell King Scholarship
The King Scholarship is a $2,000, one-year scholarship. Applicants shall be a full-time sophomore or junior USU student (12 or more credit hours per semester) with a 3.0 GPA or higher who is majoring in Electrical Engineering, Data Analytics, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science and seeking a career in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (“C4ISR”)-relevant disciplines. Preference shall be given to applicants who have a financial need, demonstrate an interest in national security, or are currently employed at SDL.