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Are you a Black or African-American undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in aerospace? The Patti Grace Smith Fellowship is now accepting applications for the Class of 2025.
Opportunity Details
This comprehensive program is designed to celebrate and support Black Excellence in Aerospace, providing opportunities for students interested in aviation, space, engineering, science, business, policy, or journalism.
If you want to discuss your application or seek some guidance, our fantastic alumni have just established a Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Applicant Discord. You can be one of the first to join the server, where you can seek advice and encouragement from alumni and fellow applicants. Click here to join!
To be eligible to become a Patti Grace Smith Fellow, all of these things should be true about you:
You should be Black or African-American. If that’s the box you would check on your Census form, that works for us!
You should be a current student in a Bachelors Degree program or in any year of an Associates Degree program. (Note: in 2021 and 2022, our program was only open to first and second year undergraduate students. All undergraduate students are now eligible to apply).
You should be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident.
You should be seeking your first ever paid summer internship in aerospace.
If you meet those four requirements, you are eligible! Students of any gender, any age, any economic class, any major, any GPA, any college or university, and any anything are eligible if they meet those four requirements.
Remember, if you need a bit of encouragement or want to ask a question before you submit your application, you may want to sign up for the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Applicant Discord, which has been created and supported by our alumni.
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