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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Jeffrey A Hoffman <<a href="mailto:jhoffma1@mit.edu">jhoffma1@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Call for 2022 Astronaut Scholarship Nominations</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">January 25, 2022 at 9:20:06 PM EST</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am pleased to circulate this year’s call for nominations for Astronaut Scholarship nominations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please circulate this to your faculty and request that they nominate top students to apply. It is OK to let students know about this as well. Students must be nominated by faculty, but it is OK for interested students to ask a faculty member
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<p class="MsoNormal">Astronaut Scholarships provide $15,000/year on a need-blind basis. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please have all application material sent to me by Friday 4 March. Selection is by a two-step process, with notifications in late March for Phase 1 and late May for the final selection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The selection criteria and application requirements are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be attending an ASF affiliated university,
college, or institution </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be nominated by faculty </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be a STEM major going into junior or senior
year</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be a United States citizen <i>(proof of birthright
or naturalization via birth certificate, naturalization papers, or passport) </i></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be a high performing academic achiever </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must have conducted a considerable amount of work
outside the classroom in their chosen field of study. This may include laboratory research, cooperative education, internships, relevant military experience, entrepreneurial endeavors, and/or documented independent work resulting in technical papers, patents,
or similar work product </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#757070">—</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#757070"> </span><span style="color:#757070">Must be a full-time student during academic year
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#757070">Nomination package must include: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to receiving nominations from your department.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Hoffman<o:p></o:p></p>
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Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ph.D.<br>
Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Astronaut Scholarship Liaison<br>
MIT 37-219 (Mail)<br>
MIT 33-312 (Office)<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
USA<br>
Office: 617-452-2353<br>
Mobile: 617-797-0803<br>
email: <a href="mailto:jhoffma1@mit.edu" title="mailto:jhoffma1@mit.edu">jhoffma1@mit.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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