NASA awards $60,000 in scholarships to NIC students
<p>Pictured are NIC students who recently received $5,000 each in grant money from NASA. They are, from left, back row: Brett Harned of Rathdrum, Matthew Harned of Rathdrum, Dustan Paul of Rathdrum, Ryan Gibson of Hayden, Christopher Smith of Melba, and Michael Madsen of Hayden. Front row, from left: NIC faculty/NASA scholarship representative Eric Mack, Jaime Garber of Coeur d’Alene, Lillian Malloy of Hayden, Meghann Kolb of Rathdrum, Jonathan Counts of Coeur d’Alene, and Justin Fink of Coeur d’Alene.</p>
Twelve North Idaho College students were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship through the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium.
The grants are made available through NASA for students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Students can apply the money to finishing their degrees at NIC or at their transfer institutions. Most plan to earn degrees in engineering, but the computer science, biomedical, and mathematics fields are also represented in this group.
The students will participate in STEM-related activities through this spring, summer, and next year to qualify for 100 percent of the money.