AHETEMS - Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science

AHETEMS Space Camp Scholarship

The AHETEMS Foundation makes available a limited number of scholarships for middle school students (grades 6 to 8), who are between the ages of 11 to 14 years old, to attend a 3-day Space Camp or 6-day Space Academy, in Huntsville, Alabama, during the summer. (Students must be between the ages of 11 to 14 yrs-old between June 1 and Aug 15).

More information about the Space Camp can be located at www.spacecamp.com

To be considered for a scholarship, students must submit their complete applications to the AHETEMS Foundation postmarked by February 15.  Selections will be announced on April 1.  Applicants must submit:

  1. AHETEMS Space Camp Application (includes Photograph Release and Consent Form, Student Demographics Form, Liability Release, Parent Permission and Emergency Contact Form)
  2. 250-word essay on: “Which Hispanic inventor had the most impact in the 20th Century?  Why"
  3. Letter of Recommendation from a Teacher

Camp scholarship will include tuition (tuition includes lodging and meals) and airfare cost. Please note, the scholarship includes airfare and tuition for the students only. Students must be willing and able to travel alone as an Unaccompanied Minor.  Funding for parents or guardians is not available.