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Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73

§40131 Aeronautics scholarships

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter CHAPTER 401— - AERONAUTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SCHOLARSHIPS › § 40131

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must start a scholarship program for full-time graduate U.S. citizens who are enrolled in or accepted to accredited master’s programs in aeronautical engineering or similar fields. Each scholarship must pay room, board, tuition, and fees for up to 2 years. The Administrator must publish rules for the program no later than 180 days after December 30, 2005, and scholarship recipients must be offered paid summer work at an Administration Center that does aeronautics research the summer before their first year and, if applicable, between their first and second years.

Full Legal Text

Title 51, §40131

National and Commercial Space Programs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Administrator shall establish a program of scholarships for full-time graduate students who are United States citizens and are enrolled in, or have been accepted by and have indicated their intention to enroll in, accredited Masters degree programs in aeronautical engineering or equivalent programs at institutions of higher education. Each such scholarship shall cover the costs of room, board, tuition, and fees, and may be provided for a maximum of 2 years.
(b)Not later than 180 days after December 30, 2005, the Administrator shall publish regulations governing the scholarship program under this section.
(c)Students who have been awarded a scholarship under this section shall have the opportunity for paid employment at one of the Administration Centers engaged in aeronautics research and development during the summer prior to the first year of the student’s Masters program, and between the first and second year, if applicable.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4013142 U.S.C. 16741.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 431, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2927. In subsection (b), the date “December 30, 2005” is substituted for “the date of enactment of this Act” to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895).

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51 U.S.C. § 40131

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73