Money for School from STARFLEET

Yes, it’s true! Ever since 1990, our organization has presented monetary scholarships to special active STARFLEET members who are attending community colleges, four-year colleges, most technical schools, junior colleges and universities or graduate school.

Scholarships are awarded in amounts of up to $500 based on number of applicants and availability of funds. APPLICANTS MUST BE STARFLEET MEMBERS AND MUST HAVE BEEN FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR ON JUNE 30 OF THE YEAR APPLYING. The application period runs from January 1st through June 30 of each year. At our annual International Conference each summer, the scholarship winners are announced for classes beginning in the fall semester.

2009 SFI Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following two recipients of STARFLEET Academy Scholarships.

James Doohan/Montgomery Scott Engineering Scholarship

• James R. McLain - USS Tejas (R3)
  Biochemical Engineering

Business Management -Armin Shimerman Scholarship for Profitable Business

• Marie Adinolfi - USS Accord (R7)
  Accounting

How to Apply

Applications for our scholarships are available for download as a PDF file:
Scholarship Application (852.41 kB)

You can also contact the STARFLEET Academy Scholarship Director Captain Reed Bates at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the STARFLEET Academy Commandant at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions.

How to Donate

The scholarships are completely funded through the generous donations of our members and other charitable individuals. Please consider making a small (or any size) donation to one of our many Scholarships by visiting our Scholarship Donation page.

List of Scholarships

From Doctors and Veterinarians to foreign language and engineers, from music and law to space and beyond, STARFLEET has a scholarship to fit many interests and fields of study. Most are based upon an actor’s character or interest and many have been sponsored by the actors themselves. One also memorializes Gene Roddenberry for his love of writing and STARFLEET’s wishes to encourage future writers. There is also one that honors the Mercury, Challenger, and Colombia astronauts and Russian cosmonauts that have died to further our efforts in space exploration. It is a "general duty" scholarship and applies to all courses of study.

Over the years, the number and variety of our Scholarships have grown. The following is a list of the current Scholarships that STARFLEET offers:

MEDICINE - DeForest Kelley/Dr. Leonard McCoy Medical Scholarship
This is for medical studies and is awarded for programs ranging from medical school to nursing school to physical therapy, pre-med to EMT-Paramedic, surgical technician to biomedical technician.

ENGINEERING - James Doohan/Montgomery Scott Engineering Scholarship
This is the second most popular Scholarship and covers any field related to engineering.

PERFORMING ARTS - Patrick Stewart Scholarship for the Performing Arts
This is for all those studying acting, dance, music, or skills and training relating to the media.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE - George Takei International Studies Scholarship
Mr. Takei requested international studies to foster his belief that better understanding of our diversity brings people closer together. This is for study of foreign languages or studies abroad.

BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT - Armin Shimerman Scholarship for Profitable Business
Rather tongue-in-cheek relating to his character of Quark, this Scholarship is for business and management studies.

VETERINARY MEDICINE - Marina Sirtis Veterinary Science Scholarship
Ms. Sirtis is an animal rights advocate and wants to encourage people to study veterinary medicine and related fields.

EDUCATION/TEACHING - LeVar Burton Educational Scholarship
This Scholarship is for those studying to be teachers or educators in some field. It relates to LeVar's interest in literacy and his program “Reading Rainbow.”

WRITING/JOURNALISM - Gene Roddenberry Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Writers
The late Majel Barrett Roddenberry suggested this subject in Gene's honor for his love of writing: either book writing or writing for TV/movies.

LAW ENFORCEMENT - The Law & Order Scholarship
This scholarship was started by a chapter for those studying Law Enforcement, no particular Star Trek actor or actress is involved.

MISCELLANEOUS - Space Explorers' Memorial Scholarship
This honors the Mercury, Apollo, Challenger, and Colombia astronauts and Russian cosmonauts who have died to further our efforts in space exploration. It is a "general duty" scholarship and applies to all courses of study.