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, or any other accredited institution/organization that offers a certificate/certified program.  If unsure, just ask the Director.

Scholarships are awarded in amounts of up to $1,000 based on number of applicants and availability of funds. APPLICANTS MUST BE A STARFLEET MEMBER AND MUST HAVE BEEN A STARFLEET MEMBER FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. The application period runs from January 1 through June 15 of each year.  June 15 is the Application Deadline. At our annual International Conference each summer, the scholarship winners are announced for the next academic year beginning in the fall semester.

Applications for our scholarships are available for download as a PDF file:
Scholarship Application (757 kB)
Scholarship Application - Fill-in Form (801 kB)

You can also contact the STARFLEET  Scholarship Director Fleet Captain Reed Bates at scholarships@sfi.org.

2012 SFI Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following recipients of STARFLEET Scholarships.

Armin Shimerman Award for Business
Kimberly S. McAfee
USS Robins, Region 2

James Doohan/Montgomery Scott Engineering Scholarship
Alex Johnston
USS Lone Star, Region 3

Leonard McCoy/DeForrest Kelley Memorial Medical Scholarship
Ryan Kelleher
USS Callisto, Region 15

Space Explorers' Memorial Scholarship
Nora Y. Cata
Unassigned, Region 4

Gene Roddenberry Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Writers
Braxton Tiberius Rickert
USS Bonaventure, Region 1

Patrick Stewart Scholarship for the Performing Arts
Graeme Montgomery Pischke
USS Kitty Hawk, Region 1

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

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

1. ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY - James Doohan/Montgomery Scott Engineering & Technology Scholarship
   This very popular Scholarship covers any field related to engineering and other fields of study involving technology, computer science, etc.
2. MEDICINE & VETERINARIAN - DeForest Kelley/Dr. Leonard McCoy Memorial Medical & Veterinarian Scholarship
   This is for medical studies of both humans and animals and is awarded for programs in medical school, nursing school, physical therapy, pre-med, EMT-Paramedic, surgical technician, biomedical technician, and the study veterinary medicine.
3. ARTISTIC – Gene Roddenberry Memorial/Sir Patrick Stewart Scholarship for Aspiring Writers & Artists
   This is for all those studying acting, dance, music, writing, literature, or for skills and training relating to the media, graphic artists, film making, etc.
4. BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/EDUCATION – Armin Shimerman/George Takei/LeVar Burton Scholarship for Business, Language Studies & Education
   This Scholarship is for business and management studies, the study of foreign languages or studies abroad, and for teaching.
5. MISCELLANEOUS - Space Explorers' Memorial Scholarship
   This scholarship honors the Apollo, Shuttle Challenger, and Shuttle Columbia 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 not mentioned in the other 4 Scholarships. If scholarship applicant's field of study does not quite match up with one of the other scholarship types, they may be awarded this one.