New Virginia Space Coast Scholars Program Targets High School Sophomores

A new initiative funded through the Commonwealth’s biennial budget is the Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) program, which is a partnership between the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. VSCS is a dynamic, informal online learning experience highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility for qualifying students. With a focus on scientific exploration, students will be introduced to the science, engineering, and technology concepts that are integral to earth and space-based missions launched or conducted from Virginia's Space Coast on the Eastern Shore.

Building on the excitement around scientific exploration missions conducted or launched from NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, the VSCS program is designed to inspire high school sophomores that possess technical or scientific interests to participate. During the seven-day summer academy, the students will design, construct, and fly an experimental payload.

www.vscs.spacegrant.org

**note- according to the website above- Application Deadline is Dec.**