Calvin Leung ’17 Wins an Astronaut Scholarship
June 16, 2016
Rising senior physicist, Calvin Leung, has won a prestigious Astronaut Scholarship. The Astronaut Scholarship Program was created over 30 years ago by the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton, along with Betty Grissom, the widow of the seventh Mercury astronaut, Gus Grissom.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation exists to help the United States retain its position of leadership in innovation by encouraging students to pursue advanced educations and careers in the STEM fields. We do this by awarding scholarships to the best and brightest minds and by building a mentoring network that allows our Astronaut Scholars to connect with astronauts, each other, and innovative technology leaders throughout the nation. The prestigious Astronaut Scholarship is known for being among the most significant scholarships awarded to undergraduate STEM students.
Congratulations, Calvin!