The Interstellar Research Group is proud to present its 2025 Scholarship Program. This year programs will provide one undergraduate scholarship, Tim Bolgeo Memorial Scholarship ($2,500), and one master’s level graduate scholarship ($2,500), and one doctoral level scholarship ($2,500) for qualifying students.

The scholarships (including the Tim Bolgeo Memorial Scholarship) are sponsored by IRG supporters Baen Books and Rob and Ruann Hampson are merit-based, and require applicants to complete an essay with their application forms.

Applicants for the undergraduate scholarships must be high school seniors or present undergraduates in the United States and its territories who plan to pursue their first undergraduate degree in any related field related to interstellar travel missions and establishing successful civilizations at any accredited, four-year American college or university. Applicants for the graduate scholarship must be full-time college or university students majoring in field related to interstellar travel missions and seeking a graduate degree (e.g. MS, EngD, JD, non-exclusive) from an accredited college or university in the United States.