Introducing the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Black students interested in aviation and space exploration now have a new pathway to a successful aerospace career in the form of a new program called the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship. Announced for the first time today, the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship will provide extraordinary Black undergraduates with paid summer internships at many of the nation’s leading aerospace companies and non-profits, along with both executive-level and near-peer mentorship, a vibrant community of like-minded Black students and professionals, and cash grants of approximately $1,000 to go towards work or school or expenses.