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⚠️ This scholarship is no longer accepting applications. Closed June 21, 2026
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Barbara McDaniel Undergraduate Scholarship

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$10,000

deadline Due: June 21, 2026
graduates No min. GPA required

Description

NTSA manages the annual Barbara McDaniel Undergraduate Scholarship program, implemented in 2019. NTSA understands the importance of students pursuing Modeling & Simulation degrees and how vital it is to the modeling, simulation, and training (MS&T) industry. These scholarship awards will keep the MS&T workforce pipeline filled, starting at the undergraduate level. Applicants must be a documented U.S. citizen. They must be enrolled or accepted at an accredited U.S. institution with a focus in any of the following areas: Engineering (Modeling, Simulation, and/or Training Related; Systems Engineering); Operations Research, Systems Analysis, or Mathematics; Distance Learning Methodologies; Human Factors (Psychology or Engineering); Instructional Design and Training Methodology; or Computer Science and/or Information Sciences. Applicants must submit recommendations from their major advisor and one professor from the aforementioned focus areas. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the National Training and Simulation Association for more information.