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Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program

Program Information

Popular name

Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

Program Number

85.200

Program objective

To honor former Senator Barry Goldwater through the operation of an education scholarship program, financed by a permanent trust fund endowment, designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

45 CFR 2600.

  1. XIV, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987, PL 99-661. U.S.C. § 4701-4711.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Education (13+)
  • Engineer/Architect
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
  • Student/Trainee
  • U.S. Citizen

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