THE ORGANIZATION AIDS THE UNITED STATES IN RETAINING ITS WORLD LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY (I) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO TOP COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT MOTIVATION, IMAGINATION, AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING FIELD OF THEIR MAJOR, AND (II) FACILITATING PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE EXPLORATION IN PARTICULAR.
