Sam Insana Memorial Scholarship

The PAS Sam Insana Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to astronomy and related field of study students attending Paradise Valley Community College. Recipients also receive a one-year student membership in the Phoenix Astronomical Society. Funded by members of PAS and other donations, the scholarship is administered by the PVCC Foundation.

To apply, contact the Financial Aid department at Paradise Valley Community College.

Donations: To be completed.

About Sam Insana

Longtime member and President of the Phoenix Astronomical Society in 2015-2016, Sam was an avid astronomer with strong leadership skills. He was instrumental in founding this scholarship that was first awarded in 2019. Sam was an engineering graduate of Caltech, worked with NASA in its Planetary Quarantine Unit, and practiced law for 35 years. Following his passing in 2021, the PAS scholarship was renamed in his honor.