NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge: 6-12th grade

  • On July 9, 2021
Announcing NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge NASA is initiating a new competition for the 2021/2022 school year, asking student teams to design, build, and launch experiments on suborbital rockets and balloon flights.  The NASA TechRise Student Challenge will start accepting entries August 18, 2021. Teams of sixth to 12th-grade students from U.S. public, private, or charter schools can submit ideas for climate or remote-sensing experiments to […]
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Expoplanet Watch- A New Citizen Science Project

  • On June 23, 2021
Dear Astronomers, We are writing to invite you and your students to participate in Exoplanet Watch, a new exoplanet citizen science project funded by NASA’s Universe of Learning and led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Exoplanet Watch relies on university astronomy students and amateur astronomers using ground-based telescopes to make observations of transiting exoplanets. This will […]
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NASA STEM STARS LIVE EVENT 4/7/21

  • On April 1, 2021
‘NASA STEM Stars’ — Soar Into STEM With Aerospace Engineer Dr. Andrew LindAudience: Students Ages 13+Event Date: April 7 at 2 p.m. EDT“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Join “NASA STEM Stars” for the first in a series of webinars focusing […]
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Moon to Mars Exploration

  • On March 1, 2021
https://spacegrant.org/xhab/Proposals Due Date: April 23, 2021 DescriptionThe Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (M2M X-Hab) 2022 Academic Innovation Challenge is a university-level challenge designed to develop strategic partnerships and collaborations with universities. It has been organized to help bridge strategic knowledge gaps and increase knowledge in capabilities and technology risk reduction related to NASA’s […]
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STEM Video Contest-Win $1000

  • On March 1, 2021
The Department of Defense is funding a video contest on hypersonics. First prize is $1,000! All you need to do is to create a 2-minute video on the potential of hypersonic flight (high school category) or the big challenges posed by hypersonic flight (undergraduate category). If you are interested, please click here for more details: https://engineering.virginia.edu/need-speed-hypersonic-video-contest […]
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California Space Grant Consortium Alumna Selected for Artemis Missions

  • On December 22, 2020
One of our very own California Space Grant Consortium alumna, Jessica Watkins, was recently selected to be part of NASA’s initial 18-member team of astronauts  – nine men and nine women – for the upcoming Artemis missions to the moon.  She was chosen by Vice President Mike Pence to begin training for the return to […]
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2021 NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth & Space Science Internship

  • On December 7, 2020
Audience: Current High School Sophomores and JuniorsApplication Deadline: February 22, 2021NASA, Texas Space Grant Consortium, and The University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research Summer Intern Program is a nationally competitive STEM program for high school students. The program provides selected students with exposure to Earth and space research. Interns will learn how to interpret NASA satellite data […]
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ZED FACTOR FELLOWSHIP

  • On December 2, 2020
We are proud to announce the launch of the Zed Factor Fellowship (ZFF), a space internship and community outreach program. Founded by a group of space professionals from diverse backgrounds, the Zed Factor Fellowship empowers and engages learners and aspiring aerospace professionals from underrepresented backgrounds through hands-on, practical experiences working in and contributing to the […]
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NASA Space Life Sciences Internship Applications Open

  • On November 17, 2020
Apply now The primary goal of the Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) is to train the next generation of scientists and engineers, enabling NASA to meet future research and development challenges in the space life sciences. The SLSTP provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to perform cutting-edge research and discover exciting careers in Space […]
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StellarXplorers:National High School Space Challenge

  • On August 14, 2020
StellarXplorers is a challenging, space system design competition involving all aspects of system development and operation with a spacecraft and payload focus. Teams can come from any organized youth organization such as a high school (including home schools), JROTC, CAP, School Clubs, Boy/Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs. Teams consist of an adult Team Director […]
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