Colleges and Universities

The Kibo Robot Programming Challenge invites teams of students from around the world to create programs to move free-flying robots known as Astrobees on the International Space Station. The competition presents tasks/obstacles for students to solve using the space station’s Kibo module as a game space. Registration Deadline: May 13

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is refining its strategy for prioritizing technology investments, evolving into a stronger and more resilient national tech base for civil space. STMD’s new annual process gathers feedback from the American aerospace community about their most pressing shortfalls, or identified technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs. Feedback Submission Deadline: May 13

Find skywatching tips and resources in preparation of International Astronomy Day. Event Date: May 18

ARISS-US is accepting proposals from U.S. schools, museums, and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2025. Proposal Deadline: May 19

The University Leadership Initiative provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise leadership in proposing technical challenges, defining multidisciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative strategies to strengthen research impact. Proposal Deadline: May 29

NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is accepting proposals to create engineering-centric experiences to significantly broaden the range of underrepresented/underserved students entering into engineering disciplines and fields. MUREP INCLUDES seeks MSIs to assemble and lead a coalition of partners to mitigate existing barriers that students encounter when considering and pursuing engineering degrees. Deadline: June 6

NASA’s Artifact Program offers your organization the opportunity to enhance STEM education and spark curiosity in future innovators by bringing authentic space artifacts into your classroom or exhibit. Enrich your curriculum with various historical items from NASA’s collection, from spacecraft models and mission equipment to astronaut gear and engineering instruments. Request Deadline: June 7

Set to launch in 2028, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to explore a variety of locations on Saturn’s moon Titan. Graduate students are invited to apply for a two-year term to work with Dragonfly mission team members to conduct Titan research, help formulate Dragonfly mission science and operations plans, or assist in the development of instrumentation, hardware, or testing. Application Deadline: June 10

NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) supports community college students seeking to transfer to a four-year institution or go directly to the labor force by engaging them in authentic learning experiences. Applications for Mission 1: Discover are open now. Participants will take part in a five-week, self-paced online course introducing scholars to NASA missions and research. Application Deadline: June 10

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is in search of Local Leads for the 2024 hackathon taking place in October. Local Leads work alongside NASA and the Space Apps Global Organizing Team to organize the Space Apps Challenge for a specific city or town. This includes planning a virtual or in-person local event, supporting local participants, and coordinating local collaborators, judges, and community members. Application Deadline: June 15

Sign up for a 5-module curriculum designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science, including developing an open science and data management plan. Expand your Open Science expertise and equip yourself with the essential skills required to excel in the realm of open science. Sign up today to embark on your journey towards advancing your open science proficiency and gain your NASA Open Science Certification.

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