Ongoing
Designing the Moonshot: Introduction to Multi-Body Dynamics Course
JPL Year-Round Internship Program
NASA Internships – rolling deadlines
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)
NASA Intern and Fellow Opportunities for International Students
Summer Research Programs & Scholarships in STEM (Undergrad level) (pathwaystoscience.org)– Searchable database of over 600+ programs
Free Online Course About Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites – (Educators, STEM enthusiasts, and students in high school and college)
October 2024
1 – Patti Grace Fellowship Class of 2025 (All Black and African-American undergraduates who are US Persons — citizens, nationals, permanent residents, or lawfully admitted refugees or asylum seekers — are eligible.)
4 – NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) Workshop Travel Award – Undergraduate students at Minority Serving Institutions
5-6 – NASA International Space Apps Challenge (everyone)
8 – 2025 Micro-g Next LOI Deadline (Undergraduate students attending accredited U.S.-based community colleges, colleges, and universities)
10 – 2025 RASC-AL Competition NOI Due ( Part-time and full-time undergraduate and graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities)
10 – NASA SUITS Design Challenge Letter of Intent Deadline Undergraduate and graduate students)
11 – NASA MUREP Innovative New Designs for Space (MINDS Undergraduate students enrolled at Minority Serving Institutions
16- NASA’s Human Lander Challenge 2025 Theme: Advanced Cryogenics – NOI
18 – NewSpace Chicago Student Space Congress Project Submissions Deadline (High School, College, and Graduate Level students) Virtual
22 – Gateways to Blue Skies Competition Deadline to submit Notice of Intent (NOI) to participate (Undergraduate and Graduate Level students)
25 – NASA Internship Application deadline for early decision for Summer 2025 (all students over age 16)
29 – 2025 Micro-g Next Proposal Deadline (Undergraduate students attending accredited U.S.-based community colleges, colleges, and universities)
31-NASA SUITS Design Challenge Proposal Deadline Undergraduate and graduate students)
31 – 2025 Drop Tower Challenge – Paddle Wheel – Proposal deadline Teams of students in grades 8-12
November 2024
1 – NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships (Graduate Students and Ph.D. scientists)
7-8 – NewSpace Chicago Student Space Congress (High School, College, and Graduate Level students) Virtual
11 – Live in a a Healthy Space Design Competition (Ages 12-18 /Grades 7-12)
17 – National Space Society spUN Debate Deadline (For high school and University students)
December 2024
1- SMART Scholarship for Service Program (DoD) Application deadline (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students)
11- GoAero Stage 1 Submission (everyone)
January 1, 2025
1 – Space Elevator Challenge Submission Deadline for completed paper. (University Students enrolled 2024-25 academic year)
February 2025
15 – NSS Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest (all students up to 12th grade)
28 – NASA Internship Application deadline for Summer 2025 (all students over age 16)
March 2025
3 – Human Land Challenge 2025 – Deadline to Submit a Proposal Package
28- JPL Summer Internships (Undergraduate and Graduate)
January 2024
8- Presidental Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (K-6 Teachers)
22-Exploration Science Summer Intern Program (Graduate Students)
26 – Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowships – (Early-career PhDs)
26-Power to Explore Student Challenge (Students in grades K-12)
31-NOAA Scholarships (Undergraduate Students)
February 2024
1- ILSGC Fellowship (Graduate Students)
1-ILSGC Scholarship (Undergraduate Students)
1-BIG Idea Challenge (Undergraduate Student Teams)
1- STEM Teacher Leadership Academy (K-12 Educators)
2- Europa Icons Internships (Undergraduate Students)
2 – NASA Internships (High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate Students)
2- NASA’s Space Life Sciences Training Program (Undergraduate Students)
5- National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship – Fall Cycle due (High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate Students)
5-imaginAviation Mentorship (Students (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or PhD) currently pursuing a degree in a STEM field
8- NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize ( Individuals, teams, and U.S. organizations (must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, 18 years of age or older)
9 – Power to Explore Student Challenge (Students in grades K-12)
15- 2024 U.S. Department of Energy Scholars Program (undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates)
24- 2024 NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship (Current High School Sophomores and Juniors who are U.S. Citizens)
27- Gateways to Blue Skies Competition (U.S. citizens who are undergraduate/graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities)
March 2024
4- Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) (Undergraduate Student Teams)
7-RASC-AL (Undergraduate Student Teams)
29- JPL Summer Intern Program (undergraduate or graduate)
29 – Astronaut Scholarship – Application Deadline (undergraduate sophomore or junior)
31- United States Patent and Trademark Office (K-12 Educators)
April 2024
11-13 – National STEM Festival
12 – NASA Internship Application deadline for Fall 2024
May 2024
13 – Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC) – 9-12 grade students and undergraduate students
29 – University Leadership Initiative (ULI) – University teams
June 2024
10 – DRAGONFLY STUDENT & EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM – Application Deadline ( Graduate students at U.S. higher education institutions)
10 – NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars – Mission 1: Discover – Community College Students who are US Citizens
28 – Scholarship for Environmental Science Studies – Application Deadline ( Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in environmental science)
30- National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship – Spring Cycle due (High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate Students)
30 – NASA Aeronautics University Student Research Challenge – Students at US colleges and Universities
July 2024
1- NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships – Graduate Students and Ph.D. scientists
15 – Scholarship for Black Women in STEM – Application Deadline (Undergraduate and graduate Black Women who are legal residents of the US)
26- NASA Psyche Inspired Internship – Undergraduate Students
August 2024
1-2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge – Now Open to Grades 6- 12 – Formal and Information educators
14-21- NASA Pathways Internship application window
22 – 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Data Challenge – University Students
23 – NASA Internship Application deadline for Spring 2025
September 2024
1- NASA L’Space Program – (Undergraduate students)
7 – Computational Astronomy Workshop for Middle and High School Educators – Online Course
13 – NASA Innovations Corps Pilot – Teams with at least two members from higher education (two- to four-year institutions) or nonprofit institutions